Picard Season 3 – 3 episodes in (no spoilers)

Two months ago, I claimed that this would become the AICN Godzilla moment for the community; sadly, it seems that this portent has indeed come to pass.

It has become increasingly apparent as the series has released that many reviewers such as Cullen and Drinker have compromised their online integrity for either a check from Paramount or studio press access. However, the one who had to have fallen the furthest from this speculation has to be Nerdrotic; Gary, the man who became a refugee from his home state in order to protect those he cares about from insidious corporate-backed politics, is now asking his audience to comfort themselves into submission by suckling at the very same corporate teat. Jeremy and the rest of the G+G crew have to be commended for having remained neutral on this series.

Clap when you see old people you recognize around a table meant for another crew who is never seen using it even at the most dire of moments. Make memes about your favorite character who has had five minutes of screen time in the last four episodes. Swoon over a CGI ship model like a giddy child on Christmas morning knowing that all Kurtzman had to do was appeal to your nostalgic paraphilia in order to secure his contract for another decade. Picard isn’t worth your submission.

PS: This is the third thread that has been started about this season. May we presume that the “different direction” of the second still did not fit the narrative you wished to craft for it?

@xdax : I 10000000000000000% disagree with every word you typed. I am curious how people liking and enjoying something equates to being a shill? Makes no sense to me to say that. It’s pretty apparent a GREAT many people are enjoying Picard Season 3 that hated Season 1 and 2, and are not Kurtzman Star Trek fans.  Robert Meyer Burnett for example, HATES Kurtzman Trek. He hates anything Trek after the Enterprise TV show actually. But, he loves Picard Season 3. I guess that somehow means he is a shill? Utter nonsense. Is it bad that people find something they enjoy? Am I a shill somehow for loving this season? From your post, it sounds like you are in the Doomcock camp where everything is bad forever because it doesn’t fit his narrow minded and often immature view on things, and then add outlandish and often accusatory reasons why, which is part of why I stopped watching him. Your post even sounds nearly hatefull of people who are enjoying it. So, don’t watch the show and let people who enjoy it, enjoy it.

Moving on…

@Vknid : I have GREATLY enjoyed this season. And I mean GREATLY. This to me is what Star Trek has been missing since Enterprise went off the air. I have gotten tears in my eyes more than once watching the 9 episodes so far. It makes me feel young again (I am 48) enjoying the things I used to enjoy before they were butchered by corporate idiocy and identity politics. I grew up on Star Trek (well, Star Wars and sci fi too), my mom was a bit of a Trekkie, so the movies were always being watched. I remember going to the theatre when Wrath of Khan came out and seeing my mom cry like a child when Spock died.

The newest Episode 9….the last 5-10 min are just GOD D**N RIDICULOUS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! There have been a few times this season where I just kind of sat for a moment to absorb what I had just seen. It’s just been so enjoyable to me.

Robert Meyer Burnett was right and people didn’t want to believe him. Well, now we know he was right! I suggest you watch his aftershow/review that has cast members and writers from the show. It’s really good, and inciteful. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVHxkCWEliTSX-SPgtFBTj3989_tDtT7

@Vknid :What this really is, is the movie we never got. The final send off they deserved. Because lets be honest, the TNG movies aren’t very good.

And ya, the end of EP 9 was a doozy. I was literally yelling “holy sh*t” repeatedly at 4am (that’s when I watched it since I live on nights) in my house with joy. But, there were other moments in this season where I did the same thing. Especially when a certain character came back….

Another thing I am really enjoying is how things tie in to the past, characters from the past, and events in the past. We get explanations for things we never thought we would, or even thought about. The writers did a excellent job here.