Patrick Stewart to return as Picard

Patrick Stewart to return as Picard

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ChocolateFrog

25,311 posts

173 months

Wednesday 29th March 2023
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Just caught up with the last 2 episodes.

They really have got all the old gang back together. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't loving the nostalgia.

ChocolateFrog

25,311 posts

173 months

Wednesday 29th March 2023
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C5_Steve said:
DodgyGeezer said:
C5_Steve said:

- There has to be more to Jack's dreams than that syndrome (can't spell it!). That was the quickest resolution ever and a miss direct I feel. No idea how Picards body plays into that though. I was thinking, Jack is the first offspring of ex borg, I wonder if that has something to do with it.......
I am sure that I've seen a similar effect to Jack's visions in another SciFi film/series - but can't remember what it is for the life of me (and as soon as I typed that Venom sprang to mind - though I'm not sure it is that)
Are you thinking of Stranger Things maybe? Because I thought it resembled visions of the upside down.
Definitely Stranger Things, first thing that came to my mind.

Evercross

5,952 posts

64 months

Wednesday 29th March 2023
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ChocolateFrog said:
C5_Steve said:
DodgyGeezer said:
C5_Steve said:

- There has to be more to Jack's dreams than that syndrome (can't spell it!). That was the quickest resolution ever and a miss direct I feel. No idea how Picards body plays into that though. I was thinking, Jack is the first offspring of ex borg, I wonder if that has something to do with it.......
I am sure that I've seen a similar effect to Jack's visions in another SciFi film/series - but can't remember what it is for the life of me (and as soon as I typed that Venom sprang to mind - though I'm not sure it is that)
Are you thinking of Stranger Things maybe? Because I thought it resembled visions of the upside down.
Definitely Stranger Things, first thing that came to my mind.
+1

Flip Martian

19,671 posts

190 months

Thursday 30th March 2023
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Ep 7's another strong one! No spoilers but I think most will like the way it's going.

Evercross

5,952 posts

64 months

Thursday 30th March 2023
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Whoever asked why Vadic looks like a witch from Macbeth - you will get your answer!

Stranger Things references - there is another (subtitles on).

ben5575

6,264 posts

221 months

Thursday 30th March 2023
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Evercross said:
Whoever asked why Vadic looks like a witch from Macbeth - you will get your answer!

Stranger Things references - there is another (subtitles on).
Was about to post the same.

Good episode.

Evercross

5,952 posts

64 months

Thursday 30th March 2023
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ben5575 said:
Good episode.
Understatement.

Also - loads of lens flare piss-taking of Jar Jar Abrams.

DodgyGeezer

40,434 posts

190 months

Thursday 30th March 2023
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was properly upset to see that A+ has episode 7 on-screen - but then unavailable to watch weeping

W201_190e

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12,738 posts

213 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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Episode 7 seems unavailable if I’m not subscribed to Paramount Plus!

Edit. Just realised it’s on at 1am due to BST.

Edited by W201_190e on Friday 31st March 00:20

robemcdonald

8,787 posts

196 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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Watched episode 7 this morning and thought it was a bit meh.

We did get a load of new information to be fair, so much so it felt like an exposition dump.

The whole Data / Lore thing, while well acted was just a bit too much of a convenience to allow the baddies the upper hand.

I also wonder if the writers got Picard mixed up with professor X too.

ThunderSpook

3,612 posts

211 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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robemcdonald said:
Watched episode 7 this morning and thought it was a bit meh.

We did get a load of new information to be fair, so much so it felt like an exposition dump.

The whole Data / Lore thing, while well acted was just a bit too much of a convenience to allow the baddies the upper hand.

I also wonder if the writers got Picard mixed up with professor X too.
I’ve just finished it and I agree about Lore, all a bit too handy. The other thing was that they just took the Bridge? 7 says they’re not going to take the Bridge and then 5 seconds later they’ve taken the Bridge with only 1 shot fired.

eltawater

3,114 posts

179 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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So, in the future, has everyone COMPLETELY lost the ability to stop a lift between floors in order to trap the occupants?

Edited by eltawater on Friday 31st March 13:12

mk1coopers

1,205 posts

152 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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No, but most seem to have lost the ability in the present to use spoiler tabs tongue out


pquinn

7,167 posts

46 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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eltawater said:
So, in the future, has everyone COMPLETELY lost the ability to stop a lift between floors in order to trap the occupants?
If we're going down that route, why all the convoluted plans to spring the traps when you could just grab the whole lot in one go as soon as they walked onboard?

Or taking things further, why is everyone stuck running around with hand weapons to deal with things when you've got a big computer, a load of tech and could have some really serious automated internal defenses?


Guvernator

13,155 posts

165 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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The number of times Star ships get taken, hijacked, or sabotaged in the future is a bit stupid tbh. Transport inhibitors to stop unauthorised beam in\out, sleeping gas, stun phazers set in the walls\ceilings\, secret security lockdown doors between sections to trap intruders.

There are literally a hundred things you could do to stop intruders taking over a ship now, let alone 500 years in the future.

robemcdonald

8,787 posts

196 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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Also, maybe think about putting a password on the computer…

dxg

8,201 posts

260 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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robemcdonald said:
Also, maybe think about putting a password on the computer…
You know, the idea of a dedicated, single terminal through which commands are typed into the computer - ala Alien - seems like a sensible security precaution to me.

Slightly less responsive interface, though.

Flip Martian

19,671 posts

190 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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Guvernator said:
The number of times Star ships get taken, hijacked, or sabotaged in the future is a bit stupid tbh. Transport inhibitors to stop unauthorised beam in\out, sleeping gas, stun phazers set in the walls\ceilings\, secret security lockdown doors between sections to trap intruders.

There are literally a hundred things you could do to stop intruders taking over a ship now, let alone 500 years in the future.
You'd have no jeopardy then. hehe

ThunderSpook

3,612 posts

211 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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mk1coopers said:
No, but most seem to have lost the ability in the present to use spoiler tabs tongue out
I have purposefully not read this thread for over a month because I hadn’t watched the episodes. I suggest you do the same. I’ve watched them now so I can read and comment smile

21st Century Man

40,892 posts

248 months

Friday 31st March 2023
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Guvernator said:
The number of times Star ships get taken, hijacked, or sabotaged in the future is a bit stupid tbh. Transport inhibitors to stop unauthorised beam in\out, sleeping gas, stun phazers set in the walls\ceilings\, secret security lockdown doors between sections to trap intruders.

There are literally a hundred things you could do to stop intruders taking over a ship now, let alone 500 years in the future.
A bit like firing at stuff and missing. A 1990's smart missile could do better.