tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3912261563794297016..comments2024-03-28T10:18:52.493-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Star Trek Picard: The End is the BeginningBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-56944667016072584472020-02-11T18:30:51.526-05:002020-02-11T18:30:51.526-05:00skyemaidstone, hatewatching is absolutely a thing....skyemaidstone, hatewatching is absolutely a thing. And how I used to watch Once Upon a Time (shudder). I'm not a Trekkie, but the nitpicking bothers me in other fandoms. Like in Doctor Who, people will just go crazy over it. Like these scifi shows that have been on television for LITERAL DECADES are going to contradict themselves at some point. Get over it. I'd much rather watch a good episode of something that contradicts canon than a bad episode without a continuity flaw in it.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-21557939357212872042020-02-10T10:21:54.561-05:002020-02-10T10:21:54.561-05:00skyemaidstone, thanks so much for kind words.
I&...skyemaidstone, thanks so much for kind words. <br /><br />I've noticed that same thing. Or is it that long time fans feel that the original shows are always perfect and the new ones are never good enough? I noticed that in a couple of the big Star Trek groups.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63013652188548439842020-02-10T08:16:52.082-05:002020-02-10T08:16:52.082-05:00"Picard: "Engage."
I'll admit i..."Picard: "Engage."<br />I'll admit it, I got chills."<br /><br />Me too, me too. I'm not afraid to admit it almost brought a tear to my eye.<br /><br />Loved this episode. The crew and ship give me a bit of an Expanse vibe (which is never bad thing). <br /><br />I really like where this show is going and I already find it vastly superior to Discovery which almost became a "hate watch" by the end (ok that's probably not even a phrase).<br /><br />I like how people here are so much less nit-picky over minute details on this site compared to others. I'm a massive Star Trek fan (I have a giant The Motion Picture poster signed by the ToS crew and Gene on my wall) and I've watched pretty much all of it (except TAS). I just don't feel the need to pick tiny holes in everything. You could do that to pretty much any episode of any version of Star Trek if you wanted.<br /><br />Nice review btw :)skyemaidstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313986182360233336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54579932550256823342020-02-09T15:58:54.037-05:002020-02-09T15:58:54.037-05:00The sunglasses would seem to confirm she's a r...The sunglasses would seem to confirm she's a romulan, not a Vulcan, as Vulcans wouldn't need them because of the inner eyelids (see TOS).<br /><br />I hated that vaping still exists in the 24th century. Rios smoking a cigar somehow didn't seem as offensive to me as the vaping, though I could have done without that too.Antony Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665105671909055458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-88605524116567701342020-02-09T12:09:48.926-05:002020-02-09T12:09:48.926-05:00For "homework" I would also recommend &q...For "homework" I would also recommend "The Measure Of A Man" from Season Two. It's about whether or not sentient artificial life forms have "human" rights. Relevant in this series and today.<br /><br />"Best Of Both Worlds" was maybe the best Trek episode ever. Great rec for any reason. It's a close second to my favorite: "The Inner Light", especially the final scene. I melt down every time I see it. Thanks!milostanfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601982445850157037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-23854798350782450892020-02-08T21:39:15.624-05:002020-02-08T21:39:15.624-05:00sunbunny, thanks for that. I'd actually though...sunbunny, thanks for that. I'd actually thought about trying to figure out the meaning of the title and it slipped my mind. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-72685429626762953242020-02-08T20:22:46.926-05:002020-02-08T20:22:46.926-05:00I *think* the title might be a reference to Mary Q...I *think* the title might be a reference to Mary Queen of Scots, whose motto was "En ma fin est mon commencement" or "in my end is my beginning."sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45717801481574515362020-02-08T17:43:54.557-05:002020-02-08T17:43:54.557-05:00It's mostly for me that they just didn’t chang...It's mostly for me that they just didn’t change them at all from current day sunglasses. You could have put those sunglasses in a show set today and it wouldn’t be in any way out of place. Also, she was in uniform.CoramDeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510669006452859585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-41297721301923211812020-02-08T17:06:51.975-05:002020-02-08T17:06:51.975-05:00Yeah, those sunglasses! Is it just that they don&#...Yeah, those sunglasses! Is it just that they don't "go" with those ears and eyebrows?<br /><br />Thanks for the thing about the ENH, CoramDeo. I suspected, but wasn't sure. I'm for all sorts of holograms with multiple accents. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-81005390074783067572020-02-08T16:59:35.311-05:002020-02-08T16:59:35.311-05:00I really liked this episode, more than the last on...I really liked this episode, more than the last one. I'm ready to see what the show has in store beyond all this setup. Did the sunglasses Commodore Oh was wearing bother anyone else?CoramDeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510669006452859585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55305854440459703222020-02-08T16:58:35.458-05:002020-02-08T16:58:35.458-05:00It's really subtle, and they don't point i...It's really subtle, and they don't point it out at all, but Rios actually has more than one hologram. The first one is his EMH, but the second one (with the accent) is an ENH, or Emergency Navigational Hologram. This is a first for Trek, although the Doctor fantasized about being an Emergency Command Hologram.CoramDeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510669006452859585noreply@blogger.com