Overall it’s been a satisfying season with “Picard.” It’s good to see Patrick Stewart embody the role again and give the character a new life at the same time. The pacing of the season was a bit off, too slow at times while rushed at others. I think that is the price for a season meant to pay off the past. Now that we’ve acknowledged the future of “The Next Generation,” it will be a bit easier to move on.
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I generally expect to anticipate what the final episode will bring more than I am with this series, though. I appreciate that “Star Trek: Picard” is not trying to be the spectacle that “Star Trek: Discovery” is. The series hasn’t imparted a sense of fear and dread of the coming Romulan attack on the android homeworld. Hopefully, part two of “Et In Arcadia Ego” can make it all worthwhile
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“Broken Pieces” is an interesting title for an episode that spends a lot of time sewing this season of “Star Trek: Picard” together. Rios (Santiago Cabrera), in particular, gets to shine in this episode as we learn of his tragic background. Some of the coincidental connections of the characters strain believability a bit. Sometimes to get the story you want, you have to overlook these things
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It’s that time of year again. “Doctor Who” has just concluded another run, and now the days and weeks feel empty without something to look forward too. Well, it turns out there is a solution to this problem. Just head over to Humble Bundle, and you can get access to a plethora of “Doctor Who” goodies.
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Since the release of “Star Trek: Picard,” fans have been divided on the show’s outlook. Some, longing for the world of “The Next Generation,” have decried the darker themes. Those fans will no doubt dub “Nepenthe” as the best of the run. The episode steps right up and smacks you in the nostalgia, not just with returning characters but also in feeling.
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Could it be possible the BBC is gearing up to have more than one Doctor at a time? As the Master once said, “A cosmos without the Doctor scarcely bears thinking about.” A cosmos with two at a time, though? “The Timeless Children” introduces endless possibilities.
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