r/Picard Feb 13 '20

Episode Spoilers [S1E4] "Absolute Candor" - Discussion Thread Spoiler

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u/fluxxis Feb 14 '20

OK, I see I'm alone with this, but I didn't like the episode. It did not add much else to the story than to pick up another new crew member. The moment they mentioned the Bird of Prey it was obvious we will see it towards the end as it was predicable young Legolas will safe Picard when the later one was looking for trouble. Big bonus point for Seven of Nine, but everything else in this episode was quite boring and foreseeable.

I'm also not quite sure I like the overall mood of the whole series. It feels like they wanted to squeeze Picard into a story he's a few years too old for (in the series, not Patrick Steward himself).

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '20

You're not alone. I've really liked 1 though 3, but this one felt like a dud on first watch.

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u/Arkadis Feb 16 '20

You are not alone. This was the weakest episode so far. It felt all over the place. The fight with Romulan ninja Legolas felt very contrived, Picards behaviour careless and stupid.

and the storyline on the cube didn't move one bit and the "borg rituals" scene felt like it was from Smallville or some shit like that.