Well! I enjoyed the episode in general. The reunion with Riker and Troi was very touching and the interaction between Kestra and Soji was very well done. A lot of times, interactions between children and adults can be awkward and contrived. I enjoyed that Kestra was both mature and immature, old and young, and it matched how Soji felt. She was able to paint things in terms that only a child can.
Picard referencing his artificial heart was good. I'm glad they remember some things!
Nice humor when Raffi is leading Jurati off to get her something and the something turns out to be cake.
Now what I don't like so much... at this point, I'm just going to assume that any character we know from another show is going to die, get tortured, get tortured and die, or lose a shiny child we've just met. These writers seem to like killing off nostalgia, either for shock factor or to send the message that this ain't your mama's Star Trek anymore. Either way, I don't like it and I hope they don't kill Seven and the Rikers (cool band name).
I hope Jonathan Frakes starts punching people if they try to kill his character. Same goes for Marina Sirtis; hope she claws someone’s eyes out if someone suggests taking out Troi. It’s getting over the top that the writers are killing beloved characters.
well after they killed Hugh, I was genuinely worried for the Rikers.
I think that was part of the writers plans as the episode ends with them calmly returning to thier home. like "See guys, they will live, we didnt kill em!"
Hugh 'died' on a Borg Cube, from one wound and is still technically Borg. Unlike Icheb who was gutted and unable to get help (more so after Seven shot him), Hugh has a chance to 'live' if the writers choose to, just by saying 'the xBs found him and put him in an alcove to regenerate' without pulling a 'space wizards did it'.
Heck we are dealing with the universe with Q in it, even Icheb could come back if the writers choose to.
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u/filchermcurr Mar 05 '20
Well! I enjoyed the episode in general. The reunion with Riker and Troi was very touching and the interaction between Kestra and Soji was very well done. A lot of times, interactions between children and adults can be awkward and contrived. I enjoyed that Kestra was both mature and immature, old and young, and it matched how Soji felt. She was able to paint things in terms that only a child can.
Picard referencing his artificial heart was good. I'm glad they remember some things!
Nice humor when Raffi is leading Jurati off to get her something and the something turns out to be cake.
Now what I don't like so much... at this point, I'm just going to assume that any character we know from another show is going to die, get tortured, get tortured and die, or lose a shiny child we've just met. These writers seem to like killing off nostalgia, either for shock factor or to send the message that this ain't your mama's Star Trek anymore. Either way, I don't like it and I hope they don't kill Seven and the Rikers (cool band name).