i'm inDr. Medulla wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 9:48pmNot the first episode, only doughy Data. But fat Riker is in the trailers, so he's coming up, hopefully still sitting down like a freak. And Picard has a dog named Number One, which I assume is because Riker was Picard's dog.
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If fat Riker screws fat Troi then I’ll be horny like it’s 1995.Flex wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 10:13pmi'm inDr. Medulla wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 9:48pmNot the first episode, only doughy Data. But fat Riker is in the trailers, so he's coming up, hopefully still sitting down like a freak. And Picard has a dog named Number One, which I assume is because Riker was Picard's dog.
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I had a boner for Dr Krusher back in the day. She was an OG MILF.BostonBeaneater wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 11:20pmIf fat Riker screws fat Troi then I’ll be horny like it’s 1995.Flex wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 10:13pmi'm inDr. Medulla wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 9:48pmNot the first episode, only doughy Data. But fat Riker is in the trailers, so he's coming up, hopefully still sitting down like a freak. And Picard has a dog named Number One, which I assume is because Riker was Picard's dog.
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Episode 2 of Picard. For those thinking this was some kind of sequel to TNG, nuh-uh, Its spiritual ancestor is DS9. The Federation is as corrupt and shallowly self-interested as any of the big bad aliens from Trek lore. This episode wasn't as impactful, but I appreciated that given how quickly the first one sped along.
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It's curious to read reviews of Picard episodes that basically approve of this more rueful Jean-Luc, someone who questions the certainty of his ideals and actions in the past and seeks to atone, yet how many people hated that same theme in the Star Wars sequels with Luke. It's not a perfect parallel by any means, but we do have the confident and noble hero in old age regarding his efforts with some regret and bitterness at how the larger universe has gone to shit in part from his failure, and seeks to atone in some way.
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Slightly off-topic with the thread but on-topic with your comment, I always read a large portion of the folks complaining about Luke also took issue with a female lead and an african-american lead character. I think their focus on Luke was an attempt to justify that they didn't see themselves represented as the sole heroes of the narrative anymore based on some of the comments Mark Hamill voiced about how he didn't personally agree with Rian Johnson's vision of the character. Not that Hammill would agree with the sexism or racism that they espoused, mind.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑14 Feb 2020, 11:37amIt's curious to read reviews of Picard episodes that basically approve of this more rueful Jean-Luc, someone who questions the certainty of his ideals and actions in the past and seeks to atone, yet how many people hated that same theme in the Star Wars sequels with Luke. It's not a perfect parallel by any means, but we do have the confident and noble hero in old age regarding his efforts with some regret and bitterness at how the larger universe has gone to shit in part from his failure, and seeks to atone in some way.
They don't complain about Picard because, fundamentally, they don't have a problem because a bunch of white people remain the lead. Maybe that's being a bit too harsh, but that's at least my read of how the internet generally reacts to these things.
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I suspect you're right (or at least mostly right). Less a white hero displaying remorse for failure than him also being displaced as the hero by “artificial” and “pandering” characters.Boddington wrote: ↑18 Feb 2020, 8:09pmSlightly off-topic with the thread but on-topic with your comment, I always read a large portion of the folks complaining about Luke also took issue with a female lead and an african-american lead character. I think their focus on Luke was an attempt to justify that they didn't see themselves represented as the sole heroes of the narrative anymore based on some of the comments Mark Hamill voiced about how he didn't personally agree with Rian Johnson's vision of the character. Not that Hammill would agree with the sexism or racism that they espoused, mind.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑14 Feb 2020, 11:37amIt's curious to read reviews of Picard episodes that basically approve of this more rueful Jean-Luc, someone who questions the certainty of his ideals and actions in the past and seeks to atone, yet how many people hated that same theme in the Star Wars sequels with Luke. It's not a perfect parallel by any means, but we do have the confident and noble hero in old age regarding his efforts with some regret and bitterness at how the larger universe has gone to shit in part from his failure, and seeks to atone in some way.
They don't complain about Picard because, fundamentally, they don't have a problem because a bunch of white people remain the lead. Maybe that's being a bit too harsh, but that's at least my read of how the internet generally reacts to these things.
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Very good
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Watching Discovery.
Why does every version of Star Trek redo the Klingons ? They look different in each one.
Why does every version of Star Trek redo the Klingons ? They look different in each one.
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Enjoying it so far but I anticipated a few of the plot twists. Sonequa Martin-Green is a great screen presence.
Back to the Klingons, Worf would never pass as a Klingon in this series.