Star Trek: Picard 3x5

[silverstarry]

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3x5: Imposters
Caught by Starfleet and facing court martial, paranoia grows as Picard struggles to uncover whether a prodigal crewman from his past has returned as an ally or an enemy hellbent on destroying them all.

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[eronanke]

I find this really stupid and offensive to Trek; the whole point of the end of DS9 was to learn from each other and cohabit the universe without fear and paranoia.

When the video mentions the "some have separated from the rest" makes no sense - the Great Link creates a shared experience, species-level cohesion of thought and purpose. After the Dominion war and the plague, it would be clear to all Changelings that violence against the Solids of the Alpha Quadrant is not the way forward.

They have no thirst for conquest - the whole arc of DS9 was finding out that they felt they had no choice but to conquer to protect themselves from those who had attempted to annihilate them in the past. Why would they 'sow chaos' now?

I was really hoping that there would be something good at the end of this series, but it's clearly a wash. I'll just keep watching RLM instead of the actual show.

[hereforontdonly]

"the Great Link creates a shared experience, species-level cohesion of thought and purpose." No it doesn't. Linking doesn't turn Odo into a xenophobe or a war-monger, nor does linking with Odo convince the female Founder that solids are good, actually. The changelings are individuals, not a singular organism or hive mind. The metaphor DS9 uses is intimacy; it's a level of closeness that humans can't attain or understand, but they're not the Borg or something.

Also, they end the war to get Odo back. "One changeling for the entire alpha quadrant."--they surrender BECAUSE they feel they are superior, not because they've reached some new understanding or enlightenment.

[dianakingston]

I mean, the female Changeling can't answer Odo's question of how many Changelings exist, or what her name is, and she says that in the Link "a drop becomes the ocean". The suggestion certainly seems to be that they have some form of collective consciousness, at least while actively in the Link

[eronanke]

>"Linking doesn't turn Odo into a xenophobe or a war-monger

[magnetic_rose92]

Sheesh the comments. I'm really enjoying this season tbh. Every episode has been fun. The Vulcan gangster was so campy but I liked him. My only criticism of this episode was [Spoiler (click to open)]Ro's death was so quick. I wish she stuck around longer.

I feel like they mention Janeway like every other episode. At this point I'm expecting at least a cameo from her.

Also I crack up at Shaw's increasing frustration that he just CAN'T get rid of Riker and Picard no matter how hard he tries to. It's like Tom and Jerry.

[silverstarry]

Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in!

[a_files06]

This is what Picard should've been leading up to since S1. I dont want to say goodbye to these characters again so soon!

[magnetic_rose92]

God I'm really hoping that with enough fan interest, Paramount will give us a Titan spin-off.

[umilicious]

I shouldn’t have clicked on that cut since they’re mild spoilers, but oh well, I’ll probably forget by the time I sit down and watch this. I normally don’t watch shows all at once but I’m not paying full price for that streaming service if I’m not going to use it regularly.

[britt_m_89]

Jack my baby what is wrong with you. Also that scene at the end when he shoots all those changelings should not had been that hot oops.