Turns out I feel about the three seasons of Picard very much like I do about the Star Wars Sequel trilogy - i.e. I liked the middle installment best, and then the last part throws out everything l loved and/or appreciated about said middle installment as if it didn't happen, not coincidentally story elements, character development and twists that ( Read more... )

While I loved last week's episode, this week I'm back to "on the one hand, on the other hand" in my feelings about this season. Unless something rapidly changes, that makes season 2 of Picard the best one imo, and definitely the one I emotionally connected to most.

But onto this particular episode:( The Bounty )

Which are a mixture of, respectively, yeah but why, and OMG IT IS SPOILER NOW WE'RE TALKING!

( Spoilers broke each other's hearts )

In which there is a cool twist, and otherwise a mixture of enjoyable and frustrating stuff.

( Spoilers have a warrior's heart )

( Spoilers aren't happy )

Last season, one hears. I never fell in love with Picard the way I did with Discovery, and I do think it's the less original series, but I have enjoyed watching the first two seasons, and I will be very surprised should I not enjoy the third one as well.

( More spoilery general and 3.1. musings ensue )

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.01.: Since I had really liked Discovery's version of Pike, Spock and what little we saw of Number One in season 2, I was looking forward to this, and the first episode did not disappoint. Incidentally, if there was one thing that could have kept me from watching, it's the annoying type of DISCO basher who was ( Read more... )

Given real life is a horror show on several continents right now, some reminders of the good sides of life can be useful to draw energy from. As, for example, the ongoing rediscovery of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Here's a beautiful song of hers, presented by two sopranos, celebrating the month of May:

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And here's a fanfiction link, a Seven of Nine ( Read more... )

In which Agnes Jurati demonstrates why she's the characer of the season.
( Which: wow! )

Now, there‘s the Borg angst I was missing from Seven last season!

( It can never be enough )