Star Trek: Picard
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What morals would you compromise?
How far is too far?
The idea that the changelings invaded the Alpha Quadrant as a measure of self-protection against the Federation is absurd.
But Starfleet is just as bad!
Starfleet manufactured a virus to target the changelings and deployed it against thembefore the Dominion War even began.
Section 31, a branch of Starfleet Intelligence, was ready to commit genocide from the beginning.
Vadic was broken, as evidenced by the fact that she took her tormenters face.
Its the form she chooses now, and its Starfleets fault shes so good at mimicking solids.
I always assumed this was part of the settlement after the war.
I was shocked (and somehow not surprised) to learn thats not how it happened.
Despite everything, Odo had to return to the Great Link covertly.
Starfleet, once again, does not live up to the standards it holds others to.
Presumably, the Great Link remains as it always was.
Is the creepy hand face that Vadic talks to a representative of the Great Link?
Is that who Vadic is taking orders from?
I cant imagine it being solids, but who knows at this point?
All of this exposition is a lot to take in, and there isnt much time to do it.
As I mentioned, the pacing of the episode is strange.
Nothing happens for a while, and then in an instant, everything happens all at once.
It is hard to keep up!
TheTitans plan seems doomed from the start.
I am deeply uncomfortable with this entire plan.
As anyone could predict, it doesnt go well.
Better we dont find out.
We do learnwhythe changelings wanted Jean-Lucs body from Daystrom Station, though.
Whats going on within his parietal lobe may not be Irumodic Syndrome.
But what is it, then?
What in the world is going on with Jack Crusher?
His abilities are increasing.
Is the series going to end with a reveal that he is, in fact, Professor X?
But theres more than that.
Vadic seems fond of Jack.
How is it possible she knows more about him than his mother does?
Is he a changeling?
Things look pretty dire when the episode ends.
With Lores help, the changelings have managed to take the bridge.
Data manages to get control of the synthetic body back from Lore, but this isnt a good situation.
And Beverly has figured out a way to track the changelings, but what good will it do?
Captains Log
Legacy-character count: 4 (Deanna, Will, Worf, we miss you!)
Its genuinely a hard thing to think about.
On the one hand, Lores a dick who keeps trying to kill them.
On the other hand, its not his fault hes unstable!
I think we should just blame Noonien Soong for everything at this point.
Iscreamedwhen I saw Tuvok.
I hope we get more legacy-character appearances (and not just as changelings).
With all the Admiral Janeway references, I feel like were building to an onscreen Janeway-and-Seven reunion.
LeVar isbringing itin this season.
His scenes with Data and Lore are terrific.
What does Vadic mean when she says Jack wasnt for Beverly?
I hope Bev doesnt loseanotherchild.
For the record, I am Team … Jackney?
No, definitely Jackney.
