Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Episode 1 Review
The long-awaited return of the Star Trek spinoff series, Picard officially arrived on Thursday morning and along with the second season came quite a few friends, both old and new. Some of those friends, in fact, are quite old and go all the way back to the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This first episode appears to be a kind of reset of the series. There are certainly ties to the first season, but it appears that the show has decided to go in an entirely different direction. At least so far, it appears that was a very good decision.
The first season of Picard did also include some well-known characters from Star Trek shows of the past, however, it seemingly also wanted to chart a brand new path for itself. In trying to chart that path, the show forgot what made the many, many series that have to do with The Federation so popular. It also strayed from what made Captain Jean Luc Picard such a beloved character in the franchise. In Season 2's first episode, «The Star Gazer» the series really feels like it's trying to get back to its roots. And it's not just because one particular character returns from all the way back at the very beginning.
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The first season of Picard focused quite hard on the Borg and their effect on both the beloved captain and the universe in general. That certainly makes sense given that one of the most iconic storylines in all of TNG is when Jean Luc Picard actually becomes Locutus of Borg. It appears that at least to some degree, the Borg are going to play a part in Season 2 of Picard as well. There is of course, a question as to whether or not their presence is going to be more than a plot device in order to introduce
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