Why Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Is So Much Better Than Season 1
Star Trek: Picard season 2 improves hugely upon season 1, boldly going where Jean-Luc's solo run hasn't gone before. Premiering in the good part of 2020, Star Trek: Picard finally brought Patrick Stewart back to Starfleet, but while reviews proved largely positive, audiences displayed a more diverse spectrum of reactions. That's pretty much par for the course with modern day Star Trek on Paramount+, but Picard maintained course regardless. His solo series is now confirmed for a total of 3 seasons, with the second currently airing, and the third expected sometime in 2023.
Jean-Luc's divisive comeback actually landed him in familiar territory. Star Trek: The Next Generation spent an entire two seasons finding its feet before coming into its own in seasons 3 and beyond. For a 96-year-old Jean-Luc to be «finding his feet» again might seem illogical, but just like the captain's 1987 maiden voyage on Enterprise-D, Star Trek: Picard season 1 teased a potential it never quite delivered upon.
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Mirroring Star Trek: The Next Generation once again, Star Trek: Picard has ironed out most of those lingering foibles. Whether you loved season 1 or were angrier than a constipated Klingon, it's difficult not to see Star Trek: Picard season 2 as a wholesale improvement. From punchier characterization to deployment of fan service, here's how Jean-Luc Picard set phasers to fun...
Developing new stories that stand upon 60 years of established canon is a thankless task. On one hand, there's plenty of preexisting material to draw from; on the other, narratives are limited by a not-entirely-coherent web of continuity. Star Trek: Picard season 1 may have sat within a
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