* It's of course 100% fantastic to see the "Next Generation" cast back in action, spouting technobabble, working together, debating big ideas around a conference table.
* But boy do they all look old. Have we gotten that old, too? Yikes. Gray hair and wrinkles galore or, in some cases, startling cosmetic surgery.
* Without question, the best character in this go-round is Worf. Genius.
* The writers always seemed far more interested than us in Data's complicated backstory (ugh, again we have to endure a subplot with Lore), the unending kill-him-no-wait-bring-him-back cycle, and making Brent Spiner play either his creator or one of his creator's relatives. But while it's good to have Data back doing his Data thing, it's little hilarious to see an android with the puffy features of a 60-something.
* Sorry, we know everyone is very invested in helping Jack Crusher and saving him, but we had a hard time caring about his grating, whiny character.
* We won't spoil the show's many twists, but suffice to say that some worked better than others. Indeed, some are quite inspired. In so many ways, the show plays like a "Next Generation" greatest hits package.
* Amanda Plummer will always be Honey Bunny to us.
* We get the need to tell one long serialized story to create high enough stakes to justify getting the band back together, but after we got a delicious taste of one-off, mostly self-contained episodes of "Strange New Worlds" we're definitely getting tired of stories stretched across multiple episodes no matter if it makes story sense or not.
* Big 1990s crush on Michelle Forbes' Ensign Ro.
* Todd Stashwick steals every scene as the Titan's ascerbic Captain Shaw. So it got a little annoying when our "Next Generation" heroes started having big meetings on Shaw's ship with him nowhere in sight. Shouldn't Shaw at least be invited?
* A fellow hardcore Star Trek fan watched all of the seasons during the COVID lockdown and declared that "Deep Space Nine" was the best one. We really should go back and watch it. We gave up midway through the first season way back when. There's a fairly significant "Deep Space Nine" tie-in here.
* Guess they couldn't find a way to fit in Chief O'Brien and Keiko.
* We never liked Lieutenant Shelby. What a tool.
* Weirdly, the climax had some big Return of the Jedi vibes. We're not sure if that's a good thing or not.
* Who wouldn't want to visit the Starfleet Museum?
* "Make it so."
Here are our thoughts from 2020 about the first season of "Picard." We missed season two, but may circle back and take a look. We'll keep you posted.
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