DrCaleb DrCaleb:
"Strange New Worlds" on the heels of "Picard" season finale.
Thoughts?
I think Picard ended well. Unusual to see emotions from Q though.
"Strange New Worlds" also started well. Definitely a throwback to TOS. But it was odd; I just watched TOS episode 'Arena' the other day, and to see Pike looking over a briefing on a species called 'The Gorn' was out of place, because in TOS they had never heard of Gorn. {/pedantic}
The ending of Picard was….ok. The pacing was very disjointed and the bit at the end with the galactic event was over and done with in mere minutes. But the scene with Q at the end was very well done.
Strange New World got off on completely the right foot IMO. A welcome throwback to a time before peak TV and before everything was serialized with multiple story lines to follow. And the actress who plays younger Uhura played her really well. Looking forward to the rest of the series. From what I’ve read of spoiled free previews, they’re all as equally well done and engrossing.