Second Thoughts ~ Picard – A Review of the Premier

Greetings Dear Reader,

Prepared with a hot mug of Earl Gray and with all distractions set aside, I sat down to watch the first episode of Picard, the new Star Trek series on CBS All Access.  I will do my best to relate my experience with as few spoilers as possible and only ones that are harmless. 

The opening is mild enough, like the first movement of a rollercoaster out of the gate.  The comparison continues as the show rolls into a full-fledged story that carries you along willingly or otherwise.  The story carries you through its forty-five-minute premier so rapidly that it feels over too soon. 

In doing this Picard also succeeds in achieving what all episodic television must do; it leaves you with unanswered questions, burning intrigue, and the desire for more.  The initial storyline is too entwined with the show to even hint at it without robbing those who have not seen it.  I will say that I was amused when Jean Luc ordered decaffeinated Earl Gray. 

After only forty-five minutes of the new series, I have high hopes.  I long for more episodes and to learn what happens with the themes chosen for the series.  Much about it has the promise of taking Star Trek further down the road that Gene Roddenberry began to pave for us so long ago.  It seems we will be allowed to have another view of social issues that matter along with some starry storytelling.

So far, the show is much more kid-friendly than the beginning of Star Trek: Discovery.  There is violence but less darkness.  It touches on some subjects that may need discussion with younger children but the visitation is not overt.  More conservative parents may wish to preview it before gathering the family around the digital device.

I will revisit this after a few more episodes.  For now, however, I encourage you to give Picard a try and enjoy the possibility that is always promised in any show that begins with the words “Star Trek”. 

 

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

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