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thesearchforbluejello · 10 months ago

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I fundamentally do not understand this show. The Dominion War was RIGHT THERE. Like, RIGHT. THERE. Why did we need some whack Romulus-blew-up backstory when the federation was already decimated by the war?? A follow up on the fallout of that and how the ceding of territory, the betrayal by allies, and the xenophobia of threats from both within and outside would have been SO much more interesting to me.

And they're so busy pulling half developed plotlines out of thin air that they're not even pounding in their anchor points for it all. Like, case in point, Jay looking for Icheb's cortical node. SEVEN HAS IT. IT IS LITERALLY IN SEVEN'S FUCKING HEAD. Like, okay fine easter egg? Maybe? But a major plot point isn't exactly an Easter egg?? Like obviously Beyer knows a shitload about Voyager, so at least one of them must be aware of that, so I assume it's implied... but not everyone has seen every Trek and that is from one specific Voyager episode, and Seven had the perfect opportunity to rub that in Jay's face... And are we not going to talk about Seven becoming a Ranger which is HUGELY antithetical to where she was at in Voyager? Because the fact that she became an individual on a ship that was what, 1/3 Maquis? Um, that's a super fucking important fact? Love that for her, but Christ alive nail. these. plot points. home.

idk I guess these two are nitpicks, but I have so many more and just don't feel like writing a novel expounding upon what I perceive as their many (MANY) failures in writing this show. But this show is just full of those moments and I don't understand their choices. Easter eggs only work when there's actually something semi coherent to hide them in (hence why most of M*rvel's fail nowadays, just saying). This feels almost as incoherent as Renegades, and I am SOOOOO very sorry to be actually saying that because woooooof that is not a compliment. Like... it's the Romulans, it's the androids, it's the Borg. It feels like whatever unholy combination is happening with Applebee's and iHop right now. Like... Okay I guess? But it's just a weird combination and very unnecessary. Just fucking pick one and go from there.

I do however need like a lot more ex-Borg bonding that was such a good moment okay thanks bye

#like I'm sorry we're meant to believe finding Soji is a screaming emergency and then Picard makes a pit stop?#and starts a fight? that he's then mad at Elnor for finishing? that made NO sense #and I'm doubly sorry but I do not give a shit about Raffi's son at all #like maybe give her enough characterization to support a backstory and then we'll talk but whatever #I don't mean to toot my own horn here I'm serious #but i am extremely detail oriented (literally my job that I get paid for okay) so I am very good at noticing details #and piecing together plots #and I was doing nothing else except watching that show no distractions #and i am fucking CONFUSED about so many things #and I genuinely do not believe that it's because they haven't been explained yet #i think it's just because the writing of the first half dozen episodes is hot garbage #i have read probably hundreds of unbeta'ed fanfics that were more coherent than whatever the fuck is happening here #I'm shaping up to actively hating this show but in a way that i will probably watch all of it so I can complain WITH RECEIPTS #will it be a full blown hatewatch or a general pissed off slog? tbd #like did i miss something? i thought y'all said this was good #am I the only one this irritated?? 😐#I am once again asking why l*wer d*cks is the most concise #and legacy honoring of the Treks #I could go OFF about the difference there #it has been a hot minute since a show pissed me off this much #jo watches picard

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