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Not a meme, I just really like this interaction. (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by [M] to c/tenforward@lemmy.world
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[–] 13 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

I REALLY hate how this potentially pivotal character moment was ignored in Picard.

I feel like much of the conflict, especially in the first season could have been avoided if he had just stayed in command. It's clear that Riker was able to go on some kind of extended sabbatical while retaining his command, I'm not sure why he chose not to do that?

I'm also I'm not sure if this was on purpose, but I feel like the three seasons of Picard was a meditation on what happens if you disregard this piece of advice from Kirk.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    Iirc, Picard was pressured out. If it wasnt outright said, we can at least imagine it that way by the hostility he gets from admiral potty mouth and various other elements of the population.

    He might not have had that option.

    Tbf, I only rewatch Picard when I'm rewatching Voyager, and only for the bad ass Seven of Nine moments on The Titan.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    At the very least, he was seen as the face of the Wolf 359 massacre, and wasn't seen in a good light because of it. A lot of Starfleet outright hate him, and we saw concerns being floated that he was compromised by the Borg now, and might betray Starfleet for them, hence his being kept out of the battle in First Contact.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    It’s clear that Riker was able to go on some kind of extended sabbatical while retaining his command, I’m not sure why he chose not to do that?

    Picard retired as a protest. A protest sabbatical just wouldn't hit the same.

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