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The first season has been mediocre. I didn´t expect much and had limited fun. The 2nd season was just so terrible that I refuse to write about it.

But in the 3rd season they finally got the twist and deliver what all fans of Star Trek and especially TNG have been waiting for! This finally feels like Star Trek after decades of boredom and stupidity. We finally meet again with all the great characters that we all missed. Even characters like Rafi who has been a real pain in the *ss in the 1st and 2nd season developes nicely and isn´t so overacted as before. It really feels like in times of Rick Berman and Michael Piller. Thanks!

I have to start by saying I wasn't the biggest Star Trek fan growing up. I wasn't born when the original came out and was like 7 when The Next Generation was on. I would watch episodes of both here and there but I don't remember much at all about those shows. Then JJ Abrams rebooted the franchise in 2010 and I became a huge fan. I really enjoyed all 3 of those movies starring Chris Pine as Kirk. I know some didn't because they compared them to the shows but I didn't. I just enjoyed them as a first time Star Trek viewer. The first series I watched was Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and liked that too. I finally gave Picard a chance recently and liked it so much that I blew through all 3 seasons. So, now I consider myself a Star Trek fan. If you're a fan of Star Trek or starting out like me you should watch this because you'll like it either way.

Season 1 was okay not bad but not great. Had its moments mainly involving... Don't want to spoil it.. Season 2 was a direct sequel to 1 in story but went horribly wrong and for the first time ever I just couldn't be bothered to watch the last episode, it was that bad. I even managed to finish season 4 of Discovery, that's how die hard a trekkie I am lol.

But season 3 is just genius and classic star trek from the start.

Episodes 3 and 4 especially blow me away.

Being Jonathan Frakes back as a director and actor just bring that magic the show was missing.

The story, the cast, the sets, music, effects, acting, humour, it has it all just down to perfection.

Watch them all of you are a die hard fan only, or just watch seaaon 3, you'll pick things up.

If they can keep this up for the rest of the season I will be a very happy trekkie.

Live long and prosper my friends.

Star Trek: Picard was much better than I expected. Of all the characters throughout the Star Trek franchise, Picard would definitely be on the Mount Rushmore of most beloved characters so Trekkers were worried about ruining the legacy of the character. I know some people didn't enjoy the first 2 seasons that much, most did but some did not. Almost everyone liked the third season because of the nostalgia of all The Next Generation characters reunited. I actually really liked all three seasons. Patrick Stewart doesn't miss a beat as an aging Picard and the show has a lot of solid supporting characters to make the show that much better. Definitely would recommend to any Trekkers out there or just sci-fi fans in general.

I watched season 3 over 2 days, I paused the episode if i was distracted by my wife. I rewound the episode if I missed something (I'm as old as Picard, give me a break). Loved that all of the next generation (NG) characters were involved and had grown into their roles and brought with them their own back stories of who they had grown to be since NG.

Loved 7 of 9 (Anneka), I'm more in love with her now rather than in lust with her while with Voyager (that's a compliment, I think/hope) and with her new love interest could create another series. Reicher is more relaxed in his role and Worf blew me away with his wit and style, (I want a beard like his). Jordie surprised me with his big blue eyes, I thought the script was weak when he showed a yellow streak. Bring back Scotty!

I can't understand why a show like Firefly gets cancelled and rubbish like this is supposed to take its place. If the TV exec's think that us old Trekkies will watch this just because of a few of the original actors then they are very sadly mistaken. I've tried, really tried to watch it but it just not going anywhere, where is the sci-fi ?. Don't take my word for it, you have to give it a go yourself but DON'T get suckered into paying for it.

And that's the problem. If you have to try and like a show or the only reason you keep watching is because you're hoping it will get better then you're just wasting your time. I really loved the Star Trek series as a child and was hoping this would make me feel the same way but it did not. It's slow and boring and I just couldn't like any of the characters and the story is just meh.

I can't believe I'm writing this review after the crap they gave us for the first two seasons. But season 3 of Picard is outstanding. Whoever took over for this season is a true fan and knows what they are doing.

Why oh why could we not have had this for the first two seasons. Season 3 is everything I would want: well written, great character development, good pacing and action, adequate amounts of fan service without going overboard- it's fun and great.

The standouts to me are the interactions between Picard and Riker. It's great to see that chemistry once again. Worf is the best he's ever been. Beverly is fantastic as well- especially the scenes between her and Picard.

I have to say, so far, the performances of the TNG cast is the best I've seen from them. They really put in their all.

The only thing that saddens me is that there are no plans to keep going after Season 3. I would totally stick around for more seasons of this. I hope they change their mind.

I suppose I am like many, kind of a nostalgic completist. I watch the new Star Trek show hoping to feel some of the pleasure I felt watcing them for the first time, in my own relative youth. I was in my mid-twenties when TNG began and my thirties for Voyager and DS9. Like many of the older fans, my memory of TOS was reruns, cartoons and movies.

Putting aside nostalgia, one of the reasons I considered Picard to be my favourite Enterprise captain was the interesting combination of rationality and emotion and of reserve and physicality. Almost tied was Sisko, who brought together such qualities in a different but equally impressive way.

Nostalgia is fine and I enjoy looking back. I appreciate some of the changes that have come over the years with experience and maturity. But I know that my prime has passed and the decline accelerates each year.

Which takes us to Star Trek: Picard. I watch this not because I think it to be the equal of its predecessor. I watch it for the sake of nostalgia. Patrick Stewart is a shadow of his former self, his physicality shrunken and his voice that of an elderly man. But my memory of the original endears him to me. Unfortunately, his character seems to have changed. Not just far more emotional but also a person who prizes his own personal desires above his duty. Many of the themes that made Star Trek so enjoyable have disappeared.

Season one and especially two have been pretty disappointing, but season 3 is completely different. Especially with episode 4. This is now the first proper Star Trek sine Voyager ended in 2001. I'm thankful that someone approved the script for season 3. Yes it has its flaws, but damn it this is real Star Trek - something I've sorely missed. Jonathan Frakes shows how good he is as a director again. Several scenes reminded me of First Contact.

I sincerely hope that season 3 is successful enough that we will get more Star Trek like it. This is very corny, but I really feel the world is a better place with Star Trek - as long as they stick to a positive and optimistic message!

Pros:

Patrick Stewart. Beautiful graphics. Decent, short fight scenes. Held off on cameos for a few episodes.

Meh:

Computer UI reflects what is shown in other movies today and not very trek-like. Some scenes are out of order. It's cool and all, but will likely date very quickly. Stewart far outshines almost all the other actors. Lots of backstory added to make each episode make sense. The story is mediocre and people's beliefs are cliche.. Trek is more of the setting rather than the content.

Cons:

A lot of cussing. Everybody has a stupid sad backstory. The amount of coincidences in who knows whom is ridiculous. They added a Jedi, except he uses a real sword instead of a lightsaber. There is almost no tension when anyone does anything. People seems to have magical powers to do this or that.

The first episode is very nice, the second episode is stupid. The others are okay. The story itself is meh and cliche. It feels like a stretched out movie, kind of like Star Trek 9.

While i would not say it is a waste of time, it's not really Star Trek either.

There's no point in spoilers for this. It's just really really really really really really bad.

You know when a company needs to milk a franchise because it needs to justify buying a show. That's what picard is. Paramount must have paid a TON of money for this and decided to make convoluted, stupid, insipid, dumb, just really stupid plots and then throw in even worse special effects into the mix and say, "hey, it's a "new franchise"".

No, what this is is just really really really really really stupidly bad.

I mean really stupidly bad.

I wanted this to be good but after STRUGGLING to get through season 1, season 2 is just worse.

Timelines, idiotic recasting of old plots because you know, you don't have any new or original ideas left.

Did the "writers" of this turkey series simply just throw a bunch of darts at a board and think hey, it's a character we can "work in" to a series? That's EXACTLY how this plays.

Just save yourself a lot of time and DO NOT WATCH THIS MONSTROSITY.

It's just really really really really really really really really really really bad.

See, you can say something is utter garbage without spoilers.

This show is completely forgettable. Does not have any fiber of good writing in it. Probably they thought that if they threw in Picard and some old-time star trek names/images, then it would work. It doesn't. You have to force yourself to watch it, and only if you are a Star Trek fan. It is quite a drag. After watching a few episodes, I still don't know what they were doing exactly. Some artificial characters, Picard who is very old and frail, some action that nowadays is lame, and some ships (these are nice). That's it. No big ideas, no atmosphere, no strong new stuff. Quite disappointing.. I guess the 7.4 rating on imdb is from ST fans nostalgic for Next Generation episodes.

Before he ruins more beloved tv-shows! He's totally clueless to what Star Trek is and he's just making it worse every episode. What drives these deranged people in to letting people like him create such utter garbage? It has to stop!

Everything about this show was truly enjoyable to me. All the characters that I grew or/and old watching on TV showed up on the screen one after another. Picard is getting old but before Patrick Stewart ends up dying I want to see more seasons of this show. The show admittedly started off slow but but it got better every season. Season 3 was absolutely amazing and the last episode of the last season was made in a way it gets stuck in your head for good. Specially the ending was sad and funny at the same time. The character development in the show however was next to none since the characters picked up where they left off.

After fun but uneven seasons one and two - during which I was glad to see Q - Star Trek: Picard really takes off when it gets the gang back together for season three. Their chemistry is what make it all work back in the day, and it really pays off now to see them all together again.

Fantastic supporting cast in Michelle Hurd and Burton the Younger et al, and of course some well-earned cameos from familiar faces. Some viewers will gripe about a nostalgia-grab - but who cares: I'm just grateful to see my ol' pals back on the bridge doing what they do best.

I've lopped off a star each for seasons one and two, which were all up just a tad disconnected and humourless, but season three is Trek to the core: fun, well-scripted, slightly ridiculous and very good-hearted. Glad it's here.

Another Star Trek series or movie that doesn't even try to be like Star Trek.

There is nothing in this show that feels like Star Trek.

Picard? No, he is not Picard he is Patrick Stewart playing a role that has nothing to do with unforgettable Picard. And his exceptional quotes.

It's a world where Federation has lost it way and Picard goes rogue at his old age to find answers for... no one knows anymore at season 2.

Many inconsistencies based on original stories and events of Star Trek TNG.

It's a big fail and it hurts to see Patrick Stewart and Jeri Ryan being part of this.

All modern Star Trek shows and movies today are an insult to previous series that were promoting ideals. Today it's just noise and when they try to add some value they fail miserable because it's sp fake and bad written.

After 30 years of torturing with some half-baked experiments the real Star Trek emerged! No-one, literally no-one is able to replace iconic Picard and his crew. Finally, in the third season they've gathered all of them (including Seven of Nine from Janeway's ship) in an big adventure across galaxies. Fine story and same old feeling of sense and wisdom which was adorned in 90s show are here again, including magical music and blue "star trek" fonts (ending credits of the 3rd season). That and those crew is legandary and timeless. Hope they will continue in these star trek for many more episodes.

Either Alex Kurtzman does not know what Star Trek is or he hates it. I really don't understand why this man was given so much control over such a beloved franchise. Discovery wasn't Trek and Picard is definitely not Trek.

It makes me so upset that these wonderful characters have been given such a horrid farewell. TNG should be given the greatest send-off ever!

Where is Gene's vision in any of these new shows? Where is the optimistic future? The excitement of exploration?

Swearing? Ugh. Violence? Ugh. Flashy editing? Ugh!!! Do yourself a favor and NEVER watch this crap. Don't even acknowledge it!

All are true.

Goes from interesting to "oh boy why im watching this"

Its the slowest quite uneventful (space wise) bla bla bla drama nonsense ever.

Its so boring that the episode im watching right now started it like 6 days back, simply cant see it in one go...is THAT boring.

The good moments (because there ARE some) cant justify that BS.

Its a disgrace to the franchise, i gave it 6 star just out of respect for old days otherwise is 1-2 the most.

"...he went from a powerful, intelligent figure to a frail wisp of a man, who could barely make his own way home." These words were uttered by Jean-Luc Picard on stardate 44631.2 while recalling his late father. Nothing could be a more apt description of Jean-Luc Picard in this show. If we're honest with ourselves we realize the only reason we watched this show was to see Jean-Luc back in action. What we find is low quality writing and a very senior Stewart who doesn't have the gravitas anymore to headline a TV show.

Well after the disappointing first 2 seasons of Picard, they finally caved in and gave the fans what they desired after all these years... the STNG crew is back and working together. Absolutely brilliant season and i'm so sorry that the first 2 seasons were so awful that many might not tune in to watch this gem.

If you're an STNG fan, do yourself a favour and watch the third season of Picard. You won't regret it. I'm up to episode 9 and can't wait for the finale!!! I can't say the same for most shows these days.

CBS, please give us more of the same.. put Jean-Luc in charge of an armada in season 4 and watch the subscriptions skyrocket. In the meantime, thank you for Season 3 of Picard.