Remembrance
- Episode aired Jan 23, 2020
- TV-14
- 44m
Fourteen years after retiring from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard, still haunted by the death of Data, is living a quiet life on his family vineyard when a woman comes to him for help.Fourteen years after retiring from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard, still haunted by the death of Data, is living a quiet life on his family vineyard when a woman comes to him for help.Fourteen years after retiring from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard, still haunted by the death of Data, is living a quiet life on his family vineyard when a woman comes to him for help.
- Passerby
- (uncredited)
- Starfleet Commander
- (uncredited)
- Trill Assistant
- (uncredited)
- Armenian Businessman
- (uncredited)
Featured reviews
But then we also get ninja cyborgs... which ok, I get that CBS is too afraid to make a series without action at all.
But the Sci in this SciFi series is still as flimsy as it was in Discovery. Especially the entire scene in the Daystrom Institute is just really bad. And as a result the dialogue is also really bad and vague.
But overall this is a promising start.
I only wish they had released all episodes in one day, so I could binge watch it.
My fears have mostly been assuaged with this premiere, there is nice fan-service while still delivering an interesting storyline.
Hopefully this trend continues with the rest of the series, but I'd recommend at least a watch to any Trekkies (including those who did not enjoy Discovery as much as the old Treks)
I enjoyed this episode for the return of Jean-Luc Picard and a strong hook into an intriguing story.
The plot was fairly slow paced but it drew me in with some decent scene setting for Picard's character and the introduction of a fairly compelling mystery. There are a few sequences of pure exposition, but they are handled well. I liked the sci-fi concepts and the final reveal was pretty cool.
It touches on themes of grief, loneliness and xenophobia, but nothing is thoroughly revealed at this early point in the overarching series narrative.
Visually it is much stronger than the Treks of old, as to be expected, with cinematography and general production values so much higher nowadays. All the martial arts felt a bit forced, but aside from that I have no complaints.
Patrick Stewart looks a little bit frail but his performance is as compelling as ever. He is an ageing, haunted Picard, searching for purpose in what's left of his life. I always pictured him ending up this way when watching TNG.
As first episodes go in Star Trek, I found this to be one of the better ones.
Did you know
- TriviaIn some scenes featuring Romulan characters, the soundtrack features a variation of the 7-note "villain" melody which was first used in Balance of Terror (1966), the Romulans' first appearance.
- GoofsDuring the opening nightmare sequence, as the camera zooms in on Ten Forward, and Picard and Data playing poker, the camera zooms in through 3 narrow slotted windows. But, inside the room, they are playing in front of the more central windows, which have one wide window surrounded by two narrow slot windows. However, this could also be an indicator that this is indeed a dream, rather than an error.
- Quotes
Interviewer: While Captain of Starfleet's flagship Enterprise, he was hailed as one of our galaxy's most intrepid explorers, a skilled diplomat, military strategist, humanitarian and author of many widely praised works of historical analysis. He joins us on the anniversary of the Romulan supernova to discuss his role in those tragic events. I have the rare honor of introducing Admiral Jean-Luc Picard.
Jean-Luc Picard: Retired.
Interviewer: You've never agreed to an interview before, so thank you for inviting the galaxy into your study.
Jean-Luc Picard: Oh, less crowded than I thought.
Interviewer: Well, Today is a solemn day.
Jean-Luc Picard: It is a day of memories. Raising awareness of the supernova's lingering impact is work that I am extremely passionate about.
Interviewer: Let's explore that. When you first learned that the Romulan sun was going to explode and the terrible consequences that would bring, what feelings came up for you?
Jean-Luc Picard: Oh, well, there are no words to describe the... calamitous scale of that change. Which is one of the reasons...
Interviewer: You can't tell us how you felt, but your initial actions were to call for a massive relocation of Romulans?
Jean-Luc Picard: Well, the Romulans asked for our help, and I believed we had a profound obligation to give it.
Interviewer: Many felt there were better uses for our resources than aiding the Federation's oldest enemy.
Jean-Luc Picard: Well, fortunately, the Federation chose to support the rescue effort.
Interviewer: Yes. Initially.
Jean-Luc Picard: [chuckles] I have been known to be persuasive. But the Federation understood there were millions of lives at stake.
Interviewer: Romulan lives.
Jean-Luc Picard: No. Lives.
Interviewer: You left the Enterprise to command the rescue armada. Ten thousand warp-capable ferries. A mission to relocate 900 million Romulan citizens to worlds outside the blast of the supernova. A logistical feat more ambitious than the Pyramids.
Jean-Luc Picard: The Pyramids were a symbol of colossal vanity. If you want to look for a historical analogy: Dunkirk.
Interviewer: Dunkirk.
Jean-Luc Picard: Yes.
Interviewer: And then the unimaginable happened. Can you tell us about that?
[Picard sighs]
Interviewer: Admiral.
Jean-Luc Picard: I thought we were here to talk about the supernova.
Interviewer: A group of rogue synthetics dropped the planetary defense shields and hacked Mars' own defense net.
Jean-Luc Picard: Yes.
Interviewer: Wiping out the rescue armada and completely destroying the Utopia Planitia Shipyard. The explosions ignited the flammable vapors in the stratosphere. Mars remains on fire to this day. 92,143 lives were lost, which led to a ban on synthetics.
Jean-Luc Picard: Yes. We still don't know why the synthetics went rogue and did what they did that day, but I believe the subsequent decision to ban synthetic lifeforms was a mistake.
Interviewer: Lieutenant Commander Data, operations officer on the Enterprise, was synthetic. Did you ever lose faith in him?
Jean-Luc Picard: Never.
Interviewer: What was it that you lost faith in, Admiral? You've never spoken about your departure from Starfleet. Didn't you, in fact, resign your commission in protest? Tell us, Admiral. Why did you really quit Starfleet?
Jean-Luc Picard: Because it was no longer Starfleet.
Interviewer: I'm sorry?
Jean-Luc Picard: Because it was no longer Starfleet! We withdrew. The galaxy was mourning, burying its dead, and Starfleet had slunk from its duties. The decision to call off the rescue and to abandon those people we had sworn to save was not just dishonorable. It was downright criminal! And I was not prepared to stand by and be a spectator. And you, my dear, you have no idea what Dunkirk is, right? You're a stranger to history. You're a stranger to war. You just wave your hand and
[scoffs]
Jean-Luc Picard: it all goes away. Well, it's not so easy for those who died. And it was not so easy for those who were left behind. We're done here.
[Picard stands up and walks away]
Details
- Runtime
- 44m
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1