Many of the negative comments in the reviews for this episode are very valid.
The whole focus on interpersonal relationships was truly overdone. Plonking focussed scenes for all the 'recognised' couples was just too much for one episode... Uggghh...
The final scene was a total cop-out by the writers. Yes, there's the villains in the wings for a scene ending blow. But, blow it with several contradictions. The Tal were warned. The Tal assured everyone their security was the best of the best of the best... Intense ceremony with secret rituals, the villain manages to infiltrate unseen, identify a weak target and plant a tracking device no security will detect. Undetectable, but capable of transmitting powerful tracking data for the villains.
But, there was enough to keep me interested.
The revelations which were referenced to Picard and TNG will have everyone searching for answers and info.
Plus rerunning these old episodes may result in fresh interest for TNG Easter eggs Perhaps more historical references in future spin-offs.
The cloaking beasties were pretty cool.
And, finally, a new snarky crew member will hopefully generate some better story lines by the writers... Or, has bad AI writing infiltrated already.?
The whole focus on interpersonal relationships was truly overdone. Plonking focussed scenes for all the 'recognised' couples was just too much for one episode... Uggghh...
The final scene was a total cop-out by the writers. Yes, there's the villains in the wings for a scene ending blow. But, blow it with several contradictions. The Tal were warned. The Tal assured everyone their security was the best of the best of the best... Intense ceremony with secret rituals, the villain manages to infiltrate unseen, identify a weak target and plant a tracking device no security will detect. Undetectable, but capable of transmitting powerful tracking data for the villains.
But, there was enough to keep me interested.
The revelations which were referenced to Picard and TNG will have everyone searching for answers and info.
Plus rerunning these old episodes may result in fresh interest for TNG Easter eggs Perhaps more historical references in future spin-offs.
The cloaking beasties were pretty cool.
And, finally, a new snarky crew member will hopefully generate some better story lines by the writers... Or, has bad AI writing infiltrated already.?