Confession: Early in pandemic, while everyone was working on their sourdoughs, I lost my mind over how much I hated Picard S1. Literally spite-scripted screenplays for a series that used the same elements in service to something that felt more "Trek". (Hey, we all coped differently. 🙃)
I didn't watch S2 & S3, while my fellow #Trekkies hatewatched. I plan to pour my love of Trek into more new SF material, but... I think this review also neatly sums up the ongoing problem:
https://observer.com/2023/04/star-trek-picard-finale-review-to-not-so-boldly-go-backwards/
@MLClark I walked away from Star Trek way back in 2002. Nemesis did me in. I never looked back after that. And Kurtzman trek has done nothing to court me back, just reenforce to me why it was a good decision to take my leave. Star Trek used to be cutting edge storytelling, but now it’s nothing more than petty soap opera 3D nonsense that’s boring at best and insulting at its worst. Can it be saved? I believe it can be but not by the current “talent” at the helm.