Picard 3x06- 'The Bounty' ~~ { ** Spoilers Within ** }

Pretty fun episode all in all, and nice to see Geordi, and all the ships, and the genesis device! After two death scenes already, I do kind of wish they'd just let Data go though.

Speaking of Data, interesting choice on what he is now, physically... they build up that he's effectively human now, like Picard's golem - Data's dream come through, just what he always wanted! And then a minute later they have him shoot laser holograms from his eyes... kind of undercuts the message a bit, eh?

Interesting to see that it was Picard's body that was stolen, wonder where that's leading.

There is one weird nonsensical plot contrivance this season that's annoying me a bit though ... this whole thing of "they stole the portal gun to distract from the other stuff they stole". That's just, like, not how it works... you don't come home, find your TV stolen, and say "well, the TV is gone so they must definitely not have taken anything else". Obviously the only thing that taking and using the portal gun could ever do is draw further attention to a robbery from Daystrom. Which of course is exactly what happened. It's such a weird unnecessary illogical thing to throw in there, when they could've easily just cut the whole portal gun theft bit out of the story entirely and instead have had Rafi trailing the purchase of the keycard thing from the word go.

Lots of fun. Almost a little too 'cute' at times with the references and callbacks but, somehow, they managed to keep it moving and keep it entertaining.

Data 3.0 is a bit gratuitous but actually handled reasonably well. Certainly better than they did with him in season 1.

Moriarty just a brief cameo, good enough.

Seeing the old ships also a bit gratuitous but again, with everything else working well enough, it was fine. I liked it.

Are Jack's hallucinations and ninja-skills explained away now by that syndrome? To be honest I wouldn't be upset if that's the last we see of it but seems a little too neat. Surely something else is going on.

Kirk's body in Daystom -- fascinating. Probably just a tease.

Picard's body stolen -- okay, interesting I suppose. Not sure where that's going.

Still lots of holes could be picked at. Everywhere is just 1 quick warp away from anywhere else. Shapeshifters are very plot-convenient with their skills and abilities. Putting Data in charge of Daystom security is just... well, daft. But it's all entertaining so I'm willing to forgive for now.

HOOK IT TO MY VEINS!

Why couldn't we have had 2 seasons of THIS before now!! That was a fantastic episode.

This scene obviously being the standout:

.. And I challenge anyone not to get at least a little misty eyed at whichever "exhibit" was their favourite growing up. Damn onions! 😂 The musical cues were spot on too.

But even that aside, it was a brilliant scene for Seven and Jack (who has really grown on me I have to say).

Loved it.

That episode gave me a warm fuzzy feeling

Awe crap, both Deanna and Will. Loved the way he was all screw-you up to that point.

Like the museum, how it looked like Stardock, all the ships around it. I wonder what D7 that was supposed to be. Liked all the ships to be fair.

Liked the La Forges.

Like Jack and Sid getting on and the sister being all Let's Reset our Phasers

There were some scenes in the briefing room with Picard and I swear, the angle and the darkness, he reminded me of Shinzon.. and that I thought was cool.

I'm pretty sure there was a small bit of Lal in the Data moments. I didn't realise I'd want more Lal so much but that episode was such a big feels one, that I kinda really do want more Lal now.

Jack has been a great addition to the show. They've done him really well. I've got some doubt about his survivability then from building him up so much.

I wasn't sure if he wasn't trying it on with Seven. I was like.. damnnnn boiii 😁

Cracking on to 7 in a conversation about the Constitution refit.

Jack was all of us in that moment.

TrekCulture vid runs through the ships. That Klingon cruiser is actually the K'tinga class "Kronos One" from TUC they reckon.

Also:

• Original Constellation class USS Stargazer
• USS Voyager
• USS Enterprise-A
• USS Defiant
• HMS Bounty BoP from TVH
• Original Romulan BoP
• Sabre class
• Akira class
• USS New Jersey original Constitution class
• There's also an NX-refit that apparently was Archer's Enterprise with the planned S5 upgrades
• Nebula class
• Excelsior (he speculates it's the original but the S3 end-credits animations would confirm it)
• Miranda Class

The one that really got me was the Defiant. With all the constant Enterprise talk I forgot that was an option for being there.

Also it's mad that this was the first time since TUC that we saw a live action refit Constitution. They reused every other model in TNG and supposed to have been planning on making the Stargazer Constitution but

"The production team eventually decided they wanted to keep that ship special and not make it generic. The name Constellation class for the Stargazer was chosen because it could be easily re-dubbed over Geordi saying "Constitution class"."

Yeah ... lots of the member berries there ... maybe a little too much-ish ... I did enjoy, but will await a re-watch to consider how much it advanced the story. My gut says not much.

Definitely agree that they need Jack for something related to Picard's original chassis.

My first thought on seeing Deanna was that she has to be a changeling. How could Vadic have known they were going to capture him at Daystrom ... that he was going to be the one to fight the rear-guard action. It could just as easily have been Worf (I doubt anybody would give a crap about Raffi).

Could somebody more musical than me check the musical notes shown in the end credits? Are they "Pop goes weasel"?

Vadic calls the henchmen "we" and Riker mentioned pumping goo into them.

I'm thinking they are changelings in mech suits. Probably ones who can't take solid form due to the plague.

The whole "no changeling has ever harmed another" philosophy has gone out the window when you execute your subordinates for questioning you.

You don’t suppose their plan…the weapon deadlier than a portal gun…is something they already alluded to…

….a Borg so deadly they gave him is own damn name?

Could Picard’s corpse bring back some kind of demented Locutus of Borg?

(Although…isn’t Locutus about as potentially deadly as any high-ranking Starfleet Captain would be as a Borg? Might not be worth the effort.)

I'm thinking that too.

I'm assuming they either done something extreme to themselves to look more human or Bashir used human DNA in the cure and it messed with them a bit like using frog DNA in your dinosaur.

Ya but why would an anti human xenophobe choose to look human if she doesn't need to.

Either there's a reason or some bad writing going on.

Or could have taken the Defiant (not sure if it had a cloak).

Those ships probably have their cores and guns taken out though (although why not the cloaking device)

Worf was always a plastic Klingy. More Klingon than the Klingons. Always banging on about honour and using his Klingon heritage to excuse him being an absolute prude.

Real Klingons were just drinkin and ridin and having a laugh.

He seems to now have doubled down on the religious stuff that most Klingons probably don't care about.

Was thinking that. Wasn't sure though.

No more Romulan Empire, so not sure the cloak rules apply.

I doubt those ships had functioning warp cores.

Obviously they'll take what's in bay 12, and we all have an idea what that is.