Early Impressions of Star Trek: Picard

After seeing the first 4 episodes of the new series Star Trek: Picard, I think it’s just okay so far. It seems to be setting up a potentially interesting story arc, but in other ways I find it disappointing. The acting feels a bit off, as if Picard has consumed a few too many cups of Earl Grey and is overly caffeinated. It feels more like the dorky movie version of Picard while I was hoping for more of the chill version of his character from The Next Generation. It doesn’t feel like a believable future version of Picard, at least not yet. I also remind myself that Star Trek: The Next Generation took a while to get its footing, especially with Deanna Troi’s first season character, who’d cry whenever they ran out of chocolate. The main thing I dislike about ST: Picard is the show’s approach to visual editing, with camera angles switching every 1-2 seconds during many scenes. I can understand doing this during fast-paced action scenes, but it happens even when characters are just sitting around talking. It feels like they’re following some odd rule to keep the camera moving at all times, so when it’s not cutting around rapidly, it’s panning or doing the Ken Burns effect. This is visually annoying. It’s harder to pay attention to what’s being said and to absorb a setting when the visuals are flipping around like someone is playing Whack-a-mole with the camera selection. It makes the show feel more shallow, li...
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