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Star Trek: Picard

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Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews

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Star Trek: Picard

Series Details & Credits

CBS All Access | Paramount + | Release Date: January 23, 2020

Summary: Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) leaves behind the Starfleet to begin a new life.

Genre(s): Drama, Science Fiction

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3.3
S1:E10. Et in Arcadia, Part 2
Air Date: March 26, 2020
2.7
S1:E9. Et in Arcadia, Part 1
Air Date: March 19, 2020
2.8
S1:E8. Broken Pieces
Air Date: March 12, 2020

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76

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Critic Reviews

90

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips

Jan 23, 2020

Stewart’s just lovely in this. He has spent his post-"Next Generation" and post-"X-Men" career staking out various corners of the indie and studio film world, to mixed success. Picard suits him wonderfully, still. Just as the first round of “Star Trek” movies, the ones with William Shatner and the gang, made hay on the old idea of old dogs learning new tricks, “Picard” too has some of that in its synthetic DNA. And it works, because the actors are the right actors, and it’s treated seriously but without a crushing sense of solemnity. Read full review

90

Decider

Joel Keller

Jan 27, 2020

If there’s any character in the Trek universe that can carry a season-long story arc, it’s Jean-Luc Picard. Read full review

80

The Hollywood Reporter

Dan Fienberg

Jan 23, 2020

If you accept the methodical pacing, the series is structurally elegant. Read full review

80

Vanity Fair

Joanna Robinson

Feb 3, 2020

Picard’s lack of faith in the institution he once looked to for guidance is a very 2020 mood. It’s not the show’s subtlest play, but it is classic Trek. For the most part, Picard is strongest when it is trying on other genre trappings—like the mystery element, which feels partially imported from Chabon’s best-selling novel The Yiddish Policemen's Union, or the unwitting-synthetics-in-disguise element, which could be Blade Runner, Terminator, or Battlestar Galactica (take your pick). ... [Sir Patrick Stewart] is in fine fettle at the helm of a new crew. Read full review

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Jan 23, 2020

Star Trek: Picard may represent a new chapter for Patrick Stewart’s beloved Jean-Luc, but it’s not trying to enlist new fans as much as it’s catering to old ones. For franchise die-hards, that’s likely OK. Read full review

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TVLine

Dave Nemetz

Jan 23, 2020

It’s a true pleasure to see Stewart in his element again, and it’s a relief that Picard has managed to build a new universe around him that we’d actually like to spend more time in. By the end of Episode 3, I was starting to feel those familiar Next Generation vibes again. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly

Darren Franich

Jan 23, 2020

Picard has flashes of eccentricity, and any science-fiction show with a Miguel de Unamuno shoutout demands a quantum of hope. But for now, this is another disappointing Star Trek. Should we give it a chance? My advice: Disengage. Read full review

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tommydoyle

Jan 25, 2020

a beautiful update on the great captain picard. new. modern. similar. different. great cast. so many elements with story. fyi not a spoiler but keep in mind who bruce maddux is because i missed this and it's probably very important. he's the scientist who wanted to disassemble data to builda beautiful update on the great captain picard. new. modern. similar. different. great cast. so many elements with story. fyi not a spoiler but keep in mind who bruce maddux is because i missed this and it's probably very important. he's the scientist who wanted to disassemble data to build an army or race of androids in measure of a man in TNG… Expand

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Merdique

Feb 3, 2020

Star Trek “Disco” was such a disappointment that I had to stop watching early in season 2. I kept shouting at the tv that this was wrong. It felt like an action hero movie with too many characters trying to be interesting at the same time (which most action hero movies are these days).

StarStar Trek “Disco” was such a disappointment that I had to stop watching early in season 2. I kept shouting at the tv that this was wrong. It felt like an action hero movie with too many characters trying to be interesting at the same time (which most action hero movies are these days).

Star Trek: Picard feels like a return to form. It is perfect? No. Is it always consistent (with previous incarnations or with itself)? No. Is it engaging? Yes. Will it grow out of its imperfections? I suspect so, like most of the previous ST series (watching the first season of any ST series is usually cringe-worthy). So far, this is a serious attempt at ST. The acting is good. The dialogues are good. The action is reasonable (no mushroom drives here).

I say, give it a chance.… Expand

6 of 42 users found this helpful636

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Honest-Yan

Jan 29, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Reviewing first episode) SPOILERS! This is clearly a vanity piece for Patrick Stewart, but I'm fine with this considering he is the character I want to see. They introduce an unnecessary superhuman female character early on, then kill her off, then she has an identical twin. Seeing as they had not bothered to develop the first twin in any meaningful way before killing her, she stands as the same person. This death and subsequent identical twin scenario is terrible writing to say the least. I enjoyed seeing Steward reprise the role. I also liked seeing data again in a cameo, which I am guessing will be the first of several. Stewart appears to be one of few 79yr olds who can survive being blown back by an explosive shock wave but perhaps he has a cyborg hip or something? The superwoman is not the reason I tuned in, but seeing as Stewart is (or at least should be) too old to do fight scenes, I'm ok with her doing a bunch of stunts to liven things up, hopefully they'll develop the character in a meaningful way throughout the series. Although, there is a setup in this episode for thinly veiled preaching about the political views of the writers, so far it isn't in-your-face-obnoxious like Discovery was. Overall, this offers much promise but, considering the poor pedigree of the writers I am less optimistic than I would like to be.… Expand

5 of 8 users found this helpful53

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thelastboyscout

Apr 22, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Old man, I got news for you - you didn´t make Star Trek - Star Trek made you!

The writers of the show are cultural vandals, unable to create anything sublime themselves. It is riddled with plotholes, painstakingly slow but doesn´t take time to develop any characters and has a Mary Sue main protagonist.

They bring in memberberries, just to kill them off one by one. Be it Icheb, Bruce Maddox, Hugh or even Data(!) They are so clever to show us Romulans with a similar appearance as Vulcans, only to have a Romulan/Vulcan halfbreed chief of Ster Fleet security(!) Thanks to their own sloppyness they can claim it to be canon all they want, when it is simply not possible. Tbh, I doubt those hacks have ever seen a single episode of Trek. What´s even worse - the showrunners admitted they wanted to offend fans A.K.A. paying customers. As far as I´m concerned this never happened. Fanfiction on steroids written by idiot children.… Expand

12 of 13 users found this helpful121

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oseggene

Feb 14, 2020

Update after watching "Stardust City Rag" (episode #5). My emotional reaction during this episode went between bored, disgusted, depressed, and angry. The episode was about as bad as episode #2, which was the worst of the first four episodes. I can't stand this show any more! Shame onUpdate after watching "Stardust City Rag" (episode #5). My emotional reaction during this episode went between bored, disgusted, depressed, and angry. The episode was about as bad as episode #2, which was the worst of the first four episodes. I can't stand this show any more! Shame on Kurtzman, Chabon, Stewart and the rest, for ruining my beloved "Star Trek" franchise. I'm done with the series, having cancelled my CBS All Access subscription after watching episode #5.

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I am writing this review after having watched all of the first four episodes. Episode #1: good, if somewhat confusing and slow-paced. Episode #2: should only be watched by SJWs who hate "Star Trek." Episode #3: a bit better than episode #2, but still had me thinking about canceling my CBS All Access subscription at the end of this month. Episode #4: almost as good as the first episode. Overall assessment: 3 out of 10 stars.

Episode #4 ("Absolute Candor") was more interesting, with better pacing, and it felt more like a Trek episode than a Trek rip-off. This is probably because Jonathan Frakes directed "Absolute Candor."

Frakes played Commander Riker in NextGen. Frakes also directed a number of Trek TV episodes and movies. His directing clearly pulled up the quality of "Picard," though I still find the series to be paced too sluggishly, with scenes and stories that are confusing at times, and annoyingly woke.

Before episode #4, I was wishing "Picard" had not been made, because it hasn't felt like a Trek series and the writers tossed far left-leaning political values and innuendo into the stories. After watching "Absolute Candor," I have a glimmer of hope for this series. I'm still leaning toward pulling the plug on this show by canceling my All Access subscription when it expires at month's end. But hope dies hard.… Expand

20 of 25 users found this helpful205

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Ummm

Aug 23, 2020

This show has graphic violence & torture, is unsuitible for children to watch! Does not follow canon or give you any hope or inspiration for a better future! I grew up watching STO reruns as a teen in the early 70's, fell in love with the show on my first viewing, which happened to beThis show has graphic violence & torture, is unsuitible for children to watch! Does not follow canon or give you any hope or inspiration for a better future! I grew up watching STO reruns as a teen in the early 70's, fell in love with the show on my first viewing, which happened to be arguably the best STO episode made The City on the Edge of Forever! I also grew to love ST TNG, ST DS9 as an adult and was ecstatic when we had our first female captain in Voyager. But the most gratifying was being able to sit down and watch Voyager with my children, seeing the joy and anticipation for the next episode, the hope for a better future through their eyes, sharing stories of people who were inspired into certain career fields by the show, it didn't get any better than that. Sadly, this is something you can't do with this show! To CBS, don't ever expect me or my family to watch/pay anything made by Kurtzman or with the Kelvan timeline. It's disgusting what you've allowed to happen to Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future & his legacy! The whole lot of you are a disgrace!… Expand

4 of 5 users found this helpful41

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helohe

Feb 18, 2020

I really wanted to like this. But unfortunately I do not. There is nothing Star Trek about this series.

27 of 31 users found this helpful274

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Seasons & Episodes

76

Series Overview
Season 1

76
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 23, 2020
- 3.3
  S1:E10. Et in Arcadia, Part 2
  Air Date: March 26, 2020
- 2.7
  S1:E9. Et in Arcadia, Part 1
  Air Date: March 19, 2020
- 2.8
  S1:E8. Broken Pieces
  Air Date: March 12, 2020
- 4.0
  S1:E7. Nepenthe
  Air Date: March 5, 2020
- 4.8
  S1:E6. The Impossible Box
  Air Date: February 27, 2020
- 3.0
  S1:E5. Stardust City Rag
  Air Date: February 20, 2020
- 3.0
  S1:E4. Absolute Candor
  Air Date: February 13, 2020
- 4.0
  S1:E3. The End Is the Beginning
  Air Date: February 6, 2020
- 4.8
  S1:E2. Maps and Legends
  Air Date: January 30, 2020
- 4.8
  S1:E1. Remembrance
  Air Date: January 23, 2020