Picard 3x09- 'Vox' ~~ { ** Spoilers Within ** }

What the f*ck did Worf do to my Enterprise E?!!

But jesus, those last few minutes. Nearly brought to tears there. The old girl herself, and they even went to the effort to make a proper set for her. And yes…the carpets, the lighting, and Majel F*cking Barrett as the computer, as she always should be.

It’s ST:III with the Enterprise D.

I am annoyed with them cheaping out on the Borg again. Get some proper drones FFS. I hope they at least try with “Vox of Borg” and not just have Jack with black contacts and some skin makeup. Give us some Borg armor, lazer pointer on the head, the works. Also could have done with less silly dialogue like: “Collective, we have taken Titan!” Since when do Borg drones need ring into the hive-mind to let them know things? I’m annoyed by this take on the Borg. Too similar to those non-Borg in Season 2.

Loved the end of the episode. But that is because it's old Trek.

The rest was the usual rubbish. Troi runs out in the middle of a session. Great bedside manner there counsellor.

Picard takes half an hour to get to the point when telling Jack what is wrong with him.

Jack runs off to the Borg. The security in the future is terrible. He can just grab a shuttle and turn off the transponder and he's gone.

Space feels tiny in new Trek (not just in Picard) . You can pop anywhere in a shuttle in a couple of hours (apparently). What's the point in having a starship?

Great that they're in the Entreprise D but what are they going to do against the fleet?

I thought so too! But not the case, they have said "We are the Borg" -- https://youtu.be/c5rlAjuwdLQ?t=153 -- skip to around 2:33 if it doesn't start there.

She must have just emphasised the sentence differently this time. It sounded a bit off.

Ended up being spoiled by the reveal of Shaw's death before I had a chance to watch this and was in mourning all day. FFS.

Okay episode. Disappointed it's the Borg again. Did enjoy seeing Shelby again, I hope they haven't killed her off. Was fun seeing the D again and actual set lighting! Realised at the end it was the first time actually being able to see the detail on the uniforms.

I want him to impregnate me with his babies too

<sigh> Borg

I'll get my coat! 😁

Anyway ...

I would have thought when the Ent-F emerged, they would have also had NX-01 in formation or at least on show, as Shelby did reference it in her spiel while emerging from Spacedock. Don't these future types not know how to commemorate things properly. 🤷‍♂️

Also, I thought one of the ships in the "formation" was a Galaxy Class on first watch, but it has funky looking nacelles and not a smooth saucer section, so I'm sure one of you will be able to say what type it is:

I had that sinking feeling during the firefight on the maintenance deck that Shaw might take a mortal wound. I really hope we get some miracle cure. He was quite the breath of fresh air as a character.

I had a little quiver run through me as the D was revealed, but I feared the poor lighting fairies would strike ... but NO! It was the properly lit D bridge! So the memberberries were strong when that happened.

Can't resist 🤣:

Speaking of Janeway ... Picard's Borg were always pretty tough baddies, but they ended up being wimps around Janeway! So will the admiral, oft mentioned but not seen yet, show up and put an end to this devilish plot? 🤔

As others have mentioned, there are a LOT of plot-holes in this, but we're trekkies, so we're used to that kind of thing. 🤓

I'm looking forward to the conclusion of a far better season than the previous two.

I was kind wondering this. As delighted as I was about the Enterprise D flying again, Voyager is a bit more advanced and well proven in battle, while the Defiant is an actual warship, built for a fight. Would have made sense to at least bring them along. Perhaps Seven & Raffi swoop in and help the Ent D during the final battle using Voyager?

Going to guess that only had the budget to rebuild one of the bridge sets, and in a TNG finale it’s a safe bet which bridge should be chosen. They really did an excellent job rebuilding it.

Here’s something I’m wondering. Any bets on us getting a saucer separation in the final episode? And if they do, will they be cheeky and reuse the stock TNG footage of the D separating that they used in every episode where it happened (and in Generations!). I know it’s not needed with CGI, but it would be a delightful nod :P

There two Borg collectives now after S2, they probably just added the "The" to affirm they are the original.

Speaking of the Jurati Borg from the end last season, that's a huge plotline left hanging.

With 1 episode in what's supposed to be the final season left, it's hard to see their spacial anomaly threat getting airtime, though those Borg are probably the only allies Picard has available with the entire federation fleet assimilated. Can they tie the anomaly into the Borg plot? You'd have thought Jurati's Borg would have recognised other Borg involvement in that anomaly.

Does it have good ratings ?

The show runners are pushing for a Star Trek Legacy spin off. Usually when that news hits the media it's being seriously discussed.

That'd be a win win for everyone. Not all the TNG original cast want to continue after this year, Legacy would allow the remainder to continue and the others could dip in here and there if they change their minds. Also allows involvement for the DS9 and Voyager crew. Could get a follow up to Sisco's disappearance in the wormhole.