I Made This Comic About The True Meaning Of Friendship.

I made this comic about the true meaning of friendship.

the q/picard/vash dynamic i think is so fun and its so underappreciated i just think it would be fun to see picard try not to get a stress ulcer from keeping his space jester boyfriend and evil indiana jones girlfriend from killing each other or committing an interstellar diplomatic incident

Picard: Do you think before you speak?

Q: I have never thought about anything ever. Fuck you.

On a scale of 1-10, how do you feel about the TNG character's arcs? What do you think the writers could have done better?

This one took a while for me to get to because I needed to break out the laptop so that I could type as quickly as I could think...

Picard: It’s difficult to have any complaints about his arch (if you don’t count the movies) because it was really well done in terms of writing but also delivery. Patrick Stewart didn’t have to go as hard in this role as he did, BUT he did and I’m grateful for it. He started out as this very icy, distant, and very repressed man who was a very capable Captain, but not as good at being a people-person, which was required of him as the Captain of the Enterprise. He goes through a LOT without compromising his character's core, but still grows and expands on who he is. All in all, it’s a great arch. 

Beverly: I feel like we could have stood to see more of who she is outside of her role as “Doctor”, “Wesley’s Mom” or “Picard’s love interest”. We got tidbits here and there, in fleeting scenes with Deanna, but I would have loved to see more of her as a person in her own right. That episode where she ended up in her own pocket universe was AMAZING and we deserved to see more of her doing stuff like that. Otherwise, I’m pretty content with her arch.

Riker: Truly amazing how much facial hair can change a man’s appearance AND attitude. I loved the leap we made from season one to season two, in terms of personality. His steadfast loyalty to Picard, his passionate defense of his friends, and his genuine respect for women were some of my favourite parts of the show. I wish we’d gotten to see him be bisexual. But so does Jonathan Frakes, so. 

Deanna: I really wish her desire to ascend the ladder of command wasn’t thrown in at the last minute. It should have been something gradual that she struggled with for more than one episode. We’ve seen how her empathic abilities give her a leg up in most situations, I would have liked to see more of how they hindered her in terms of command and having to IGNORE feelings that she could feel as deeply as her own in favour of protocol. I wanted to see her struggle with the fear of losing herself in the role of command but still WANT to go for it. Also, maybe more of her acting as a therapist. I wish we had a “Deanna’s Day” episode where we see how she deals with counseling members of the Enterprise after their weekly trauma. 

Wesley: God, he had so much potential and then they just kind of spit all over his character at the last minute. I APPRECIATED that he realized the course that he had been working for his whole life wasn’t actually what he wanted, but what he thought everyone else wanted from him. That was real and relatable. But I wish it had happened SOONER in the series so we could see him working more with the Traveler, and maybe struggling with his time abilities. He’s so used to being great at everything he does, struggling with something would be a learning experience. 

Tasha: I wish that they had killed her off and let her stay dead. I know that’s very contrary to most people’s opinions, but HOLY SHIT that would be so much better than what they actually did with Tasha. They killed her off without warning and that was a message in itself: death happens and sometimes it doesn’t make sense, doesn’t serve a greater purpose, and leaves you without any sense of closure but your life still has to continue. And you know what? That isn’t a terrible message. TBH, I could even give the writers props for finding a clever way to bring her back and this time give her a death that would mean something in the grand scheme of things. That’s the closure for the audience. There she is, now watch her die as she lived this time; putting the good of others before herself. BUT THEN THEY FUCKED UP. THEY FUCKED UP SO BAD. They had her survive just to be taken prisoner, raped and then executed because the baby she had betrayed her. Excuse me??? Her half-Romulan daughter was bullshit. I hated it. 

Data: The goal for Data should have been for him to get as close to humanity as possible, but still fall short and have him realize that it’s OKAY. That he’s fine the way he is and doesn’t have to keep flying steadily closer to the sun to be accepted. The emotions chip was a cop-out. He should have accepted himself as he is. 

La Forge: He honestly didn’t get much of an arch. I wish we had gotten more Geordi-centric episodes that let us get to know him outside of romance and Engineering. He was pretty similar to the Geordi we met at the beginning when the series ended. He deserved more. 

Worf: I would have loved to see more of him as a father. What we did get to see painted him in a less than stellar light. I feel like we were really robbed of Worf/Alexander interactions. Worf was just the “Klingon” for so many seasons, we deserved to see beyond that. 

Ro Laren: Hm. Her ultimate betrayal of Picard made sense, in terms of her character, but I didn’t love it. 

Guinan: She was perfect as she was. That’s why nothing ever really changed. 

O'Brien: Mike Mike was not given enough love on TNG. 

Lore: HE DESERVED A REDEMPTION ARCH. He did, he deserved it. I hated that we got Descent instead because it would have been so much better if he had been given the tools to recover from his trauma. Please, god, someone fix him with the power of friendship. I really relate to his anger about how Noonian just threw him away and started over instead of putting in the work to help him overcome his flaws. 

Q: He never made out with Picard on screen and that was deeply unfair. Especially since there were so many chances in the last episode. 

Barclay: I know he’s like a fan favourite because his anxiety is relatable, but I actually never liked him much. The episode he was introduced in left a bad taste in my mouth. Like, I felt for him in the way that he was treated by the crew but HOLY SHIT I WANTED TO THROW UP when I saw how he was sexualizing every woman who smiled at him. He got more tolerable in Season 7, but I never wanted to see more of him. His actor was great, though. 

Lwaxana: Queen shit. Nothing was wrong with her ever. You guys just hate to see a girlboss winning. 

First Teaser for Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard! (And yes; he’s back!)

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