Overview
The authoritarian regime of Altered Earth was interesting to visit, although the trajectory from Point A to Point B is left a bit weak. Where there is actually some action, with an Emergency Combat Hologram and playing hide and seek with newbie, low-end drones, the show is decent. But many of the episodes feel like a VERY long episode that should have been a two-parter like it was on Voyager. Season 1 was way better. And don’t get me started on Picard trying to be the “old wise man” imparting great pronouncements while having NO sense of connection or chemistry with just about anyone. Even Guinan feels very forced.
List of Episodes from Season 2
| S02E01 | The Star Gazer | None of our tomorrows are guaranteed. Particularly when large-scale anomalies appear out of nowhere, calling your name. However, it might be better than Q calling you. | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ |
| S02E02 | Penance | In an alternate Q reality, a safe galaxy is a human galaxy. President Hanson, Rios, the Borg Queen and others are more confused than present for Eradication Day. | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ |
| S02E03 | Assimilation | LA in 2024? Wasn’t that a Voyager episode? Any 29th century tech sitting around anywhere? No? Oh, well. | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ |
| S02E04 | Watcher | Guinan may be a listener, but only when you say something interesting, like your name. Oh, and ICE grabs some of the time travellers. | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ |
| S02E05 | Fly Me to the Moon | Picard’s ancestor probably isn’t helped much with Q as her therapist. And Data with his child in a bubble is a bit creepy. | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ |
| S02E06 | Two of One | Jean-Luc meets his ancestor, gives her a pep talk, and there’s a bunch of gala stuff going on. | 🐸🐸⚪⚪⚪ |
| S02E07 | Monsters | A trip inside Jean-Luc’s head and past is not particularly interesting. | 🐸🐸⚪⚪⚪ |
| S02E08 | Mercy | Guinan and Jean-Luc are arrested, everyone else just wanders around accomplishing nothing. Good line from Guinan that the boy who met a Vulcan had to have that experience in order to grow up to be the FBI agent to arrest them. | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ |
| S02E09 | Hide and Seek | Okay, an Emergency Combat Hologram is pretty cool. As is playing hide and seek with newbie Borg at Chateau Picard. Hippie love moments? Meh. | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ |
| S02E10 | Farewell | In the past, double the ancestor, half the risk, a bit easy; but that project Khan file sounds intriguing. In the future, Agnes is Guardian of the Gate? That sounds intriguing too. A bit shmaltzy in places though. | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ |
The Bottom Line
Not as enjoyable as Season 1, needed more action or a lot of editing.
