- Director
- Hanelle Culpepper
- Writers
- Akiva Goldsman, James Duff
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Running Time
- 44 minutes
- Airs
- Thursdays
- Channel
- CBS All Access, Amazon Prime
Overall Score
Rating Summary
With the first Star Trek reboot film coming out 11 years ago, JJ Abrams brought back a beloved franchise that had left an Enterprise-shaped hole in the hearts of sci-fi fans. Star Trek: Discovery (season 2 review here) brought the adventures of Starfleet back to the small screen with new characters and adventures intertwined with the decades of lore this universe has given us. Now, a return to one of the most beloved characters in these stories as Picard shows us what life is like after Starfleet for a retired officer. This is the Star Trek renaissance.
One would expect this series to dive deep into the nostalgia that it has to offer in comparison to Discovery, but it manages to be so much more. Not only that, but it somehow is the most and least Trek show since Next Generation. It brings the world of Star Trek and all its nuances, but tackles a deeper, more human angle through the now 92-year-old Jean-Luc Picard. He deals with the scars of his past, the boredom of his present and the mysteries that the future now holds for him. It becomes a realistic, and emotionally gripping character study that only brings one constant from its predecessor: the Captain himself.
Remembrance dives right into the lore of Star Trek and this may scare new fans away believing that they need to have seen the other series for everything to make sense. While watching TNG is a great precursor for this series, it is only a complement to show the past of Picard as this episode helps to establish its own story. This causes the pilot to feel burdened by an abundance of exposition-filled scenes, but this is a series with unwavering potential to be phenomenal.
The series sets in motion its own mystery revolving around the present day investigation, but it also dives into the scarred psyche of the former captain as he reels over the loss of one of his most beloved companions. This allows for a slew of cameos and recurring returns from TNG crew members which will delight fans old and new to see the interaction between these characters after all these years. Hopefully this short 10 episode season causes the stories to be well-crafted, tension-filled and leave no minute wasted. So far so good. Engage!
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