By: Keaton Marcus

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Review of Prime Video/CBS’ Star Trek Picard:

A joint production involving both Prime Video and CBS, Star Trek Picard has brought back veteran Patrick Stewart in the newest installment to the massive, sprawling inter-connected universe. And it’s good, damn good. The main character is still Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard, but he acts alongside Isa Briones as a mysterious woman who gets attacked by aliens dubbed the Romulans, and after seeing a vision of Picard, she looks to him for safety. Surprisingly, it not only finds solid emotional depth, but is also a thoroughly entertaining, suitably action packed continuation. It perhaps isn’t as exciting or thrilling as someone could expect, though Stewart and Briones have firm chemistry and the original plot will please both Trekkies and non fan-boys. I’ve only seen the pilot of the show, which clocks at about 45 minutes, but I would love to see what path the show will take. The story is both easy to follow and complex at the same time and while it requires a bit of patience, it’s very well-made. Also, the production design and CGI is top-notch, giving action-hungry viewers more than enough to chew on. What’s interesting as well is to see Prime Video get into the sci-fi business again after they completed their hit show The Expanse last year and thankfully, fans of that show will absolutely adore this one.

Should you Binge, Browse, or Skip?

Star Trek Picard is should be a bit more thrilling, though Patrick Stewart’s triumphant return and dazzling production design should be more than enough for die-hard fans. I would say…BINGE IT