I can imagine Jean-Luc choosing to play out both these fantasies. Both are adventure stories, both elevate the scrappy commoner at the expense of the complacent aristocracy, both are historic fiction. However, our Captain is forced into these roles against his will. In the first case, the Musketeer is a holodeck representation that flatters neither …
In the series finale, Q sends Picard on a time warp into his past and his future. Because our Picard does not belong in either time, and knows it, and tries to fix it, he alters the timeline into timelines and thus Old Picard, again, isn’t really Picard. But he’s closer to “real” than Kamin or …
Another instance of Jean-Luc not choosing his own clothes or narrative. In this case, he doesn’t even remember he’s the human captain of a starship exploring space and in fact these clothes don’t physically exist outside the memories of a long dead civilization implanted in his subconscious. “The Inner Light” is a very Star Trek-y episode …
The best part of “Time’s Arrow,” and to be honest the only part that really works for me, is the costuming. Picard rocks this many layered look and I love that he’s dressed lower class than the rest of them. ‘Rough and tumble street Picard’ is a fun side to him – and it’s a …
Black on black on black is traditional for covert ops: And as Beverly and Worf wear the same outfit as Jean-Luc, we can assume it is Starfleet issue spy wear. As seen on Section 31, Starfleet’s spy division: In the first cap the extra on the left is wearing what Jean-Luc wears in “Chain of …
Once, maybe ten years ago, I was on a podcast talking about being a geek and a girl at the same time and toward the end I was asked if I spoke Klingon. I answered “No, I speak Romulan.” I was referring to the Rihannsu language made up for Diane Duane’s series of books about Rihannsu/Romulan …
The Borg represent a lack of choice – a denial of choice. But in exchange they provide confidence, strength, boldness, purpose, power. Having a choice requires making a decision. It’s scary and can be very lonely.
This was an INSTANT FAVOURITE when it first appeared in “Darmok”. It’s Jean-Luc’s ‘casual Captain’s uniform’ similar to this on Kirk and Archer: I love that suede and gold lamé (and leather in the first appearance of Jean-Luc’s jacket) are considered more casual than the standard uniform. And I like that its appearance in “Darmok”, “Liaisons”, and “Attached” …
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My favorite part of Generations – besides Demora Sulu – is the parade of uniforms as the franchise shifts from TNG style to DS9/Voyager style. The choice was made to save costuming costs, but it adds to the debate over recycling vs laundering uniforms: if uniforms were made to be replicated and worn once everyone would …
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Starfleet Uniform, Command I (Seasons 1-2, “All Good Things”)Starfleet Uniform, Command II (Seasons 3-7, Generations, First Contact) Seen side by side the ‘pajama’ aspect of the early seasons TNG jumpsuit is really clear. The crew are wearing onesies. With a zipper front and piping. In that very first promo shot above, with his hands on his hips, …
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