Three easy ways to fix Star Trek Picard

Note: this was written before Episode 9 was released so whatever maybe I’m wrong about everything who knows.

Star Trek Picard has a few interesting ideas smothered in boring, derivative nonsense. I liked the pilot. I liked the Troi-Riker episode. I even liked this last episode, in a way. The Holo-Rioses were endearing and when Raffi isn’t a stereotypically offensive drug addict welfare queen, she’s pretty great. And in a meta moment, Picard as a character seemed to really find himself after visiting the Troi-Rikers. But let’s be real — the show is still largely…