Surrender

This series hit a high from the start. And it keeps hitting every episode. Can´t wait for the next one. All of the cast of TNG superb. Seven perfect, Rest of the cast perfect. All the characters from past star trek series a perfect addition to the story. The mighty enemy from Deep space 9. The mystery about Jack. Why do they want him alive? New aliens, new worlds and the new Worf. His deadly calm and subtle humour. You know he still just loves killing and he kills alot. The dark atmosphere grabs you. Well done!

Very well written. We were blessed with Strange new worlds and now this. Star Trek is back!

The Titan crew suffer under the captivity of Varic.

This is a good episode with enjoyable character moments.

For me the highlight of the episode is seeing a group of characters on stage together and this should provide enough of a dopamine hit for most TNG fans.

The plot is questionable in how certain plot lines are being dragged out and even repeated from the previous episode, but I think it can be forgiven when you see certain emotional payoffs as the episode climaxes.

There needs to be a worthwhile reveal regarding the Jack Crusher arc soon, because it is getting frustrating to see him self-obsessing in every scene.

Several characters have enjoyable moments such as Data, Seven, Riker, Troi, Worf and even Raffi.

All actors are on great form, especially Brent Spiner and Amanda Plummer.

The production values are excellent once more with strong cinematography, editing, art design, and sci-fi effects.

One of the things I appreciated most about this episode was the way it skillfully balanced action with character development. There were plenty of exciting moments, including an intense space battle and a daring escape from a hostile planet, but these scenes never felt gratuitous or disconnected from the characters' emotional journeys.

Overall, I thought this was one of the best episodes of Picard so far, and I can't wait to see where the story goes from here. The pacing was excellent, the acting was top-notch, and the writing was both smart and emotional. I highly recommend this episode to any fan of the series, and I can't wait to see what happens next!

What we are witnessing is a great justice for what I consider to be the prime Trek cast. If this show wraps up with the same quality in story and production that is being shown here, I think a lot of fans will feel content. Now if they could've made this a three season arc, that would have been ideal. Nonetheless, this episode and all of the others of this season have been highly enjoyable. I'm assuming this will be one of the highest rated seasons in Trek history when looking at the episode ratings (already 3 ep. Over 9 rating, and 5 ep. Over 8 rating. Even though it's not episodic by nature, I hope the studios can sift through and see the elements of production, writing and story that make this Prime Trek.

The first half continues vadic's take over, thankfully the writers did a good job of getting our heroes out of it, with only a couple of fatalities.

Only problem i had with it was the incesant monologue from vadic, which took up way too much time and didn't even have a point to it, just usual cliche tropey villain posturing right out of negans play book. Which i find profoundly annoying and a poor excuse to fill out runtime of an episode.

Thankfully the episode redeems itself with riker and de'ana being held captive and datalore and geordie sub plots being resolved.

This episode was high on drama, a little action and ends on an annoying cliff hanger.

Probably predictable for a lot of tng fans but still enjoyable !

Produciton / bts is usual high quality.