Excelsior can't catch a break man Luckily there seems to be 1 of 3 left 1st one was mothballed ad the museum 3rd one is well Gone now 2nd one is apparently still active, granted it's 31 years old now, but It never really got brought up after
no, that's where Picard's young guy warrior friend from season one was stationed. One of the barbs of season three producers to erase the first 2 seasons of Picard, and overall the past 25 years of sad Star Trek.
I respect and hate this scene. . . I really,really hated Shaw at first, but he grew on me, so much so that I did not want him to die, I wanted more of him. Todd Stashwick did a great job!
Before this episode, there were calls by others for a Shaw show, similar to the way people were calling for a Pike show after Discovery Season 2. Then this episode happened and everyone went, "... Damn."
And the character of Captain Shaw is so great bc he sits completely outside of the TNG world and actually takes appropriate and responsible actions and views the world with realistic and accountable expectations... He's basically beating the critics from the audience to the punch by calling out the TNG crew for their rule breaking and plot armoring and special treatment that they receive... And he's calling them out in the scenes. Lol. That's such a great technique that they used to disarm that whole argument before it starts.
Shaw "I HATE the crew on the NCC1701D Enterprise. You're all a bunch of self righteous assholes!!!" also Shaw: Ohh mah GAWD! Is that La-Forrge!? I am like, such a huge fan! I have your manual on advanced engines. Im like, such a Stan for you."
Shaw had been running from the demons that haunted him since Wolf 359. He was traumatized by survivors guilt-wondering why he lived when others of his crew didn’t. It’s off his back now.
Especially as it's an inverse of that situation, as he dies in order to allow his fellow crew members to evacuate a ship being attacked by the Borg on the last available escape craft. It's not _literally_ the same scenario, but certainly close enough for this to be considered full circle.
His character reminded me of Lt. Dan on Forrest Gump. He lived, feeling he should have died, but spent all that time wondering what the purpose of it all was.
The first time he called her Hanson again after she told him she knew it was a changling and not Sdyney because Sydney always called her Commander Seven out of respect to the name she prefered, I knew if he ever called her Seven of Nine he would die immediately after. I felt so vindicated when that was exactly what happened. Dude was an absolute ass, but he was a good captain that cared deeply for his crew.
lol Just noticed the similar music piece at 1:49 when picard hailed the enterprise in Best of Both worlds and Riker was like fire....then that cliffhanger music at 1:49
When they are watching the screen for the USS Excelsior, its fairly similar to the TNG episode "The Wounded". The screen layout just looks updated, but otherwise very similar to when they are watching the USS Phoenix destroy a Cardassian ship : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-guo1ivcosVo.html
I like how the phasor fire has a certain solidity to it, like actually firing a gun. you can feel the recoil through the screen, and when the phasor shot hits somebody, there is something solid to the strike
We lost a good captain but man he passed away starring into 7 s eyes knowing she would be the best she can as caption as we find out later he recommends captain for her upon return from the mission , an he admired her bravery an loyalty ❤ I wished an hope he some how got some nana probes accidentally that know one knew about an healed him we can dream people we can dream
I hope they do a "Jedi Mind Trick" for ST:Legacy and Shaw didn't die but recovered from his injuries. Wouldn't be the first resurrection in the ST universe.
@@AndrewChapman I never understood why they never did more with Shelby. She was vital in what arguably the best Trek ever (TV or movie). And then she vanishes. Never a guest star. Doesn't pops up on DS9 captaining a starship or leading a taskforce. They could've had Shelby captaining Voyager instead creating the character Janeway. Just radio silence for 30 years, and its not like she was unpopular withing the nerdverse, infact she was a big part of the Mackenzie Calhoun stories, another character that I really want to see come into canon.
hey screwed up when killing shaw! he was EXACLY the kid of personality this franchise needed! i adored him right from the firs scene! he may have been a prick! but he was RIGHT!!! and we all KNOW IT! hats why he pissed so many off. but what IS right? IS right! (because hes my son! ah.... god damn it....) yall know what im talking about! BRILLIANTLY written charactor
I have not seen one comment on any video or anything I have ever seen on this series, and I watched the series...... Explaining why the star fleet ships appear in that kind of pattern. There has to be a reason for it
