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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 7908458" data-attributes="member: 3887">As for the Picard S01E02 itself, the things that stood out for me were, oddly enough, the worldbuilding. We saw two completely new things: the Federation having to make an actually economic decision and radical changes to the Romulan Empire presented in a fairly subtle way.I believe for the first time, we got a sense of what could tax the Fedration's mostly post-scarcity economy. A fleet of 10,000 warp-capable ships could be had with some badgering from a storied and self-righteous admiral. But 10,000 more? Not outside the Federation's capability, but beyond their political will (with good reason for the decision, too).Then we got a picture of the successor state of the Romulan Star Empire via Borg Cube U. ("Go Drones! Resistance is Futile"). The famously secretive & paranoid culture inviting researchers --seemingly young, mostly -- from around the galaxy to 'join in' studying Borg artifacts (which the Romulans keep). Sure, it's a university full of armed soldiers and spies, but it's still an interesting form of glasnost that's congruent with the devastating loss of the Romulans home system. Gives them an almost post-Soviet vibe; esp.with the hit squads operating with impunity in the West, err, on Earth.(I also liked CSI: Tal Shiar and the amazing scene of the admiral spitting venom at Jean-Luc, but honestly it was the nerdy setting stuff I keep thinking about).</blockquote>

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