Star Trek: Picard (TV Series) Stardust City Rag (2020) User Reviews

I know the Romulans suffered, but the Federation?

[isabellacheng · 7/10 · 23 February 2020]

What is going on in this Star Trek universe? Star Trek is a post-scarcity world, a cashless society where anyone can replicate anything they could ever dream of!

After Cardassia Prime was devastated in the Dominion War, the Federation had industrial replicators to spare for rebuilding the Cardassia worlds. Why would Romulan refugees, who are only a fraction of the total population, suffer from poverty a decade after the supernova?

Let alone why would a lawless place such as the terribly CGI-ed Freecloud even exist? (The rasterization was so poorly done in a world of ray-tracing that even matte paintings back in the days were far superior! Further off-topic, why would they infinite-zoom into the Borg cube, but in the end just cut to the set and not zoom to the set!?)

I get why Seven would go back and "do her thing", at least there is credible motivation, but all the unnecessary violence is just... inappropriate. There are 3 premeditated murders in this episode! I am not shy of violence, but the violence should be relevant in the storytelling world. In the past there were (non-graphical) violence in Star Trek, in ritual combats and wars. Yet there is simply no reason for anything to end up the way it does in this series. A conspiracy against Androids would not mess up the whole galaxy is what I am saying.

If the producers like blood and gore so much, perhaps hire Tarantino to direct the series then. At least the violence would be in service of the story.

What is happening to this series?

[kevinmorice · 6/10 · 25 February 2020]

I was enjoying the first few episodes. Fine it is darker and more depressing than I like my Trek, but there have been hints that the Federation is rotting from the inside and the violence was done only when it suited to move the story forward, and was generally non-gory. This episode suddenly seems to be a patchwork of Discovery (which I hate), Blunt Talk (which I love, but has no place in the Trek universe) and a Tarantino bloodfest. I am going to give it another week to see if they get back on track, but this one was right on the Negan/Glenn level for tipping me out of watching the show.

Stardust City Rubbish

[st_heinz · 6/10 · 24 February 2020]

It's a shame. The series somehow does not get better, although the storylines are finally developing. After the excellent, exciting (but also daring) Pilot-episode the series is developing poorly and in the completely wrong direction. This episode is a low point. In the pilot episode, I still thought: okay, development has to be, there can also be changes. It has to evolve. But what is this "everything is bad. Everyone is bad. The good is dead"-stuff? This has nothing to do with Star Trek anymore! It's more "expanse", just a lot worse ... Cheap horror (gutting Borg), stupid comedy (French accent), unbelievable action (everything in the bar), long predictable elements (Wow! The doc is a traitor), unnecessary effects without any sense (spam holograms) and many more. Seven (Jeri Ryan) could not save the episode, the absurd character twist is something, I m not taken. The return to the planet as an angel of revenge is ridiculous and only arose out of the cheap compulsion to prove: yeah, take a look: Star Trek is now a dark series!...why the hell !?

Horribly Mediocre and Sad

[satanenterprises · 23 February 2020]

Formulaic modern television without the critical point of difference that made Star Trek: Optimism for humanity.

Human beings today are already better than the people in this show. It's not remotely believable.

Do you have any idea what you're taking away from people? Star Trek is an inpiring part of many modern humanist's lives. Watching this feels like watching a family member going off the rails and messing up their lives.

The ugly side.

[jnathanjones · 10/10 · 21 February 2020]

Growing up watching star trek it was always utopian. Seeing life within the federation and now to see the dirty gritty underbelly where things aren't quite so perfect. I enjoyed the episode. My heart did break as icheb who was this adorable young person (especially when he thought b'lana was flirting with him) met a horrible end. It's different but who wants the same old star trek over and over? I like 7of9's character development. I love old trek and I love this trek.

Diversions from what many expect from Star Trek

[felicia-57294 · 6/10 · 25 February 2020]

The extreme gore at the beginning of the episode is really bad and drastically breaks with tradition for Star Trek. As others have commented, its kind of heartbreaking because it decidedly changes this from a drama that can comfortably be watched by a whole family to one that cannot.

Dr. Bruce Maddox is being held by the evil Bjayzi, an underworld figure who trades in Borg body parts and is a loan shark. It's kind of a stretch to think that someone like Maddox would have had any association with someone like that, but it is what it is. Also, knowing the type of person she is, it's kind of a stretch to think that Maddox would just willingly show up and basically offer himself to her. In his circumstances (defaulting on a loan from Byayzi) one would think Freecloud, where Bjayzi is based, would be the last place in the galaxy he would be found, not showing up at her establishment and accepting gratuitous poisoned cocktails from her.

Seven's meeting with Picard in his holo-study, intended to provide some development for her character, drags on a bit too much, and again we have something that probably makes a lot of Star Trek faithful sick: Seven slamming booze. What's with the glorification of booze (and vaping/drugs) in this series? Also, as others have commented, her being a vigilante is quite a break from her character in Voyager, one more rather extreme departure that is unpleasant. It would have been better to introduce a completely new character than to destroy an old one. This is not the upright Star Trek universe of previous series'. It is a dark one and all the seeming wokeness effused through this new series doesn't make up for it's lack.

As their ship La Serena approaches Freecloud conn is automatically handed over to Freecloud and 3D holo spam characters manifest in front of Picard, Rios, Raffi, and Agnes. I thought this was creative but others have criticized it. Elnor feels left out that he doesn't receive any spam which, considering his impoverished refugee background, is an interesting view. Implied with this holo-spam is that, like the present time, people in the future universe are somehow being tracked and their interests are stored and used for unwanted marketing. Not sure if that really belongs in Star Trek but it is creative.

Seven's role in this episode is to serve as bait for the crew to bargain with Bjayzi for Maddox. This is even worse than chattel slavery and is a really dark road to take for the plot, something to consider overall about the tone of the series. It is not light entertainment, but also heavy or positively-provacative entertainment doesn't necessary have to be dark like this IMHO. (It kind of reminds me of when Picard was extensively tortured by Romulans in NG, not a well-loved episode).

Rios goes down first and negotiates with Vop the scary reptiloid. Scenes cut back-and-forth temporally, something occurring frequently in this serious which can get annoying, and in other scenes we see the crew in preparation for their put-on to present themselves as traders offering Seven in exchange for Maddox. This is where Picard steps completely out of character in a scene which should have been cut, and one wonders why the other actors present at the scene did not immediately stop it and tell him to change it. Another commenter stated that all that is missing for Picard in this scene is a parrot.

When they all get down to Freecloud and are negotiating, it gets tedious. When Seven is finally confronting Bjayzi it gets really tedious as she goes into an in-depth explanation of Bjayzi's treatment of her Borg friend who was saw being tortured as his body parts were being extracted in a flashback at the beginning of the episode. However Rios and Picard's counseling of Seven as she stands with Bjayzi's throat in her grip is good - it just would have been better if they could have arrived at this scene in a different manner.

Back on the ship with Maddox Seven and Picard have another scene where they discuss part of their humanity having been lost which is not that good, before Seven beams back to Freecloud to finally finish off Bjayzi.

Maddox is in the sick bay and we have a major plot revelation as he's laying there telling Picard why he created Dhaj and Soji - to act essentially act as investigators to find out why synths were banned by the Federation. This will come out more in later episodes - but one has to question this idea of the plot that artificial life forms would have been created with their creator deliberately intended to essentially deceive them about their true identities. It's just hard to believe that any creator that intelligent would have done this rather than fully explain to the androids who and what they are. It also creates massive other problems in that these androids are not supposed to know that they are androids yet have never managed to figure it out. In a future world with so much extremely advanced technology this is simply not at all believable. So maybe it was done for purposes of the plot, but it was a bad idea and the plot should have been reworked with the androids being fully aware of who they are yet still concealing it as they live amidst organic beings.

Never really liked voyager, but...

[subpardaemon · 8/10 · 21 February 2020]

I can't deny it was good seeing 7 again. on the other hand, poor Icheb.

nevertheless, this episode was fun. i don't get the whiners: one says, all Star Trek values are upon, others say it's too slow... nonsense. the utopia is still alive where the Federation still exists, but seriously, guys, have you never seen DS9? the maquis? the fun starts where the Federation ends... there are still frontiers, and there is lawlessness, and this story happens to happen on the fringe. what did you expect, recital of prime directive and a constant flow of tea, earl grey, hot? grow up.

as for the pacing... i get that people are more used to classic Trek which was always more story-driven, than character-first. but ST:P is a character piece, and much like it's titular hero, it likes (and needs to) take its time to become a fully immersive piece.

as the only negative aspect, Agnes, my dear, what the eitch?! i knew something was up but to go ahead and murder someone, especially Bruce, is not becoming for a scientist.

Butchering beloved characters = fan service?

[Nominahorn · 6/10 · 24 March 2023]

1.05 "Stardust City Rag"

Maddox has been captured by a mob boss on Freecloud. The crew comes up with a plan to infiltrate the mob HQ and extract him, with Seven's help.

This one was at least entertaining, if stupid. One thing I have to talk about is how Seven seems to bear no resemblance to the character on Voyager. I am admittedly not a big fan of VOY-it's the only classic Trek show that I watched once many years ago and then never touched again. So it's possible that I just don't remember the show well enough, but I don't recognize this version of Seven at all. I mean she looks like her, but she doesn't talk like her or act like her. Again, not being a fan of VOY, her mischaracterization doesn't bother me too much, but I do wish that if the show wanted a completely different character they should have introduced a new person for that role. Butchering yet another classic character, one who is much beloved by many people, is not ok.

THE GOOD

-I enjoyed Picard's goofy French pirate character. You could tell Stewart was having fun with that role.

-Rios is slick and coolheaded. Starting to like his character.

-No boring scenes on the Borg cube.

THE BAD

-Seven's character is butchered worse than Icheb's eye

THE UGLY

-The EMH witnessed a murder. That better not get swept under the rug.

-Elnor's accent is all over the place. If the actor can't do a consistent accent just let him use his natural Australian one. He's already a samurai elf Romulan ninja monk. It won't be much more distracting for him to be a samurai elf Aussie Romulan ninja monk.

A mix of modern Picard and old school TNG

[Malachygibbons · 9/10 · 20 February 2020]

Free cloud was very much like the old school days of holodeck adventures however with the darker grittier side that Picard has introduced to the Star Trek franchise. Sevens return was brilliant. From the first scene to the last she showed how her character had evolved since the last episode of voyager but still with glimpses of her former self.

What Was This ??

[akon2002 · 6/10 · 22 February 2020]

How in the world did they think this episode was any good ? Rio's dressed like a 1980s , Seven in an implied relationship with Vagazil ( sp I know , shut up) Dr Agnes killing off her love interest Maddox because he created the abomination Soji and Dahj , I get that but ? Why doesnt the " artifact " have a fail safe that kicks in , repairs the cube and activates 1000s of intact Borg ? Then the Queen sees the cube has reactivated and opens a warp conduit to the Delta Quadrant? There is That problem solved ! And Picard ? A Shakespearean trained actor Sir Pat doing that terrible accent , so badly I cringed hearing him . Romulan Sword Guy doesnt know how to bluff and play a character? Like he didnt read the Three Musketeers and sword fight with Picard , pretending to be D'artagnan? Come on people . I've written better episodes in my sleep with a crayon in my teeth ?

Where's the Parrot?

[PhilipGHarris · 3/10 · 22 February 2020]

As the series veers even further off course, we are treated to some truly woeful writing, - from someone who should know a lot better - some scurrilous acting, and one of the most incompetent villains of all of Trek's history.

Whoever suggested that Patrick Stewart's, Picard,- who is meant to be French by birth - should put on a ropey Allo Allo (British Sitcom) comedy French accent, should seriously question their values. An added parrot may have improved the scene, or at least may have ad-libbed better lines.

But this is merely child's play, when you consider the out-of-character cold-blooded murder that Seven commits. Especially after the lines where her and Picard are both striving to be human again. Such an action to make you wonder if anyone in the production actually knows the Star Trek canon at all: And the continued push to add tons of new organisations and locations to explain the story, seems to support that conjecture

Which doesn't even bring us to the plot-holes which leap out in the episode itself. The Neutral Zone collapsing, how does it do that, surely it is freed when the Romulan Star Empire falls. While logically, the planets within that zone must have had their own laws and governments before that collapse - what need of the Fenris Rangers?

Has the Federation, in their continued xenophobic state (remarkable, as it is meant to be an amalgam of races) suddenly avoided dealing with sentient life too. Body harvesters targeting ex-Borg while no-one but Seven seems to do anything. Since everyone seemed to know each other too, could Seven have not tracked down their leader sooner? Did Maddox really not know what she was dealing in? How does Picard not get recognised all the time? Does Rios ship not have an ad-blocker?

On the point of Rios ship too, the med bay is so big you wonder where it fits - if we consider their size against the old Romulan Bird of Prey from the last episode. A med bay where another murder can be committed, without the EMH triggering an alert!

All of this leads me to this final point. The series needs a thorough overhaul in Season 2, as this first one seems unsalvageable at this point. Where they hire writers who appreciate the lore, and will stop introducing old characters for the sake of further exposition and actually let the new ones breathe.

Great episode with great acting

[undokbeka-11544 · 9/10 · 20 February 2020]

This episode also gives you some info what happened 14 years ago, especially with Seven. The characters have really great moments, only one scene stands out, when they go undercover. Others mentioned, before me, so lets just say, it was quite of place. Everything else was spot on. I personally really like the grittier approach to the universe in general where we don't see everything through the Federation's filter. Honestly, I never would have thought this might happen in a Star Trek series, but it did - spoilers from now on.

Icheb's cameo and Seven's last 2 scenes were so great, also Agnes' last scene was horrifying. I knew Raffi would be back, she was quite an outsider but at least we know she also have some serious package she has to carry. I'm looking forward to the next episodes. This show is getting better and better.

I get the bad reviews

[jpjhnsn-82380 · 7/10 · 22 February 2020]

Who's writing this stuff? Star Trek's have always been about respect for the integrity of the original story.

The depth of the characters. Originality of the individual stories.

This is more like a slapstick characterization of a great timeline of stories.

But, please don't stop. It's great to see from the people I love. Just don't belittle the characters that they brought to life.

Do better.

Where is the morality? Where is hope? What happened to Star Trek?

[network-561-589522 · 3/10 · 21 February 2020]

I don't like where this show is headed. There is Too much unnecessary violence. Beheading? Showing a person's eye getting ripped out? What's wrong with the creators?

Star Trek has always been about telling a positive vision of the future. Episodes had a moral, they had a STORY to tell.

Episodes like the inner light, the first duty, even family reunion. They all told a story, each of them had a message.

This show is just a dark vision of the future.

And I must say: I don't enjoy watching this anymore.

A really weird episode of "Firefly". Oh... wait...

[Muromets · 20 February 2020]

Almost forgot that this is Star Trek, you know. And it seems like Seven of Nine is into women now. Yup. Chakotay realy screwed things up, it seems. I guess it's progressive and inclusive. Yay...

Enjoying it for what it is.

[superduperade-785-725778 · 8/10 · 22 February 2020]

I don't normally write reviews but after reading the opinions of all these whining trekkies, I thought I needed to balance it a bit. I'm enjoying it for what it is. It's not a continuation of TNG, get over it! It's darker and set in period where there are troubled times and the Federation aren't so supposedly wholesome. Do these people even remember TNG S01E24 - Conspiracy, it wasn't all rosy then was it. Oh and for all the wannabe writers claiming the scripting it so poor, take off your rose tinted glasses, crack out your old VHS box sets and trawl through all of the 80's/90's series'. There's plenty of dodgy episodes amongst them.

Ok, that was goofy

[dafoat · 6/10 · 20 February 2020]

I've really been enjoying this series. But this episode was a bit weak. There were some good moments, overall it was kind of silly. Picard and Rios's disguises were ridiculous. And Picard's accent was atrocious. He's French, for god's sake. He should be able to do a French accent.

I just don't get it...

[giongalini · 8/10 · 20 February 2020]

If you subtract the "Previously on..." and end credits, each episode of Star Trek Picard should be about 30 minutes long. It's not awfuly a lot, but it's enough to make a good engaging episode if you have an interesting plot developing at reasonable pace.

Now lets do the counting - 5 episodes 30 minutes each makes for a 2 and a half hours of material. That should be more than enough time to develop a solid plot and a good story.

Do we have that in Star Trek Picard? I'm afraid not. Not yet, anyway.

And it's all the more frustrating, because the premise of the story itelf is pretty interesting and intriguing. The production is great. The actors are fantastic and I even really like most of the characters.

But. The way the story if unfolding is just... torturous.

Certain plot elements that could have taken a couple of minutes at most take up nearly quarter of the episode. It's frustrating as hell.

I had the same feeling with Star Trek Discovery season 2 where they had a solid start and then half the season felt like one big filler episode until Spock finally showed up and the plot started to unfold. And even then it wasn't at all perfect.

I truly do like Seven and am genuinely pleased to see her in this show, but I honestly don't like the way the creators of the show continue to take away attention from the main plot point - who Soji is, what she's up to, what't the deal with her being the Destroyer and all that - and diverting it to everything and everyone else. There should be a certain balance between developing all the charaters in the show - there should be main characters whose development should be a priority, otherwise the plot is all over the place. If STP was an episodic show I would totally understand such an approach, but it is a series show and a constant steady development of the story is requared.

EDIT: I re-watched the episode and I have to say that it did improve upon a second viewing. Maybe because I wasn't expecting to see what was up with Soji and could appreciate what was going on more. This is a decent episode and the best thing about it is definitely acting. I especially liked Seven and Elnor.

All that said I still believe STP should move at a bit more energetic pace and stop with all that over-explaining.

Seven of Nine: The Vigilante

[Tweekums · 7/10 · 21 February 2020]

After the surprise arrival of Seven of Nine at the end of the previous episode we learn that she is now part of a vigilante group known Rangers. We also learn how she escaped from somebody who has been extracting parts from former Borg but was unable to save somebody she was close to. When Picard and the others arrive at Freecloud hoping to find Bruce Maddox they learn that he is in the custody of Bjayzl, the same woman who was dealing in Borg parts. Now she is intending to sell him to the Tal Shiar. If Picard is to get him they will have to find something Bjayzl values to trade with her.

This was a decent episode for the most part. The story may have been part of the series long plot arc but it also felt self-contained. It was interesting to learn what Seven had been up to since the end of 'Voyager'; I'm glad the creators decided to bring back a character from a series other than 'The Next Generation'. The episode's opening was surprisingly gory with an ex-Borg's eye being removed... something we'd never have seen in TNG or the other series of that time. The operation to retrieve Maddox was solid enough although their costumes and Picard's dodgy accent were more than a little over the top. There are some good twists as the story progresses; the one at the end leaving me wondering about a main character's motivation and keen to see what happens next. Overall I enjoyed this episode even though it wasn't one of the series' best.

Somewhat random, but otherwise solid episode

[snoozejonc · 8/10 · 25 February 2021]

Picard arrives at Freecloud.

I mostly enjoyed this episode for the contribution of a great Trek franchise character and the plot moves slightly forward.

In my humble opinion the Seven Of Nine scenes are great and she is as good now as she ever was on Voyager. The writers have taken her down a very dark and different route than her previous captain would have wanted, but the world is a very bleak place at times, which I can't see getting better any time soon, so why shouldn't the Trek universe reflect it. I do however hope the overall narrative for her character ends on a positive note.

As for all the gore and torture that has all the puritanical Trek fans writing their protest reviews, I think the sanctity of the franchise is being taken too seriously once again. I seem to remember one very much loved Trek movie where an insect crawls into Chekov's ear and wraps itself round his cerebral cortex. Admittedly not as visually graphic, but what is implied is equally as disturbing and I would be as unlikely to show that to my children as I would I Borg having his eyeball ripped out.

Saying all that, it was far from perfect overall. I wasn't fussed with the dressing up and 'Allo Allo' style French accent on Picard, plus there were instances of clunky exposition dialogue here and there.

All visuals are great as always and the performances are strong. Jeri Ryan stands out for me.

For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.

Stardust City Rag

[bobcobb301 · 7/10 · 16 March 2020]

Jeri Ryan back in the fold briefly provided some action and some intrigue. While this edition has a lot of the same pitfalls and criticism as Discovery where they substitute action in place of substance, this was still a solid episode.

Feel like crying.

[matt-10296 · 1/10 · 22 February 2020]

I ve loved Captain Picard, watching STTNG every evening with my father growing up. But what they have done to the Character, too the world, words can not describe. I find my self watching in a daze of disbelief. It must take a concerted effort to be this bad. How do you take a actor like steward, that's played Picard so long, and have him play him as a totally different person. The dullest shadow of the great Character. I was so so so excited for this show, but now I hate what its doing to my memory of wonderful world, stories and characters it created. I m not even angry with the writers and actors honestly I just feel like its left a emptiness where something happy used to reside.

Not so strange new worlds???

[randomxjp · 8/10 · 21 February 2020]

Not so strange new worlds???

We got a ship at the end of the third episode, and in episode 4 the story actually started its Trek through the Stars. Now we are finally visiting strange new worlds... or are we?

The game here is to spot the references and inspirations taken from the other TV and films that you probably also like - as a fan of the genre...

This episode draws heavily from Bladerunner, and from Tron Legacy (or is it the Matrix trilogy) for the setting of "FREECLOUD". (this name is lacking in imagination, though it was clearly neither "free" nor a "cloud")

The ship remains non-descript. Though the name, "La Sirena" sounds reminiscent of "Serenity", a thinly veiled tribute to the "Firefly" series perhaps. And a crew of holograms, yes there is a ST: Voyager link, but done this way it is as much homage to the British series Red Dwarf, or maybe Andromeda? "La Sirena" translates as "Mermaid", or maybe more meaningfully "Siren"? (Psirens was an episode of Red Dwarf too) perhaps this is a hint at where the slowly building plot is taking us..? (which may also be inspired by Firefly?)

Other reviewers have already noted various references to Han Solo/Malcolm Reynolds, Legolas/Elrond, the Magnificent 7 cast build-up, "Rangers" (maybe Lord of the Rings, maybe Babylon 5!) The question is what next?

Now we have a choice. Do we accept this ever more blatant borrowing from other movies and TV, or by opposing will we end it? thats up to you.

Think about it this way. Since Star Trek began the world has drawn heavily from from it. "Communicators", "digital assistants" for turning on lights, and more recently "replicators"... I think its ok to have a little give and take.

On another note, great to see that the "ensemble cast" seems to be starting to enjoy themselves a little in this episode. Though perhaps Patrick Stewart shouldn't relax too much... I hope that is not the last we see of Seven.

Ignore the bot reviews

[nate-windsorgp · 7/10 · 21 February 2020]

It's very obvious that one person is sending the same one star review here under different names.

Ignore.

It's a good series. Entertaining and pretty solid. It's not TNG by any stretch of the imagination. But it's fun.

Go and enjoy it and ignore the bots.

I can't watch this anymore...

[nodlimax · 1/10 · 21 February 2020]

Update: The more I think about how Icheb was treated the more it infuriates me. 1. Icheb was re-cast even though the actor that originally played him was very eager to slip back into the role. He seems to have stepped on some toes though which brings me to => 2. Icheb was tortured and murdered in extremely brutal way. STP is supposed to have a 12+ age restriction. This episode though due to the scene at the start has an 18+ age restriction (justified). Someone wanted to give a HUGE middle finger to the original actor playing Icheb in Voyager telling him that he is not welcome and that he'll never return to that role.

By doing that the showrunners and writers also showed the same middle finger to fans of Voyager and the character of Icheb. I don't consider myself a "big" fan of the character. Still I liked him in Voyager and I do not believe he deserved THAT kind of treatment.

All things considered this show is now dead to me just as STD was after episode 4 of season 1. There just isn't anything fun about Picard. The Federation is considered evil or non existent. Starfleet is considered evil. The future after DS9 and Voyager is displayed as a dystopian nightmare and in terms of time there is just about two decades between the events of Voyager and Picard. It basically invalidates any victories that existed in the Star Trek universe from previous shows. The Dominion? If they had made their moves just a few years later then they could've easily taken over the alpha quadrant. I don't believe that the degenerated society that Picards displays is even remotely capable to fight of that enemy. What are the honor driven Klingons doing? Do they really consider themselves allies for the disgusting creatures displayed in the Federation? Someone like Martok would be disgusted by this "modern" Federation and conquer these P'takh.

And if anyone is trying to tell me that the Romulans we have seen in past shows are unable to build a functional society after they lost one planet and the Federation failed to rescue the refugees I'd say that person has lost their mind.

If anyone wants to watch something more dystopian then I think there are better alternatives to STP. If you want to watch Star Trek as the hopeful evolved future of humanity as it was originally intended then STP is the wrong address as well.

Original Text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THEY JUST RE-INTRODUCED ICHEB JUST TO KILL HIM OFF! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Then there is Maddox who is also just there to spew out some information and then to be killed off by the obvious traitor of the group.

And then there are the music, the dialogues and characters...everything is just infuriatingly bad and I can't stand to watch it anymore. Nothing makes sense.

The whole thing just plays like a bad soap opera drama in current times and I absolutely despise it.