![]() ![]() Part of the problem is that I think most of us (read: me) likely assumed Season 2 was going to be a fairly straightforward, though not necessarily simple, story. Because there’s almost no way that whatever that endgame is doesn’t end up feeling incredibly rushed, just because we’ve spent so much time on side quests and character moments that don’t necessarily (or, at least particularly clearly) tie back to the main narrative. Yet, it’s hard not to feel as though Picard is really dragging out our journey toward that final act, and with just two episodes to go in Season 2, that seems like a huge mistake. ![]() On the plus side, “Mercy” does at least recapture some of the lost momentum from last week’s installment, in that almost every plot takes major steps forward and the hour features the sort of necessary revelations that indicate that we’re moving into whatever the endgame of Season 2 will look like. Is the primary story of this season about preventing a megalomaniacal god being from turning the future into a dystopian hellscape? Rewriting Picard’s own understanding of himself? Exploring the emotional scars he’s been afraid to look too closely at all his life? Something else entirely?
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