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Wow I don't agree at all (haven't seen the latest series, talking about TNG and the movies). But, if I hadn't seen maybe two episodes, I might have the same im
by samatman 4y ago
Wow I don't agree at all (haven't seen the latest series, talking about TNG and the movies).
But, if I hadn't seen maybe two episodes, I might have the same impression.
How often do you see Captain (!) Picard out of uniform? The character of Picard-as-officer is constantly on stage, he's the master and commander of an entire starship!
Second most often, we see him on the Holodeck, where he's playing a captain playing an actor playing a role! Of course he chews the scenery there.
But when we see Jean-Luc, the civilian, something changes. All the Royal Shakespeare is invisible, he's an old man who carries a great burden, and has put it down for just a moment.
Patrick Steward is very, very good at what he does.
- marginalia_nu 4y agoI don't deny he has range, but at the same time, it's hard to get way from the fact he is a stage actor playing a character that sounds and acts like a stage actor in almost every scene. He fits the role like a glove, and the role makes a lot of sense in the show (his dignity and gravitas is something that is arguably missing in the reboots and new takes on the show).