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Update after watching "**** City Rag" (episode #5). My emotional reaction during this episode went between bored, disgusted, depressed, and angry. The episode was about as bad as episode #2, which was the worst of the first four episodes. I can't stand this show any more! Shame on Kurtzman, Chabon, Stewart and the rest, for ruining my beloved "Star Trek" franchise. I'm done with the series, having cancelled my CBS All Access subscription after watching episode #5. *************************************************************************************** I am writing this review after having watched all of the first four episodes. Episode #1: good, if somewhat confusing and slow-paced. Episode #2: should only be watched by SJWs who hate "Star Trek." Episode #3: a bit better than episode #2, but still had me thinking about canceling my CBS All Access subscription at the end of this month. Episode #4: almost as good as the first episode. Overall assessment: 3 out of 10 stars. Episode #4 ("Absolute Candor") was more interesting, with better pacing, and it felt more like a Trek episode than a Trek rip-off. This is probably because Jonathan Frakes directed "Absolute Candor." Frakes played Commander Riker in NextGen. Frakes also directed a number of Trek TV episodes and movies. His directing clearly pulled up the quality of "Picard," though I still find the series to be paced too sluggishly, with scenes and stories that are confusing at times, and annoyingly woke. Before episode #4, I was wishing "Picard" had not been made, because it hasn't felt like a Trek series and the writers tossed far left-leaning political values and innuendo into the stories. After watching "Absolute Candor," I have a glimmer of hope for this series. I'm still leaning toward pulling the plug on this show by canceling my All Access subscription when it expires at month's end. But hope dies hard.

STTNG is the best "Star Trek" television offering: very good to occasionally excellent acting; thought-provoking stories; uplifting vision of the future that is true to Gene Roddenberry's vision.