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Logan and Picard.

Star Trek—and its actors—don’t exist in a vacuum; the cinematic and television styles of the time are reflected in its storytelling. Star Trek: Discovery has been darker than most previous series, and it sounds like Star Trek: Picard will have its difficult moments as well. In 2017, James Mangold’s film Logan, set in the world of the X-Men, changed expectations of what a comic book movie could be. It also gave audiences a conclusion to the story of Patrick Stewart’s Professor X. Will Picard follow in Logan’s footsteps?

In this episode of The Line, hosts Brandon-Shea Mutala, Justin Oser, and Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi chat with Mike Schindler about Logan. Did the prospect of a satisfying conclusion to the story influence Patrick Stewart as he considered whether to step back into Picard’s shoes? Will Star Trek: Picard receive a mature rating like Discovery and Logan? And, perhaps most importantly, should we expect an end to Picard at the end of Picard?

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Our Prior Marvel Experience (00:03:44)
A Continuing Second Act (00:06:19)
Thoughts on Endings (00:13:36)
Life is Rated R (00:26:42)
A Young Character in Need (00:41:06)
Final Thoughts (00:45:08)
Closing (00:49:09)

Hosts
Brandon-Shea Mutala, Justin Oser, and Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi

Guests
Mike Schindler

Production
Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi (Producer) Justin Oser (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)