I think the entire thing was set up for failure from the beginning.

The entire mystery buildup thing usually fails even for shows that have multiple double-digit number of episode seasons. Picard S3 has that mystery element and it didn’t even need it; everyone would have tuned in without the high stakes bullshit. There’s a reason “Conspiracy” is seen as a mediocre episode at best.

I think the entire thing was set up for failure from the beginning.

The entire mystery buildup thing usually fails for shows that have multiple double-digit number of episode seasons. Picard S3 has that mystery element and it didn’t even need it; everyone would have tuned without the high stakes bullshit. There’s a reason “Conspiracy” is seen as a mediocre episode at best.

I think the entire thing was set up for failure from the beginning.

The entire mystery buildup thing usually fails for shows that have multiple double-digit number of episode seasons. Picard S3 has that and it didn’t even need it; everyone would have tuned without the high stakes bullshit. There’s a reason “Conspiracy” is seen as a mediocre episode at best.