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In his final days with Starfleet, Picard led a humanitarian effort to save Romulan lives. 1 / 8

But after an attack from synthetic robots destroyed Mars, Picard left Starfleet in disgust. 2 / 8

Picard has always been Trek's moral center, and his actions can be taken as a criticism of the franchise. 3 / 8

Since TNG ended, Star Trek has gotten considerably darker and grimmer. 4 / 8

The prominence of Section 31 and war in DS9 and Discovery proves that Trek's universe isn't a utopia anymore. 5 / 8

The Star Trek films also got darker, with the reboot movies taking a more action-oriented approach. 6 / 8

The TNG crew's last adventure ended with Data's death. 7 / 8

With his complaints, Picard almost seems to indict the franchise for losing the hope that once defined it. 8 / 8