Did you come for the eclipse?

I also really appreciated that experience of having a family for him since he’d always kept himself so separate from other people. I do think he does a good job subtly changing his character after that episode.

I took a while after that one to just let it sit with me before I watched the next episode originally.

Uh oh sounds like teaching and mentoring is calling your name.

I loved her as a counter example to Picard - she was trying to lead in an impossible situation, and instead of removing all emotion and closeness she leveraged it and leaned into it and accepted support.

Yes! It was my favorite after next gen