This. This hit harder than I imagined.
This was a teaser for the Picard series, right?
This story fits with the narrative of the prequel novel written for the ST:PIC series, The Last Best Hope, which I heartily recommend. That provides a great deal of background to the retirement of Jean-Luc as well as his subsequent fraught and fractious relations with Starfleet. That having been said, Children of Mars is well-produced and can stand on its own.
Shout by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2020-01-10T09:45:22Z
A simple story that uses visual storytelling extremely well. Combined with the soundtrack, I found this had strong emotional impact. Great casting and acting from the two girls. It's made me very excited for Picard and intrigued about what happened on Mars! (Something about a synth attack?)