10 Most Divisive Star Trek Moments
4. Sheer F**king Hubris
Admiral Clancy's exclamation when Picard sits in her office, demanding to be reinstated to Starfleet (although deigning to accept the rank of Captain rather than Admiral), was one of the first truly divisive moments in Star Trek: Picard. The was the first time the f-bomb had been dropped around Jean-Luc, shocking audiences and letting us know early on that we were not in for another season of The Next Generation.
Star Trek: Picard, like Discovery before it, opened the door to a torrent of online criticism from some fans who felt that the tone and language simply had no place in Star Trek. While one may or may not agree with that, to discount this argument is to alienate a large portion of the fanbase.
On the other hand, Star Trek has always succeeded when it pushed boundaries. This, depicting an Admiral who has no time to be lectured by a man who feels he can walk in and dominate any room, is objectively a completely fair depiction of what would happen.
Picard left Starfleet by issuing and ultimatum, then attempted to re-enter the service by doing the exact same thing.
Perhaps Admiral Clancy had a point.