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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
With the Star Trek Picard story line, its definately an alternative time line and not a mirror universe.
But the mirror universe empire literally goes back to the Eugenics Wars and Khan and the other Ubermen. Who had placed in humanity a overwhelming survivor instinct, which lead to a aggessive human first empire seeding the galaxy.
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Yes, I know it is a different timeline versus a mirror universe, but the result was the same. Everyone gets to play an over-the-top evil version of themselves. Even Q said, "Into a Mirror Darkly." It can make for a fun episode, like when sitcoms do musicals or some guy's cousin is just him with a wig on, but it makes no sense. From a Butterfly Effect point of view, if history was drastically altered 400 years ago, you would not exist. Your parents would not have met, names would be different, everything would be different. It's fun, but Star Trek requires a level 8 suspension of disbelief.
On the plus side, my wife never watched TNG, but agreed to watch "All Good Things.." with me this weekend so she has context for Picard.