Starting on point 2 with TNG, I’d recommend going back more or less where you left off. Season 3 is where things finally start to gel with the crew and most of the writing. Expect the occasional speedbump along the way (oddly more with season 7, but that’s because it was used as a dumping ground for unused story ideas).
As for Picard: there’s a fair amount of weak writing, a lot of exposition without showcase, underdeveloped secondary/tertiary characters, and a good amount of fanservice. I’ll admit, the fanservice actually helped season 3, despite Patrick Stewart’s disdain. Terry Matalas salvaged, to whatever degree, the shows last hurrah. Probably faced a ton of studio interference, but I still view his work as a general success.
Starting on point 2 with TNG, I’d recommend going back more or less where you left off. Season 3 is where things finally start to gel with the crew and most of the writing. Expect the occasional speedbump along the way (oddly more with season 7, but that’s because it was used as a dumping ground for unused story ideas).
As for Picard: there’s a fair amount of weak writing, a lot of exposition without showcase, underdeveloped secondary/tertiary characters, and a good amount of fanservice. I’ll admit, the fanservice actually helped season 3, despite Patrick Stewart’s disdain. Terry Matalas salvaged, to whatever degree, the shows last hurrah. Probably faced a ton of studio interference, but I still view his work as a general success.