Most Star Trek fans agree that there are few characters as engaging as Captain Jean-Luc
Picard, so when it was announced that Stewart would return to the captain's chair for a
new series, Trek fans across the globe were thrilled.
So, what can we expect from the upcoming show?
"Engage."
Between the series' first full-length trailer revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2019, and
the most recent final trailers, we've learned a whole lot about where Star Trek : Picard
will be taking us.
An older, wiser Picard is struggling with his post-Starfleet life, tending to his family's
French vineyard, alongside his loyal dog.
Picard has sometimes lamented the fact he's the last Picard, having never had children
of his own, and the full trailer truly doubles down on the "Old Man Picard" concept, glimpsed
once before in the alternate-timeline finale episode of Next Generation.
Picard's age aside, there are also a lot of questions still left unanswered.
After all, there's a lot of unwritten territory between now and when we last saw Picard on
the bridge of the Enterprise in Star Trek: Nemesis, twenty years ago.
When last we left the crew, they'd narrowly escaped a galactic beat down at the hands
of the ruthless Picard clone Shinzon, seen Will Riker leave the Enterprise to take command
of the USS Titan, and witnessed the tragic demise of Data… as well as the new life
of his previously unknown brother, B-4.
Star Trek : Picard picks up in real time, two decades after the events of Nemesis.
Jean-Luc Picard won't immediately be returning to the bridge of the Enterprise with his original
crew in tow, though many of his old officers are confirmed to make appearances in the series.
As it happens, Picard may not be rolling with Starfleet at all for this secretive mission.
We do know that Picard will find himself aboard a space-bound ship with a few fresh faces,
but we don't know much about that crew's titles or roles, even though there are some very
talented actors bringing the characters to life.
The new faces in Picard's life include Santiago Cabrera from Big Little Lies, Alison Pill
from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Ash vs. Evil Dead's Michelle Hurd, and Penny Dreadful's
Harry Treadaway, alongside newcomer Evan Evagora… none of whom are wearing Starfleet badges.
Picard's trailers have confirmed many familiar faces will be returning to the series in smaller,
supporting roles.
Next Generation's Data, or one of his android brothers, is scheduled to appear, as well
as Voyager's Seven of Nine, raising a few questions about how they'll fit in.
Of course, the return of Brent Spiner's android makes sense.
Data was one of the best-loved characters throughout Next Generation's run.
Given the character's complex relationship with his Captain, and the android's self-sacrifice
in the final moments of Nemesis, it would've been disappointing to tell a new Picard story
without Data.
That's especially true given that the identical android B-4 can access the memories and personality
of his "brother."
Now that we know one of these androids will make a return, the real questions become how
and why?
And though Seven and Picard have never shared screen time, they share the struggle of having
once been part of the Borg Collective, so there's no doubt they've had some pretty important
off-screen conversations after Seven's return from the far reaches of space.
Following that theme, we also know Jonathan Del Arco will appear, reprising his role as
the sympathetic and individualistic Borg scout Hugh, who first appeared in the Next Generation
episode "I, Borg".
TNG alum Jonathan Frakes, who's also directing two episodes, will indeed appear as the Captain
Picard's trusted "Number One," Will Riker, and he'll be joined by Marina Sirtis, aka
Deanna Troi.
No one else has been announced, but can they really leave out Worf?
"Oh s---."
One of the biggest mysteries so far is the identity of the woman Picard is trying to
help.
"Everything inside me says I’m safe with you."
After a two-decade absence, not just any mystery woman, played by Isa Briones, would lead Picard
back into space.
We also see her putting the smack down on a couple of armed guards, and we also get
some ominous warnings about her from a couple of characters, so we're not entirely sure
how much protection she actually needs.
Outside of the fact that her name is Dahj, that's all we know.
Is she a descendant of the Romulan Empire?
Some kind of android or Borg?
Only time will tell.
We haven't yet gotten a good look at the ship that takes Picard back into the final frontier,
but it doesn't appear to be some future version of the USS Enterprise.
In fact, the ship looks a bit smaller than what Picard would be used to, and possibly
better suited to smuggling or other illicit activities, which would make sense if the
crew is taking on missions that they probably shouldn't.
Picard may not only be working outside the bureaucracy of Starfleet for this adventure,
but he may also be in league with some sort of space bandits to boot.
It wouldn't be the first time, either; Picard's gone undercover as a space pirate at least
once before.
But here's hoping that some new, fancy Enterprise still makes at least a cameo appearance at
some point.
Over his legendary career with Starfleet, Picard went toe-to-toe with countless Star
Trek villains, from invading, mind-control space bugs, to video game nuts, to alien bubble
clowns.
But we still aren't entirely sure what the big threat is in Picard.
We see those dreaded Borg cubes in the trailer, mentions of assimilation, and the appearances
by Seven of Nine and Hugh would lead us to think the Borg will figure prominently in
whatever Picard finds himself in.
But we also get a shot of what appear to be re-designed Romulan warbirds, and Picard has
more than a prickly past with the Romulans.
It's hard to guess who'll be the big bad guys this time.
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