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The abuse Yvette experienced is clearly shown – but the real inspiration was probably Patrick Stewart’s difficult childhood and his involvement with Refuge, a UK-based non-profit charity that supports women and children experiencing domestic violence. Yvette Picard with her son Jean-Luc (Paramount) The two sought refuge from the (strongly implied) abuse of Maurice Picard in an attached gazebo on the Chateau Picard property. His mother, Yvette Picard (played by Madeline Wise), was just as much a “star gazer” as Picard was.

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We learn a bit more about Picard’s backstory through a series of flashbacks to his very painful childhood.

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We learn that Jurati never stood trial for the murder of Bruce Maddox due to being under the influence of a Zhat Vash mind-meld with Commodore Oh when committing the deed. Soji has been on a tour promoting synthetic life in the Federation since the organization lifted the ban on synthetics.

Agnes Jurati ( Alison Pill) and Soji Asha ( Isa Briones). Jurati and Soji (Paramount)Įlsewhere, we catch up with Dr. Fulfilling the “Starfleet to the core” quote Picard gave him in Season 1, he is now captaining the USS Stargazer. She has rejoined that group, helping those in need when nobody else will.Ĭristobal Rios ( Santiago Cabrera) has rejoined Starfleet himself.

Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan) is now captain of La Sirena, utilizing the ship as part of the Fenris Rangers.

Raffi is now teaching at the Academy, and Elnor has become Raffi’s mentee and is the first full-blooded Romulan cadet at the Academy. This kind of thing has been typical of Picard’s writers – killing off a seemingly important character either off-screen or gruesomely (see Icheb in “Stardust City Rag”).Īs for Raffi ( Michelle Hurd) and Elnor ( Evan Evagora), a lot has changed with them, too. It is strongly implied that he has died, which I found upsetting. With no explanation as to how he died in this interim, his death seems rather senseless and empty. He also tends his Chateau Picard vineyard and finds he can’t fully express his feelings for Laris ( Orla Brady).ĭuring this time, we discover that Laris’ partner Zhaban is no longer here. Picard has rejoined Starfleet as an admiral and is Chancellor of Starfleet Academy, a position first offered to him during the first season of TNG. In the nearly two years since we last saw these characters, a lot has changed. Admiral Picard, Chancellor of Starfleet Academy (Paramount) The episode welcomes us to an adrenaline-pumping experience that new showrunner Terry Matalas brings to the table as we saddle ourselves up for what promises to be an action-packed ten-episode thrill ride. If the first season of Star Trek: Picard was a literary tale of the titular Enterprise captain regaining his purpose in the universe late in his life, then the second season is at the beginning of a very thrilling roller coaster and encourages everyone to, as Spock would say, “live a little.”Īlmost two years to the day of airing its first season finale, this stellar season premiere, “The Star Gazer”, reintroduces us to all six of the main characters and establishes what they’ve been up to since we last saw them in March 2020.

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