Star Trek: The Next Generation
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The writers ofStar Trek : The Next Generationconsidered marrying off Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) , but this storyline terminate up going to a unlike eccentric . In its earliest seasons , TNGtook a more episodic approach path to its storytelling , depicting a Modern mystery story or alien each hebdomad and then returning to the status quo . This approach , which was pull up stakes over from the days ofStar Trek : The Original Series , did not set aside for much character development . Star Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry by and large wished to baffle to this " alien of the week " model , and give Captain Picard a wife would have been a more permanent development .
Captain Picard kept himself closed off from hiscrew aboard the USS Enterprise - D , rarely open up even to those he consider friends . In retrospect , Picard seems one of the least likelyTNGcharacters who would have gotten married . Being captain of the Starship Enterprise kept Picard busy , and give him a wife would have deepen the moral force of the show . It was later on establish that Picard had small desire for a married woman or a syndicate anyway , proving that keeping the captain unmarried was the right conclusion .
The Star Trek TV enfranchisement has subsist for 57 years and dwell of 12 shows ( and numeration ) . Here ’s how to watch them all in timeline order .
Captain Picard’s Marriage Storyline Went to Chief Miles O’Brien
Miles O’Brien marries his wife Keiko in TNG’s “Data’s Day.”
Michael Piller served as showrunner forStar Trek : The Next Generationfrom time of year 3 through season 7 , andhe shifted the focus of the show to more character - driven stories . InThe Fifty - Year Mission : The Next 25 Yearsby Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross , Piller discusses an theme he pitched about potentially espouse Captain Picard . study his quote below :
I had reason when we were hold bother finding respectable Picard stories and doing character stuff that we should marry him off . Gene [ Roddenberry ] feel that was a misapprehension and , in retrospect , I think he was good . I was delighted to have the permission to have one of our work party get married and have that on a regular base to act with , so we did that with O’Brien . He ’s an important part of the ship .
Chief Miles O’Brien ( Colm Meaney ) begin hisStar Trekcareer as an unnamed ship’s officer in the background ofTNG . As the show work up , O’Brien got more and more screen metre , eventually catch a name and the deed of conveyance of Transporter Chief in earlyTNGseason 2 . InTNGseason 4 , instalment 11 , " Data ’s Day,“Lt . Commander Data ( Brent Spiner ) help his friend Keiko ( Rosalind Chao ) prepare for her hymeneals to O’Brien . Not only is " Data ’s Day " one ofChief O’Brien ’s best episodes , but it also introduces Keiko and dedicate Captain Picard the rare chance to perform a wedding ceremony .
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Chief O’Brien finally joins the cast ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nineas a series regular , with his wife Keiko as a recurring character . land mile and Keiko also have an adorable daughter named Molly ( Hana Hatae ) , who seem in 1 episode ofTNGand 11 episodes ofDS9 .
Jean-Luc Picard Only Had A Few Star Trek Romances
Picard never married, but over the years, he became more open to a romantic relationship.
Unlike Captain Kirk onStar Trek : The Original Series , Captain Picard only had a few romancesthroughoutStar Trek : The Next Generation . Although Picard had some quixotic here and now throughoutTNG , his only official romantic human relationship were with Vash ( Jennifer Hetrick ) and Lt . Commander Nella Daren ( Wendy Hughes ) . Both of these were dead - lived . Vash ’s life style as an archaeologist and profiteer was inappropriate with Picard ’s duties as a Starfleet policeman . When Picard start to see Nella Daren , he quickly realized the difficulties of being romantically involved with an officer under his command . Captain Picard also had a will they / won’t they relationship with Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) , the Chief Medical Officer on the Enterprise - D.
Captain Picard also romanced a Ba’ku woman named Anij ( Donna Murphy ) inStar Trek : Insurrection .
AlthoughPicard and Dr. Crusherhad obvious feelings for one another , they never formally embark on a serious relationship . However , sometime after the events ofStar Trek : Nemesis , the pair did pass a vacation together , which resulted in the birth of their Word , Jack Crusher ( Ed Speleers ) . Beverly chose to keep Jack ’s existence a secret from Picard to keep their son safe . Jean - Luc memorise about his now - adult boy inStar Trek : Picardseason 3 , and they start the slow process of get to know one another . Picard has become more open to the idea of romance by the time ofStar Trek : Picard , but it remains to be seen where his and Beverly ’s relationship will go next .
Star Trek : The Next Generation&Star Trek : Picardare available to stream on Paramount+ .
Source : The Fifty - Year Mission : The Next 25 age : From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams : The thoroughgoing , Uncensored , and wildcat unwritten History of Star Trekby Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross
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