The third season of “Star Trek: Picard” began in a very tantalizing place.
It seemed that Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), likely over 100 years old, was ready to sell all his belongings and abandon any notion of legacy.
He wasn’t ready to let his home become a museum of his past, eager to start a new adventure.
Picard was still friends with his old first officer Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), now a retired captain, possibly in his late 80s.
Both characters had grown up considerably since the events of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” and they had both developed an affable, friendly rapport that they never had when locked into their professional positions.
They had always been work friends, but now they were real friends. Early scenes in the season saw Picard and Riker drinking together in a bar, chatting about how modern Starfleet is so much more energetic than they are.
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