How Picard Season 2 Develops Seven Of Nine & Raffi's Relationship
Star Trek: Picard actress Jeri Ryan explains where season 2 will find Seven of Nine and Raffi's romantic relationship. After a longer than expected wait, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard will finally return for its sophomore run in just over a week. The Patrick Stewart-led series last dropped new episodes in early 2020 and was expected to begin production on season 2 later that year, but filming was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. When Picard resumes next week, it will find Jean-Luc and the rest of his crew confronting a time-bending crisis that will force them to travel to the past to save their present.
One of the more surprising developments of Star Trek: Picard season 1 will still be around as the crew of La Sirena embark on this new adventure. The Picard season 1 finale revealed, in a very subtle way, that former Borg drone Seven of Nine (Ryan) and haunted Starfleet officer Raffi (Michelle Hurd) had forged a romantic connection. The two women were shown holding hands in a poignant moment, and going into Picard's new episodes, they will still be involved. According to Ryan, though, fans shouldn't expect to see much of the getting-to-know-you stage.
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Speaking to SFXMagazine recently (via GamesRadar+), Ryan opened up about where Seven of Nine and Raffi are when Picard season 2 begins. There will have been a bit of a time jump between where things last left off and now, and in that time, the women have pressed on with their relationship and seen it grow. This, Ryan said, is a unique way to portray a romantic relationship, and it lends some extra intrigue to their development. She explained:
«It’s an unusual thing, in Star Trek, to pick up in
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