Picard Doesn't Feel Like Picard In Star Trek: Picard

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There are three Jean-Luc Picards. I'm not talking about clones, evil twins, robot doubles, or Picards from another dimension. I'm talking about the three very different versions of the character we've seen on our screens over the decades—most recently in Star Trek: Picard, which is currently halfway through its second season. Problem is, they're supposed to be the same person. It's just that the writers who have been tasked with creating new stories for this character can't seem to settle on who Picard actually is.

The first Picard was the Picard. The tough, capable captain of the Enterprise-D, who never let his emotions get the better of him. But he wasn't a monster. Far from it. He had depth, empathy, and a burning desire to do the right thing—even if it meant sacrificing his reputation, or himself, in the process. If someone acted in a way unbecoming of a member of Starfleet, he'd give them a stern talking to, even if they were a close friend. But he acknowledged the good in people too, softening his touch when needed. The perfect captain.

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For this Picard, violence was always a last resort. Diplomacy was his weapon of choice, and he'd regularly risk his own safety to try and communicate with the space anomalies, warmongering aliens, universe-devouring gas clouds, and other cosmic oddities encountered by the Enterprise-D. He even resisted an opportunity to completely destroy the Borg—a severe existential threat to every living species in the galaxy—because it would have been akin to genocide. Starfleet gave him shit for it, but he stuck to his guns.

Then there's the Picard from the TNG movies. Gone is the