Picard's History Reveal Makes A Star Trek Nemesis Plot Hole Worse
Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Picard Season 2, Episode 5 — «Fly Me To The Moon»
Star Trek: Picard’s revelations about the Picard family history have widened a Star Trek: Nemesis plot hole. In Nemesis, Jean-Luc is questioned about his family’s history as explorers by his villainous clone Shinzon. Picard responds by telling Shinzon that he was “the first Picard to leave our solar system. It caused quite a stir in the family...”
In Star Trek: Picard season 2, episode 5 “Fly Me to the Moon,” it’s revealed by the Supervisor that Picard’s ancestor Renée is destined to embark on the Europa space mission, a beacon of hope for humanity that has been teased throughout the 2024 scenes so far. It’s her discovery on Jupiter’s moon Io that puts humankind on the course to the more open, fairer society of the future that Q has altered.
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Renée Picard's Europa mission to Jupiter’s moon doesn’t contradict Nemesis’ assertion that he was the first Picard to leave the solar system. It does, however, throw up several questions about why Jean-Luc never mentioned her in response to Shinzon’s question. He’s visibly shocked by the Supervisor’s revelation that she’s watching over one of his ancestors and is delighted to discover more about her. “She sounds remarkable,” he says, clearly moved. While Jean-Luc may not have known about this vitally important ancestor until his later life, her name lives on in the family. Picard’s nephew, who dreams of being an explorer like his Uncle Jean-Luc, is named René. This is surely no coincidence. René is tragically killed in Star Trek: Generations, which also contradicts Jean-Luc’s self-centered assertion about the family’s explorer
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