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"I really enjoyed the relationship aspects of
the show, certainly when they are in a romantic atmosphere. That
has been fascinating from the in," Stewart, 81, told Reuters.
"Obviously in ‘Picard’ what we’ve been trying to do is find
places that haven’t been explored so there is no road map for
Picard’s resistance to romantic intimacy but it’s apparent," the
show’s creator Akiva Goldsman added.
Dedicated to the much-loved starship captain Jean-Luc Picard,
"Star Trek: Picard" originally was never meant to take off after
Stewart decided he didn’t want to return to the role he
portrayed in the 1987-1994 TV series “Star Trek: The Next
Generation” and in four films, the last released in 2002.
“I went to the first meeting (with the show writers) in order to
turn them down but I was so impressed and admiring of the people
who had made...this offer, that I felt it proper to tell them to
their faces why I was going to say no," he said. "Well,
something happened and here I am."
In this season, Picard is called from his vineyard in France
after a message is heard in deep space summoning him for help.
However his old nemesis, the godlike Q, is waiting in the wings
and once again means to test Picard.
Also returning to the series is popular "Star Trek" character,
former Borg drone Seven of Nine, played by Jeri Ryan, who has
her own issues to deal with in this season.
"This character has been so beautifully written and so
beautifully developed that I haven’t really felt the need,
except on very rare occasions, to step in and say ‘Oh you know,
I don’t know if what she did was right’," Ryan said.
"That’s so unusual and I’m so fortunate to be in this position."
The second season of "Star Trek: Picard" begins streaming on
Paramount+ on Thursday.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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