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    'Star Trek: Picard' soars by embracing the legacy of 'The Next Generation'

    With a nod to the past and a reassembling of an old crew, 'Star Trek: Picard' is finally able to boldly go into a new adventure worthy of its legacy.
    by Eric Deggans Feb 16, 2023 4 minutes
    Jonathan Frakes as Will Riker and Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard.

    One of the central themes in Star Trek: Picard has been the importance of accepting every bit of your past, so you can move forward to a new future.

    Which is why it's surprising that Paramount+'s new series — centered on Patrick Stewart's beloved, aging starship captain Jean-Luc Picard — has taken so long to learn that lesson for itself.

    Fortunately, the third and supposedly final season of Star Trek: Picard practically forces the series to change course, pulling in more characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation to join their former captain, including Jonathan Frakes' William Riker, Michael Dorn's Worf, LeVar Burton's Geordi La Forge, Marina Sirtis' Deanna Troi and Gates McFadden's Dr. Beverly Crusher, among others.

    The result: A program that finally brings the rollicking series in the first place.

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