Picard Season 3

[Henadic Theologian]

It looks like her new son is named Jack, after her dead husband (and Wesley's father), Jack Crusher. So I wonder if he is a clone of Jack in some way, or maybe there is a posthumous IVF situation going on.

I'm 90% certain he's Picard's son, even has his accent some how.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I am aware.

FitzRheRuke’s point, which I agree with, is that other captains besides the main characters seem to be a host of grumpy butts.

Yeah, or incompetent fools like poor Alan Ruck of the Enterprise B in Generations.

 

[Benjamin Olson]

Why is it that they nearly always make other Captains complete jerks? You'd think Starfleet would be full of smart, open-minded explorers, but nope. If they're not "our" Captain, they're a loser.

Obviously it's because the episode features Admiral Picard. Having a competent and non-evil admiral is such a breach of Star Trek protocol that they need an awful captain to bring order to the franchise.

 

[Jeremy E Grenemyer]

Yeah, or incompetent fools like poor Alan Ruck of the Enterprise B in Generations.

Oh, don't get me started! I feel like that particular Captain was a consensus pick by Starfleet Admiralty, as in nobody could agree on the Captain they wanted, and Captain Harriman (Ruck) was the one Captain they all disliked the least.

In my defense, I've never seen Memory Alpha so I don't know how the character of Harriman turned out.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Why is it that they nearly always make other Captains complete jerks?

Because it's Star Trek. All other Star Fleet captains are incompetent has been a trope since the original series.

 

[MarkB]

Oh, don't get me started! I feel like that particular Captain was a consensus pick by Starfleet Admiralty, as in nobody could agree on the Captain they wanted, and Captain Harriman (Ruck) was the one Captain they all disliked the least.

In my defense, I've never seen Memory Alpha so I don't know how the character of Harriman turned out.

Or he was the only one they could get on short notice. The Enterprise-B in Generations is pretty much the equivalent of the software project that's shipped buggy and incomplete to meet a publication deadline, with the intention that they'll patch it later.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Oh, don't get me started! I feel like that particular Captain was a consensus pick by Starfleet Admiralty, as in nobody could agree on the Captain they wanted, and Captain Harriman (Ruck) was the one Captain they all disliked the least.

In my defense, I've never seen Memory Alpha so I don't know how the character of Harriman turned out.

I think you'd find much more about Memory Alpha - it "only" collects canon information and behind the scenes stuff, and his story wasn't expanded on in canon, AFAIK. Memory Beta might have something on him.

 

[trappedslider]

Or he was the only one they could get on short notice. The Enterprise-B in Generations is pretty much the equivalent of the software project that's shipped buggy and incomplete to meet a publication deadline, with the intention that they'll patch it later.

It would have been fine if the test drive had taken place on Tuesday instead of whatever day it was.

EDIT: turns out the fans just wanted an 8th season of TNG

 

[Maxperson]

Every ship captain other than Kirk (wouldn't know) has had a moment or episode of grumpiness.

Kirk has had grumpy episodes.

 

[Beleriphon]

Oh, don't get me started! I feel like that particular Captain was a consensus pick by Starfleet Admiralty, as in nobody could agree on the Captain they wanted, and Captain Harriman (Ruck) was the one Captain they all disliked the least.

In my defense, I've never seen Memory Alpha so I don't know how the character of Harriman turned out.

In canon no idea. According to the novels and such:

John Harriman

For the mirror universe counterpart, see John Harriman (mirror). See Harriman for other articles with titles that contain, either by relationship or by coincidence, this character's surname. John Jason Harriman II, the son of Admiral John "Blackjack" Harriman and the younger brother of Lynn...

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