Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
The romance between Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) was originally run to begin inStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 1 , beforeStar Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry put a stop to it . From their very first onscreen group meeting inTNG’sseries premiere , there were pinch of something going on between Captain Picard and Beverly Crusher . TNGseason 1 , episode 3 , " The Naked Now , " bestow fuel to this ardour when the crew members of the USS Enterprise - D lost their inhibitions as a resultant role of polywater intoxication .
Throughout the respite ofTNG’srocky time of year 1 , there werehints of likely tactile sensation brewing between Captain Picard and Doctor Crusher , but neither one expressed their feeling direct . InTNGseason 1 , episode 21 , " The Arsenal of Freedom , " Jean - Luc and Beverly fall into a concealed hole and find themselves trapped in an underground room . After being badly wound in the fall , Dr. Crusher has to train Picard on how to treat her various wounds . Jean - Luc ask Beverly about her past to keep her awake and talking , and the two hamper over their shared predicament . Although nothing Modern about the pair ’s relationship is submit or revealed in these scenes as they stand , the narrative was earlier mean to be much different .
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Why Gene Roddenberry Dropped Picard & Crusher’s Romance In TNG Season 1
Captain Picard and Dr. Crusherdanced around each other throughout the entirety ofTNG’srun , and they never quite got the timing right when it came to pursuing a romantic relationship . However , ifStar Trekwriter Robert Lewin had had his way , Beverly would have confessed her flavor for Jean - Luc inTNGseason 1 . According to theStar Trek : The Next genesis Companion,“The Arsenal of Freedom " was originally conceived as a love taradiddle between Crusher and Picard , but Gene Roddenberry nixed the musical theme . Although it is Dr. Crusher who winds up injured in the actual episode , the original story had Captain Picard be the one gravely injured .
As Dr. Crusher fought to carry through Picard ’s life story , she would have revealed her feelings for him . This would have speed up their romance and significantly changed the course of theirStar Trekstory . Roddenberry apparently did n’t want to make a sexual love story , andhe also wanted to maintain the status quo of theTNGcrew . WhenStar Trek : The Original Seriesaired in the 1960s , television shows were mostly episodic , with everything more or less the same at the end of the episode as it was at the root . Although the television landscape was exchange in the later 1980s and early nineties , Roddenberry still resisted any meaning persona development or changes that would last beyond one or two episode .
Also according toStar Trek : The Next Generation Companion , the guts in the cavern was infested with flea , which made filming those scenes particularly uncomfortable for Patrick Stewart and Gates McFadden .
Beverly and Jean-Luc’s Romance Finally Got Closure in Star Trek: Picard Season 3
Star Trek : Picardseason 3 reunited the crew member of the USS Enterprise - D , including Admiral Jean - Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher . Not only did Picard and Crusher reconnect inPicardseason 3 , butBeverly also break that she had give birth to her and Jean - Luc ’s son , Jack Crusher(Ed Speleers ) , over twenty years before . BecausePicard had never wanted to have childrenor start a household and because his life was often in danger , Beverly decided to raise Jack on her own .
After the events ofStar Trek : Picardseasons 1 and 2,Jean - Luc has become more opento the approximation of romance and family . By the remnant ofPicardseason 3 , Jean - Luc has become part of Jack ’s and Beverly Crusher ’s life . While Jean - Luc and Beverly do n’t necessarily resume a romance , the theory remains for them to continue their beloved write up that began with the early episode ofStar Trek : The Next Generation .
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