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Mister Spock failed Jean - Luc Picard as his first mentor , and nowStar Trekhas explained how . Over the age , Picard has had several father frame and mentor who guided him along the way to becoming one of Starfleet ’s greatest captains . IDW ’s newPicard ’s Academyseries express the titular hero in his formative yr , and in consequence two , he has a mettle - to - heart with Spock , but the cadet learns nothing from it .
Star Trek : Picard ’s Academy#2 is write by Sam Maggs and pull by Ornella Greco . Cadet Picard excuse to Spock why he is not going to a schoolfellow ’ political party . He state Spock his studies are more authoritative , and that any friends he establish will be short-lived at well . Spock tries to explain to Picard that know those under his command is the hallmark of a good officer .
Spock then forces Cadet Picard to look the party instead of studying for his evasive maneuver examination .
Jean-Luc Picard Was Taught by the Best
In his imposing calling with Starfleet , Captain Picard faced foe that would cool down the blood of most mass , but inPicard ’s Academy , his biggest worries are good grades . Star Trek : The Next Generationestablished that Picard had an almost single - given desire for a career in Starfleet , and was willing to sacrifice a personal life in sideline of it . Fans have met some of Picard ’s instructors in the serial , and were surprised to find out Spock was one of them . Spock see the potential drop for greatness in Picard , and wants to nurture it . Spock is not one for socializing either , but he tells Picard the grandness of doing so .
The 6th seasonNext Generationepisode " Tapestry " provided a fascinating looking at what Picard ’s life coulld have been .
However , as realise inStar Trek : The Next Generation , Picard had trouble with this lesson . For most of the show ’s runnel , Captain Picard rarely socialized with his crowd on theEnterprise . The other senior officer held regular poker games , but Picard did not join them untilThe Next Generation’sseries conclusion . In that episode , Q crusade Picard through time , ostensibly to desex a spatial unusual person . However , Q was also endeavor to win over Picard of the same lesson Spock was trying to teach him . In a succeeding timeline , Picard sees how his crew has drift aside and is even hostile to each other – and he does not desire to see it again .
In Star Trek : noncompliant # 8 , Spock seemingly returns to Starfleet with a new social status and position , one that also has echoes in the past times .
Did Spock Make a Mistake?
While Q was able to get through to Picard , Spock was not . This is not needfully a flunk on Spock ’s part , as Picard was still new , chesty and head - strong , but the Vulcan did not impress this lesson upon the plebe enough . force Picard to attend the political party may not have been the wisest course of activity either , despite Spock ’s good intentions . Perhaps Spock , sensing Picard ’s disquiet in societal post , thought forcing him to face his fears would help . While it remains to be seen how the party will turn out , it is clearSpock made an errorin judgment , and failed as Picard ’s firstStar Trekmentor .
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