Jean-Luc Picard has not traditionally been much of a family man, but that may be changing.

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By Sopan Deb

Season 3, Episode 2: ‘Disengage’

Um, wait, what? WHAT?!

A lot happened in this episode, but I’m mostly focused on the ending.

Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher had a kid together?

And that son, Jack, is named after Beverly’s first husband? The one who died and was a close friend of Jean-Luc’s?

Let’s break this down, because it is an interesting revelation on several levels. Before “Picard,” Jean-Luc had long kept his career at the forefront of his existence, at the expense of family and love. The closest he came to embracing a family came in the classic episode “The Inner Light,” where Picard is struck by an energy beam and somehow lives the life of someone completely different. It showed Jean-Luc what his life could have been. Romance has historically been rare for him, though there have been some brief flings, including Anij from “Star Trek: Insurrection,” but never officially with Beverly.

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