Apparently, going by Memory Alpha, it was still named for him, as a way for Brannon Braga to tip his hat to his then-assistant.
Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 3x01 - "The Next Generation"
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Well, it's literally spelled out in the conversation between Picard and Laris. They (Picard and Crusher) tried to be lovers. We didn't see that in TNG or any of the subsequent movies, ergo it was after.
Because it's her name. It's the name she identifies with.
As I was hinting with the "deadname" thing, and other people have said outright in the thread, it's a trans-allegory. It's the equivalent of a transwoman being forced to go by her birth name, not her name.
Sort of my thoughts.
I believe that Annika Hansen is still her legal name and that it was never officially changed. So Starfleet has every (legal) right to call her Commander Hansen even if it gives her some discomfort.
I was reminded of Sulu and Demora....
Def later, the Titan-A was launched in 2402
Sorry, I’m not seeing it that way. You might see it as a trans allegory, but I see it as just Shaw being formal and by-the-book. Again, we’re supposed to root for Seven because she’s the hero, and Shaw is being deliberately written as a hardass jerk, but I’m not seeing anything more than that. You’re welcome to your interpretation of the scene, but I disagree that it had any deeper meaning. If the writers say otherwise, fine. But until then it’s just your take on it.
8/10 Interesting start, but only a sliver of the much larger story. Good performances by Stewart and Frakes. Captain Shaw is a Styles-like pompous ass, and while he would be right in refusing to divert course on the whims of a retired admiral and an off-duty captain, he still comes off as incredibly unlikable. His interactions with Seven seem like an allegory for transphobia, where he forces Seven to use a name she no longer feels any connection to.
Maybe that young guy is Picard's son, but it could be a red-herring. However, we've already seen a similar situation in TNG "Bloodlines". Also the Shrike looks something the Son'a would fly, what with the horseshoe-crab-meets-actual-horseshoe look.
Maybe that young guy is Picard's son, but it could be a red-herring. However, we've already seen a similar situation in TNG "Bloodlines". Also the Shrike looks something the Son'a would fly, what with the horseshoe-crab-meets-actual-horseshoe look.
I gave this one a 7. Intrigued to see how everything all connects.
Great to see Seven a little like her old self.
I'd hoped they would've mentioned DS9 during the dinner.
I hope whether this guy is Picard's son is kept ambiguous. Shades of Kirk's doomed son.
Maybe we'll see Laris again?
The Titan's captain is a prick. Maybe he'll come to appreciate going off course for an adventure?
Great to see Seven a little like her old self.
I'd hoped they would've mentioned DS9 during the dinner.
I hope whether this guy is Picard's son is kept ambiguous. Shades of Kirk's doomed son.
Maybe we'll see Laris again?
The Titan's captain is a prick. Maybe he'll come to appreciate going off course for an adventure?
One of my biggest pet peeves is watching a TV show, and then having everyone mention that the writers/actors meant to say this or that on twitter and not on the TV show itself. I hated that with BSG, and I hope this season isn't a "To get the full story you need to go see what Matalas says about it on Twitter" season. If it's not on the screen, then what they say off screen is kind of irrelevant to the story, or the writers are just bad. Hopefully that won't be the case with this season.
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But, the flip side of art is that it is meant to evoke a reaction from the audience. So many audience members will read in to the art parts of their values or identifying with things that are important to them. Case in point, a child with autism likes Drax because he doesn't understand metaphors.
in regards to Sevens name…it’s never said what her legal name is on screen. We just assume it’s Seven of Nine because that’s what she’s been primarily called since Voyager.
Considering they’ve tweaked her reason for joining Starfleet (now it’s pressure from Janeway and Picard). I would expect she enlisted as Annika Hansen with “Seven of Nine” as a nickname. Otherwise Shaw wouldn’t insist in calling her “Hansen”. If her legal name was Seven of Nine it would be Commander Seven or Commander Seven of Nine.
Shaw is an asshole but he appears to be a by the book asshole.
Considering they’ve tweaked her reason for joining Starfleet (now it’s pressure from Janeway and Picard). I would expect she enlisted as Annika Hansen with “Seven of Nine” as a nickname. Otherwise Shaw wouldn’t insist in calling her “Hansen”. If her legal name was Seven of Nine it would be Commander Seven or Commander Seven of Nine.
Shaw is an asshole but he appears to be a by the book asshole.
Maybe it's not just Shaw. Other survivors of Borg attacks might have just a wee bit of a problem serving with someone who continues to use a DRONE name.
And I can't say I'd blame them, either.
I mean, Seven can use whatever the hell name she wants, and "identify" however she feels like, but if she keeps calling herself that, she can expect some blowback.
And I can't say I'd blame them, either.
I mean, Seven can use whatever the hell name she wants, and "identify" however she feels like, but if she keeps calling herself that, she can expect some blowback.
I would assume it would be Annika Hansen, since that was her birth name, she is still technically that person, just no longer presumed missing/dead by the Federation.
Until she goes to a Federation court and asks to have her name changed.
It's a trans/deadname allegory.
