A question I thought of just now but was the woman who was supposed to be Picards wife in the Nexus supposed to be someone from his past or just someone made up for the moment and why do you suppose the writers never actually went for someone from his past instead like maybe Beverley or someone else who he was romantically involved with?
Generations - Picards Wife
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I don't believe that either the novelization or the script ever indicate if she's someone significant from Picard's past.
I think the reason they went with Mystery Wife instead of Beverly or a guest character from the show is that this is the family Picard would/could/might have had if he'd stayed in France instead of staying single and going into Starfleet. He met Beverly through Jack Crusher, so if Picard hadn't gone into Starfleet, the chances of him meeting either of them would be substantially reduced.
I think the reason they went with Mystery Wife instead of Beverly or a guest character from the show is that this is the family Picard would/could/might have had if he'd stayed in France instead of staying single and going into Starfleet. He met Beverly through Jack Crusher, so if Picard hadn't gone into Starfleet, the chances of him meeting either of them would be substantially reduced.
^Digits has the best explanation I can find.
However, doesn't the Nexus create your personal version of paradise? So, theoretically, Beverly could have been there.
The way I see it, Nexus Lady is a random construct of what might be Picard's ideal woman.
*shrug*
All I know is that the Victorian decor and clothing was weird.
However, doesn't the Nexus create your personal version of paradise? So, theoretically, Beverly could have been there.
The way I see it, Nexus Lady is a random construct of what might be Picard's ideal woman.
*shrug*
All I know is that the Victorian decor and clothing was weird.
She was a redhead... Maybe they just brought in a redhead to mess with our minds...
Well, the wife looked a lot like Beverly... maybe as close as he could get to having Beverly without actually getting her?
Why settle for second best in paradise? (Unless Beverly is second best and Nexus Wifew the Platonic ideal...)
^I would certainly hope Beverly isn't second best to a mental construct!
Oh, I don't know... I've always heard that the only perfect woman is the make-believe woman
Maybe Beverly snores really badly at night, and Nexus Wife doesn't?
Yeah, the whole Victorian thing was a bit off
Well, all of the women that Picard got involved with on TNG all resembled Beverly in their own ways. The cartography chick was almost a clone of Beverly, uniform and all. Vash had the same basic facial structure as Bev. Even his fantasy wife was Beverly speaking the Queen's English with a proper accent.
Subliminal advertising for Stewart's one-man version of A Christmas Carol, perhaps?
Which actually IS an amazing performance.
--Ted
Wow, I never even noticed that it was the same actress playing both roles!!
I always hated this Christmas scene!! Probably for the same reason I didn't like most holiday episodes- I want a futuristic Star Trek, not Dicken's Christmas/Sherlock Holmes/Fair Haven/etc...
Count me as one who liked the Christmas scene...
It wasn't Beverly. 
