Star Trek Picard: Every Season One Death Ranked

11. Dahj's Boyfriend (Caler)

Poor Dahj's Boyfriend - a character deemed so insignificant to the show overall that he wasn't even given an official name in the credits - we barely knew thee.

The character - a Xahean played by David Carzell - actually DID have a name, Caler, which only turned up somewhat incidentally in Dahj's contacts list in her communicator, but it's sort of the POINT that he doesn't have a name.

He was part of the elaborate twist opening that pulled the rug out from us all when it was revealed that Dahj wasn't actually the star of the show and was also going to be murdered very quickly. Establishing him as backstory for her and a tragedy for us to pin our affection for her on was perfectly pitched and it all helped to sell the trick.

But Caler didn't matter, ultimately (and sadly for him), and that sort of comes across in the way he's killed also. He goes for a drink and all of sudden he's stabbed in the heart. Life is harsh.