Star Trek: 10 Things Picard Has Wisely Avoided (Or Forgotten)

8. Shakespeare

Picard Sisko
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Star Trek has prided itself on the exploration of the human condition across its multiple series and films but you can also rely on the franchise for the shoehorning in of a good bit of classic literature.

The 40-year-old The Wrath of Khan and 1996's First Contact lean towards Herman Melville and his elusive Moby Dick but Star Trek's love of the British bard WIlliam Shakespeare is unavoidable, particularly in TNG.

Which is why it's bizarre that it's spin-off, Picard might have the admiral's copy of the Complete Works in the background but yet there's not been a single nod in two full seasons of the show. Back in the day Jean_luc would have managed to whip up a few lines of Hamlet or Henry V to "woo" Lwaxana Troi or put down Q but his choice of language in this latest show has been, how shall we say, more choice on occasion.

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