Jean-Luc Picard will again trade wits with the near-omnipotent Q in Star Trek: Picard’s Season Two. As part of today’s First Contact Day celebration event, Paramount+ revealed the new teaser trailer for Picard’s second season. Star Patrick Stewart introduced the trailer, with John de Lancie making a surprise appearance during the panel to confirm he will reprise his role as Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Q first appeared in The Next Generation’s two-part pilot episode “Encounter at Farpoint,’ putting Picard, the Enterprise crew, and all of humanity on trial. Picard encountered Q on several more occasions, and he appeared in the final episode of Next Generation, “All Good Things.” The Picard Season Two teaser recalls Q’s parting words to Jean-Luc: “The trial never ends.” The way Q bookends Star Trek: The Next Generation makes him the perfect character to bring back in Picard.
