Star Trek: The Next Generation
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The mystifying Ten Forward barman Guinan ( Whoopi Goldberg ) revealed that she had"a lot"of children inStar Trek : The Next propagation . Guinan join the cast ofTNGin season 2 after lifelongStar Trekfan Whoopi Goldberg asked for a use on the show . Goldberg was peculiarly inspired by Nichelle Nichols ' Lt . Uhura inStar Trek : The Original Series . Guinan remain an enigma for much ofTNG’srun , with the show only revealing diminished tidbits of information about her past times .
InStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 3 , sequence 1 , " Evolution , " Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) seek advice from Guinan about her own son , Ensign Wesley Crusher ( Wil Wheaton).When Dr. Crusher asks Guinan whether she has any children , Guinan simply replies:“a pot . “Guinan then reveals that she only had difficulty relating to one of her sons because he"wouldn’t listen to anybody . “Dr . Crusher points out that all tike go through this phase , but Guinan says:“Not in a specie of listeners . “She goes on to say that it took"several hundred years"for her Word to add up around , which hints atGuinan ’s lengthyStar Trektimeline .
Star Trek : Deep Space Ninealmost featured a story about one of Guinan ’s boy , but the plan was change because Whoopi Goldberg was unavailable .
Whoopi Goldberg ’s Guinan is Star Trek : TNG ’s most enigmatic character , but one installment of Deep Space Nine would have changed this by give her a son !
Star Trek Should Tell The Story Of Guinan’s Children
One of Guinan’s children should join the other TNG legacy kids.
Star Trek : Picardseason 3reunited the work party of the USS Enterprise - D and let out that Admiral Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and Dr. Beverly Crusher had a son discover Jack Crusher ( Ed Speleers).Picardseason 3 also insert Sidney ( Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut ) and Alandra ( Mica Burton ) La Forge , the daughter of Commodore Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) , and focalise a great deal on family and bequest . AfterStar Trek : Picardseason 3 became a resounding success , fans clamored for a twist - off feature the newly rechristened USS Enterprise - G andStar Trek ’s legacy characters .
Guinan ’s species were not officially name El - Aurians onscreen untilStar Trek Generations .
Although the retentive - rumoredStar Trek : Legacyremains little more than a hope , this history would provide the perfect opportunity to premise Guinan ’s kid . consider the extremely longsighted lifespans of El - Aurians , Guinan ’s children could pop up anywhere in the extragalactic nebula in any number ofStar Trekshows . Guinan and Picard have always been close , so it would be fun to see one of Guinan ’s children interact with Picard ’s son , Jack . Much about Guinan remains a mystery , and introducing one or more of her children would allowStar Trekto search more about El - Aurians as a species .
Star Trek: TNG’s “Evolution” Sets Up Guinan From “A Species of Listeners”
Star Trek: Picard season 2 revisits this idea.
After appearing in 28 episodes ofStar Trek : The Next Generationand two feature films , Guinan returned inStar Trek : Picardseason 2 , which revisited the concept of the El Aurians as"a species of listeners . “InPicardseason 2 , Q ( John de Lancie ) also regress and altered the yesteryear , plunging Admiral Picard and his champion into a coloured , dystopian future tense . Picard then had to jaunt back in time to recompense what Q had broken . Not only did Picard meet with Guinan in the present , but he also bump the vernal Guinan in the past , play by Ito Aghayere .
As she assist Admiral Picard , Aghayere ’s Guinan also revealed a heretofore unseen ability — El - Aurians could muster a Q and the Q had to answer . Guinan does so with John de Lancie ’s Q , but his powers are on the fritz , render him unable to comply chop-chop . Much aboutGuinan ’s connection to Qstill remains a mystery story , butStar Trek : Picardseason 2 added more layers to the El - Aurians . Whether or notStar Trekever reveal more info about Guinan or her children , she remains one ofStar Trek : The Next Generation’smost compelling secondary case .
Star Trek : The Next Generation & Star Trek : Picard are useable to stream on Paramount+ .
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