Strange New Worlds Crossover’s Star Trek TNG Easter Egg Subtly References Young Picard Almost Dying

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 7 – “Those Old Scientists”One of the many Easter eggs in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds‘ crossover episode is a subtle reference to the near-death experience of the young Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), as depicted in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “Tapestry.” It’s just one of many references to Star Trek: TNG that are recklessly, but hilariously, thrown out by Ensigns Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) when they visited the USS Enterprise in the 23rd century. From Boimler’s pledge of “Worf’s honor” to Mariner’s distinction between Q (John de Lancie) and Trelane (William Campbell), the crossover with Star Trek: Lower Decks was stuffed full of references to all eras of the franchise.