Honestly, my guess is if they went for the full nostalgia trip right out of the gate, Stewart wouldn't have agreed to do the show. My recollection when thinkin

Honestly, my guess is if they went for the full nostalgia trip right out of the gate, Stewart wouldn't have agreed to do the show. My recollection when thinking back on the interviews in advance of the show is it was clear Stewart bought in because of the opportunity to explore Picard in his older years while delving into his backstory, which fueled some of what we saw in season 1 and formed the backbone of season 2.