Star Trek: Picard
Summary
As revealed inStar Trek : Picard , Captain William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) and Counselor Deanna Troi ( Marina Sirtis ) lose their son , Thaddeus , to a uncommon disease , but why did n’t they take him toStar Trek : Insurrection’sBa’ku ? pick up twenty years after the events ofNemesisin theStar Trektimeline , Picardseason 1 checked in on Riker and Troiand their girl , Kestra ( Lulu Wilson ) . Riker and Troi had settle on the major planet Nepenthe because of the planet ’s healing properties , in an endeavour to heal their Logos , Thad .
Thad contracted a disease known as mendaxic neurosclerosis , a silicon - based virus that could be cured using an combat-ready positronic intercellular substance . However , after the Federation banned synthetics following thesynth attempt on Marsin 2385 , there were no positronic matrices useable . Unfortunately , the heal properties of Nepenthe ’s soil were not enough and Thad tragically passed away . But this raise the question ofwhy Riker and Troi did n’t go under on the Ba’ku planet , as they had been there before inStar Trek : Insurrectionand watch the heal place of the Briar Patch at first hand .
If Netflix greenlights Star Trek : Prodigy time of year 3 , a trip to Nepenthe for the USS Prodigy crowd to run across the Riker - Troi family is possible .
Riker & Troi Forgot To Take Their Dying Son To Star Trek: Insurrection’s Fountain Of Youth
Why Didn’t Riker & Troi Take Thad To Ba’ku?
InStar Trek : Insurrection , Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and his crew disobey direct order from Starfleet to protect the peaceful Ba’ku people and their satellite fromthe nefarious Son’a . Because of Ba’ku ’s locating in the region of infinite known as the Briar Patch , the planet ’s inhabitants are in effect immortal and free from any disease . When Picard and his crowd land there , they shortly experience untried and rejuvenate . Lt . Commander Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) even gain natural eyesight , although the force wear off when he leave the planet .
Thad ’s death caused understandable strain in Riker and Troi ’s marriage , although they came back together inStar Trek : Picardseason 3 .
If the properties of Ba’ku could restore eyesight , then it seems likely they could bring around Thad ’s illness . Unfortunately , a somebody must stay on on the satellite for the effects to exploit , meaning Thad ’s illness may have returned if he had ever left . Still , Riker and Troi would probably have seen settle down on one planet as a small terms to pay if it meant their son survived . After all , they moved to Nepenthe for that very reason . Perhaps some in - universe ground that has yet to be explained keep Riker and Troi from returning to Ba’ku .
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Star Trek: Picard Hints What Could Have Happened To Insurrection’s Fountain Of Youth
Did Something Happen To Ba’ku Or Its Regenerative Properties?
Will Riker and Deanna Troiwere willing to relocate and nail down in Nepenthe in monastic order to help their son , which suggest something may have happen to the Briar Patch and/or Ba’ku . Although no explanation has been provided on screen , it ’s potential the Briar Patch region of place no longer has regenerative propertiesdue to some anomaly or natural disaster . It ’s also possible the Son’a or some other species took over Ba’ku , and that it is unsafe . Or perhaps the Federation only no longer has ascendancy of the planet and they do not allow visitors .
Riker and Troi seem like the type of parent who would do everything to save their son , sothey must have had a good cause for not travel to Ba’ku . While it would have been interesting to see them look for for a way of life to save Thad , either by seeking a positronic matrix on the black market or travel to a major planet like Ba’ku , the story would have had to finish in catastrophe . Perhaps it ’s enough to love that Riker and Troi did what they could to economise Thad beforeStar Trek : Picard , but , just like in the real world , some tragedies can not be prevented .
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