Even by those standards, Picard is somewhat of a special case, as the Starfleet captain boasts an entire selection of popular memes to his name. Even those completely unfamiliar with Star Trek might recognize the following images, but they won't necessarily know the episode the image derives from, nor the circumstances that caused Picard to make such an everlasting expression.
Here are the best Jean-Luc Picard memes and where they come from. Q explains that his incessant meddling has been punished by the Continuum, stripping his God-like powers and making him mortal. The iconic facepalm comes while Q is explaining his plight, and Picard only looks up when his unwelcome guest describes the captain as " the closest thing I have to a friend. The Picard facepalm has spawned infinite memes and now even a commemorative statuette, but wasn't the only head-in-hands moment in The Next Generation.
Picard cracks out the rare 'double facepalm' maneuver also in season 3 while trying to explain the finer details of parenting to Data in "The Offspring.
While it might be lagging in popularity behind the facepalm, the 'Annoyed Picard' meme is the more versatile of the two, with several different screen-grabs from the same scene going viral alongside a variety of captions, all to the effect of " what the hell are you doing.
Picard and the remaining Enterprise crew learn of this and, naturally, they seek out to rescue Lwaxana Troi. Unfortunately for Picard, that plan involves pretending to be desperately in love with Troi's mother. In an attempt to convince Daimon Tog of the Ferengi to let Lwaxana go, Picard is forced to start reciting Tennyson and Shakespeare, acting like the jealous murderous ex who would do anything to get his lover back.
Suitably scared, Tog quickly gives up Troi's mother and sends her back to the Enterprise to avoid Picard's Casanova wrath. The memes come straight from Picard's dramatic speech. Those unversed in the ways of Star Trek: The Next Generation might see Picard 's more outlandish meme faces and wonder how such an expression could possibly make sense in the context of any science fiction episode. In some cases, that's because the shot doesn't come from an episode itself, but from footage that was left on the cutting room floor.
The "Full of Win" Picard meme shows the Star Trek captain celebrating, jubilant over some unknown success, and found added fame when someone managed to get Patrick Stewart himself to sign the image. The "Full of Win" image is taken from a The Next Generation season 5 outtake that was intentionally filmed as a gag tribute to Gene Roddenberry.
Patrick Stewart begins his scene in character before addressing the camera and "Gene" directly. He then promptly breaks out into a song and dance number on board the Enterprise set. The gleeful "Full of Win" face is taken from near the start of the routine, which also features a dashing boater hat. The image of Jean-Luc Picard waving awkwardly could've been intentionally designed to generate memes, had the phenomenon been around in the late s.
A bold and decidedly strange episode, especially considering it was only the third offering in The Next Generation 's debut season, "The Naked Now" sees almost the entire crew become infected with a strange condition that appears to lower inhibitions and increase libido. After Picard himself becomes afflicted, he has an up-close encounter with an also-infected Dr.
Beverly Crusher. As the pair finally separate, a smitten crusher waves to her captain from the doorway before leaving. Trying to resist his unwelcome urges, Picard awkwardly and reluctantly waves back. It was an odd scene in a largely unpopular episode, but one that at least birthed a classic meme. The awkwardly waving Picard is usually deployed when saying hi to someone you really don't want to talk to.
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