A Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) Easter egg in Star Trek: Picard season 3 calls back to one of the major characters from seasons 1 and 2 who missed out on the final season. Picard season 3 reunited the legendary cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation for one more mission to save the galaxy while also introducing new characters like Jack, the son of Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden). However, several main characters from the previous Picard seasons did not appear in season 3 to make room for the TNG icons.
One of the prevalent mysteries of Star Trek: Picard season 3 was the secret of Jack Crusher. Raised by his mother on the outskirts of the galaxy, Jack endured lifelong nightmares and grew up isolated and lonely while being haunted by authoritarian leanings. As Crusher began to manifest abilities such as controlling the minds of others, Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) used her Betazoid powers to unlock the red door in Jack's mind to learn the truth that he possesses organic Borg DNA. But before Jack's Borg revelation, Crusher helped him find another memory that ties back into a missing Picard character.
