In one of the final Next Gen episodes overseen by “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry, two of the franchise’s most unique analytical minds had a chance to meet at last. Stewart was extremely positive about his time working with Nimoy, whom he described as being very warm toward the cast, and noted just how much everyone missed him after those two episodes wrapped. It’s revealed that Spock was working on a secret peace mission and is still firmly on the side of the Federation, and Spock was left impressed by his time with Picard. This meant the world to Stewart, who explained:
“I am honored that the writers gave him a speech in which Spock pays my character tribute. ‘He intrigues me, this Picard,’ Spock says to Data. ‘Remarkably analytical and dispassionate. There’s an almost Vulcan quality to the man.'”
There really is almost a Vulcan-like essence to Picard, who tries to use logic at all times. This analytical mind is what made him so deadly as Locutus of Borg, which is enough to make one wonder about what Spock might have been like were he assimilated. The similarities in personality between Picard and Spock are numerous, which is probably why Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Picard’s number one, Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), also have a lot in common. The dynamic just works!