Warning: SPOILERS for Andor Season 2 Finale - “Jedha, Kyber, Erso"Andorseason 2 ended with a hopeful and uplifting image of Bix Caleen (Adria Adjona) holding the baby she had with Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), butStar Trek: Picardseason 3 already did this story, and better. Executive produced by Tony Gilroy,Andoris a remarkableStar Warsseries delving into the harsh truths and realities of building the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire.Andorseason 2 perfectly leads intoRogue One, while offering hope that Cassian’s legacy will continue with his newborn child after his heroic sacrifice on Scarif.
Star Trek: Picardseason 3 was perhaps the most lauded of the Star Trek on Paramount+ era. Masterminded by showrunner Terry Matalas,Picardseason 3 reunited thecast ofStar Trek: The Next Generationfor one final, rousing adventure to save the galaxy from the Borg.Star Trek: Picardseason 3 also introduced the next generation ofStar Trekheroes, chief among them Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers), the son ofAdmiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Dr. Beverly Crusher(Gates McFadden).
Andor’s two seasons andStar Trek: Picardseason 3are the most acclaimed recent projects of theStar WarsandStar Trekfranchises, respectively. While they are very different stories that accomplish disparate goals,AndorandPicardshare a surprising story point in common. But whereAndorends in a surprise and a door that is tragically closed,Star Trek: Picardseason 3 uses a similar plot as a jumping off point that delivers whatAndor, by design, cannot.
Beverly And Bix Did The Same Thing With Their Babies
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Andorseason 2’s finale, “Jedha, Kyber, Erso,” wraps up with a thrilling montage of Cassian Andor preparing to depart towards the events of Rogue One while also checking in onAndor’s surviving characters like Mom Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), Vel Sartha (Faye Marsay), and the imprisoned Dedra Meero (Denise Gough).Andor’s final image is a twist showing Bix Caleenhas returned to Mina-Rau toraise the baby she shares with Cassian. Both mother and child await Andor’s return, which, tragically, will never come.
Bix left Cassian inAndorseason 2, episode 9, “Welcome to the Rebellion,” imploring him to remain with the Rebels because she learned his destiny as a ‘messenger’ from a Force healer.Bix never told Cassian that she was pregnant,and she is raising their child in secret on Mina-Rau. Bix’s decision is a stark echo of a similar choice Dr. Beverly Crusher made in the years beforeStar Trek: Picardseason 3.
Like Bix, Dr. Crusher did not tell Picard she was pregnant when she vanished.
Star Trek: Picardseason 3 begins with Dr. Crusher signaling Jean-Luc for help, with the gradual reveal thatJack Crusher is Picard’s son. AsPicardseason 3 progresses, Beverly explains she got pregnant during a romantic holiday with Jean-Luc some time afterStar Trek: Nemesis. Fearful that Picard’s many enemies would hunt their son, Beverly left the USS Enterprise-E and cut off all contact. Like Bix,Dr. Crusher did not tell Picard she was pregnantwhen she vanished, and Beverly raised Jack in secret until the events ofStar Trek: Picardseason 3.
How Star Trek: Picard Did Bix’s Andor Ending Differently & Better
Picard Season 3’s Story Begins Where Andor’s Ends
Andorseason 2’s ending was fittingly poetic. Bix carrying Cassian’s baby and looking to the horizon not only mirrorsStar Wars’iconic scenes of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Rey Skywalker (Daisy Ridley) gazing toward Tatooine’s twin suns on the horizon, but it offers solace thatCassian’s legacy will continue despite his death inRogue One.However, it’s also a tragic sight as Cassian will never meet his child, who will grow up without a father.
Dr. Beverly Crusher and Jack Crusher allowedStar Trek: Picardtospringboard off the fact that Admiral Picard has a son he never knew. Jean-Luc meets Jack, and they learn that the father passed organic Borg DNA to his son.Picard saved Jack from his destinyto become Vox of Borg, proving how much he loves his son. At the end ofStar Trek: Picardseason 3, Jack follows his father into Starfleet and is assigned the USS Enterprise-G.
IfStar Trek: Picardseason 3’s continuation,Star Trek: Legacy,happens, Jack Crusher would be a central character who will be tested by Q (John de Lancie) the way his father, Picard, was.
Jean-Luc Picard’s legacy will continue through Jack, whileStar Trek: Picardseason 3’s ending also saw Jean-Luc and Beverly potentially reignite their romance. With Jack and Beverly, Picard has gained the family that eluded him throughout his life. The happy resolution for Jean-Luc Picard, Jack, and Beverly Crusher isan ending that can never be for Cassian Andor, Bix Caleen, and their offspring, even if Cassian and Bix’s grown child ends up joining the Resistance in theStar Warssequels' era.
Did Bix’s Andor Ending Steal From Star Trek: Picard?
There’s No Evidence Andor Was Influenced By Picard
Andorseason 2 was produced in late 2024 whileStar Trek: Picardseason 3 aired its final episode in May 2023. Still, there’s no evidence Tony Gilroy and his writers were influenced by or took a story element fromPicardseason 3. The story of a mother raising her child alone to protect it from her father’s enemies - or in Andor’s case, to spur Cassian on to his destiny as a Rebel hero - is not uncommon.It’s a pleasant coincidence that Bix Caleen made a choice inAndorthat is similar to Dr. Beverly Crusher’s inStar Trek: Picard.
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2 picked up onStar Trek: Picard’s story thread, introducing Dr. Beverly Crusher in 2384, just a few years after she left the USS Enterprise-E to raise Jack in secret.Prodigyseason 2 also allowed Beverly’s eldest son,Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), to meet his baby brother, Jack. Unfortunately,such a moment wouldn’t be possible inStar Wars.Cassian and Bix’s baby has no siblings, and Cassian never found his own sister, so it’s unlikely Bix’s child will ever meet members of Cassian’s family.
Andordid not define the name or gender of Cassian Andor’s child with Bix Caleen, which is something Star Wars will have to determine in future stories.
The best thing about Bix inAndor’s ending being similar to Dr. Beverly Crusher’s choice inStar Trek: Picardseason 3 is that both convey hope for the future. The best part of Cassian will live on through his child with Bix. InStar Trek: Picard,Jack Crusher inherited the intelligence and heroism of both of his parents. But that’s whereStar Trek: Picardone-upsAndor:Jack Crusher will continue with the love and support of his parents, and his destiny can be modeled on the bold adventures of his parents on the Starship Enterprise.
Star Trek: Picard
Cast
Star Trek: Picard follows retired Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis. The series delves into Picard’s life post-Starfleet, as he navigates a new chapter filled with unresolved past events and new challenges.
Andor
Andor is a Star Wars prequel series set before the events of Rogue One, following Cassian Andor as he navigates a world of danger and deception. The series delves into his transformation into a pivotal figure in the struggle against the Galactic Empire.
