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  • WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 finale of Star Trek: Picard. 1 / 8

  • The final scene of Picard's first season strongly implies a romance between Raffi and Seven. 2 / 8

  • The subtle move marks a shift in organically reimagining Seven as a bisexual woman. 3 / 8

  • The franchise has lagged in its representation of non-heteronormative characters. 4 / 8

  • The revelation about Seven is also less forced than Sulu's reorientation in Star Trek Beyond. 5 / 8

    Seven of Nine with tears in her eyes from Star Trek: Picard.

  • The romance also evolves more organically than Picard's other romantic relationships. 6 / 8

  • Between this and Star Trek: Discovery, the franchise is closing its glaring LGBTQ gap. 7 / 8

  • Hopefully Seven and Raffi's new dynamic will be further explored in Season 2. 8 / 8