Star Trek: Picard S3 - Seven Of Nine's Starfleet Involvement Shocked Jeri Ryan

To be sure, when Picard and Riker (Jonathan Frakes) see Seven as the first officer the Titan, both of them are incredibly pleased. They are also more than a bit put off by the Titan's captain, Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick), who not only denies their every request but insists on calling Seven of Nine by her pre-Borg, "human" name of Hansen, implying a certain amount of anti-Borg prejudice on his own part. Seven spends much of Season 3 openly defying his orders, and in the process proves herself quite the capable leader. Ultimately, Shaw overcomes his dislike of her, passing command of the Titan to her in his final moments, and, significantly, using her preferred name.

"She was certainly not a fan at the beginning of the season when we meet Shaw," Jeri Ryan told Screen Rant. "And over the course of the season, we saw them develop a begrudging respect for each other, and realize that [t]hey needed each other's help and support. So it was a sort of push/pull kind of situation and a lot of butting heads. But that acknowledgment at his death was pretty powerful, I think, for Seven."

It certainly made for a powerful finale, adding to the amount of buzz around the possibility of another "Star Trek" spin-off prominently featuring Seven of Nine. Whether it be "Legacy" or some other iteration — one where perhaps we get to see more of her in the captain's chair — remains to be seen.