Screen Rant

Star Trek: Picard introduced a new nickname for Jean-Luc Picard... 1 / 7

And, frankly, it's pretty cringe-worthy. 2 / 7

Raffi consistently calls Picard "JL"... 3 / 7

Which seems like the writers were attempting to demonstrate how close the two were... 4 / 7

By giving her an affectionate, never-before-heard nickname. 5 / 7

Unfortunately, it just doesn't ring true for Picard... 6 / 7

The first time characterization has seemed off-key so far. 7 / 7