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Whoopi Goldberg is returning to the Star Trek universe. Wednesday morning on The View, Sir Patrick Stewart handed Goldberg a “formal invitation” to join Star Trek: Picard Season 2. The View‘s longtime moderator happily accepted the invite, and she hugged the show’s guest to seal the deal. Goldberg has a long history with the Star Trek franchise: from the 1980s to the early 2000s, she played Guinan, a bartender aboard the USS Enterprise-D.
This morning, Stewart stopped by The View to promote his new Picard spinoff series, but before he could dive into his spiel, he had an important matter to discuss with Goldberg. “I’m here with a formal invitation. And it’s for you, Whoopi,” he said. “Alex Kurtzman, who is the senior executive producer of Star Trek: Picard, and all of his colleagues — of which I am one — want to invite you into the second season.”
Before Goldberg could even respond, the audience (as well as co-host Meghan McCain) went wild. Goldberg happily agreed, and Stewart raised his arms above his head in victory.
“That’s great, Whoopi. She has to get rid of that hair on her head though,” joked Joy Behar, referencing Goldberg’s hairstyle for another CBS All Access series, Stephen King’s The Stand. “Boy, the jobs are coming to you now, huh? So many offers she’s getting now.”
When she finally caught her breath, Goldberg reflected on her Star Trek experience. She and Stewart first met on the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation and went on to work together on 1994 film Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). “This was one of the great experiences of my career,” she said. “I had the best, best, best time.” Replied Stewart, “It was wonderful having you, and we cannot wait to have you with us again one more time.” Aww, Star Trek love!
Watch Sir Patrick Stewart ask Whoopi Goldberg to join Star Trek: Picard in the clip above.
