ST:TNG Picard is poorly defined in season 1, as Riker is the away-team action man while Picard is an administrator who remains on the ship, sitting behind his desk (which actually was truth-in-TV bit no so heroic). The actor made the most of his rather poorly-written scenes which inspired the writing we see in later seasons, in which "chats with Picard" form the touchstone for the stories.
ST:TNG Picard is poorly defined in season 1, as Riker is the away-team action man while Picard is an administrator who remains on the ship, sitting behind his desk (which actually was truth-in-TV bit no so heroic). The actor made the most of his rather poorly-written scenes which inspired the writing we see in later seasons, in which "chats with Picard" form the touchstone for the stories.