In the first episode of Picard, playing chess with Data… “Because I don’t want the game to end.” Man, on so man levels, it was a few weeks before I could even say that line without getting choked up.
I grew up as a little boy watching every TNG with my dad, I don’t want the game to end either.
It took me way too long to realize you weren’t just talking about Sir Patrick Stewart’s obvious sex appeal.