The death of Patrick Stewart is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Since the first thread appeared at Oct 29, 19:38 UTC, we have counted 65 threads about it in 21 communities, led by r/entertainment, r/news and r/marvelstudios. Combined, those threads hold roughly 314.6K upvotes and 13.6K comments so far.
What the sources report
The articles behind the biggest threads, quoted directly from each publisher’s own summary.
- Variety: Patrick Stewart’s Final Movie Is ‘Avengers: Doomsday’; He Said Before His Death That ‘I Can’t Imagine Retiring. I’ll Forever Be an Actor’
Patrick Stewart said months before his death that he'd never retire from acting. His final move role arrives in December with 'Avengers: Doomsday.'
- Deadline: Patrick Stewart Dead: 'Star Trek' & 'X-Men' Actor Was 86
Patrick Stewart, star of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and ‘Picard,’ ‘X-Men’ films and many other screen and stage projects, died October 28 in Los Angeles.
- Fortune: What a heartbreaking week it has been’: William Shatner mourns as ‘Star Trek’ loses Walter Koenig and Patrick Stewart four days apart | Fortune
"Time is the fire in which we burn," Captain Picard was told in 1994.
- The Guardian: On Star Trek, Patrick Stewart could make anyone feel hopeful for humanity
As Jean-Luc Picard in seven seasons, four films and a sequel, Stewart made us believe the most interesting person in the room might also be the most humane
- The Hollywood Reporter: Before ‘Star Trek,’ Patrick Stewart Proved His Sci-Fi Chops in ‘Dune’
In his recent memoir, actor Kyle MacLachlan recalls how Stewart brought unusual depth — and his resonant voice — to the role, asking questions that even director David Lynch couldn't answer.
- IGN: Star Trek Online Players Form Galaxy Class Honor Guard to Pay Tribute to Captain Picard Actor Sir Patrick Stewart
Star Trek Online players have gathered in-game to pay tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart, who died this week aged 86.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/entertainment ↗ | 13 | 82,285 | 4,495 | Oct 29, 19:42 UTC |
| r/news | 4 | 61,214 | 3,022 | Oct 29, 19:48 UTC |
| r/marvelstudios ↗ | 4 | 40,165 | 821 | Oct 29, 19:40 UTC |
| r/gaming | 3 | 28,977 | 442 | Oct 29, 19:58 UTC |
| r/television | 13 | 22,991 | 1,635 | Oct 29, 19:42 UTC |
| r/formula1 | 4 | 23,231 | 315 | Oct 29, 20:17 UTC |
| r/space | 2 | 16,999 | 341 | Oct 29, 20:17 UTC |
| r/unitedkingdom ↗ | 2 | 9,057 | 790 | Oct 29, 19:45 UTC |
| r/startrek ↗ | 4 | 7,289 | 225 | Oct 30, 04:52 UTC |
| r/europe | 1 | 6,684 | 253 | Oct 29, 19:50 UTC |
| r/movies | 5 | 4,559 | 527 | Oct 29, 19:38 UTC |
| r/Games | 1 | 4,025 | 181 | Oct 29, 19:59 UTC |
The biggest threads
- Patrick Stewart Dies: ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Actor Was 86r/news · 59,846 upvotes · 2,910 comments · Oct 29, 19:49 UTC · Deadline
- Patrick Stewart Dies at 86r/entertainment · 39,362 upvotes · 2,853 comments · Oct 29, 19:42 UTC · hollywoodreporter.com
- 'Star Trek' Actor Wil Wheaton Tells Stephen Miller to Keep Patrick Stewart's Name Out of His 'Nazi Mouth'r/entertainment · 29,210 upvotes · 754 comments · Oct 31, 01:27 UTC · thewrap.com
- Sir Ian McKellen’s statement regarding Sir Patrick Stewart’s passingr/marvelstudios · 24,463 upvotes · 433 comments · Oct 30, 00:23 UTC · i.redd.it
- Rest in Peace to Sir Patrick Stewart — voice of Emperor Uriel in TES: Oblivionr/gaming · 19,136 upvotes · 244 comments · Oct 29, 20:05 UTC · i.redd.it
- Patrick Stewart Dies at 86r/television · 16,813 upvotes · 1,166 comments · Oct 29, 19:42 UTC · hollywoodreporter.com
- TBT when Patrick Stewart did a shoey with Daniel Ricciardo on the podium. RIP.r/formula1 · 17,674 upvotes · 190 comments · Oct 29, 20:17 UTC · i.redd.it
- Peripheral but I think relevant: Patrick Stewart has died.r/space · 16,842 upvotes · 335 comments · Oct 29, 20:17 UTC · The New York Times
- Patrick Stewart’s Final Movie Is ‘Avengers: Doomsday’; He Said Before His Death That ‘I Can’t Imagine Retiring. I’ll Forever Be an Actor’r/marvelstudios · 13,009 upvotes · 352 comments · Oct 29, 22:06 UTC · Variety
- Patrick Stewart, Captain Picard on ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Diesr/unitedkingdom · 8,863 upvotes · 787 comments · Oct 29, 19:45 UTC · The New York Times
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/movies: “Sir Patrick Stewart dead at 86.”
- The story reaches r/marvelstudios ↗: “Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86”
- The story reaches r/entertainment ↗: “Patrick Stewart Dies at 86”
- The story reaches r/television: “Patrick Stewart Dies at 86”
- First link to The New York Times shared, in r/unitedkingdom ↗.
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/news (59,846 upvotes, 2,910 comments by our last count).
- Latest thread in our sample, in r/entertainment ↗.
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