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setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

The same episode also did show her in a session when she still had her powers. She was giving rote, generic advice to a crew member that was obviously not impressed.

The whole episode was her learning to do her job. Which is odd, the empathic power should have been a tool, just just something she say around with.

In conclusion, Troi is an underwhelming therapist, and that’s concerning since she’s on the flagship of the fleet.

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whofearsthenight@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I don’t think that any character got shittier writing than her, with the exception of maybe Yar’s death, and even then I think you still have to give it to Troi because she’s got many more episodes. But her episodes are the ones that are the most consistently bad. Data’s are mostly great, Worf’s also pretty solid, Geordi has some stinkers mostly because the only thing they could figure out to do with him is have him lust after an unavailable woman, Crusher only has a few that are hers and honorable mention for one of my bottom five TNG eps of all time, Sub Rosa, but Troi’s are pretty much all stinkers. The only one that I can think of off of the top of my head that I like is the one where she decides to take the command test.

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- SARGEx117@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yeahhhhhh, historically, the original Treks just did NOT understand how to properly utilize FEEEMAALE characters, from the writers to ahem the producers. coughfuckbermancough
  
  All the women in star trek could have been given fantastic roles and their own episodes here and there like the male cast get their own personalized episode… But they just weren’t given good material.
  
  Mostly they were used as a prop, or an echo chamber to validate the protagonist of the episode.
  
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  - FaeDrifter@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Yeahhhhhh, historically, the original Treks just did NOT understand how to properly utilize FEEEMAALE characters, from the writers to ahem the producers. coughfuckbermancough
    
    TNG: awful writing for the women
    
    DS9 and VOY: amazing writing, some of the best women characters in TV history
    
    ENT: nosedive back to awful writing for women
    
    DSC: awful writing for everyone
    
    PIC: tiny bit of redemption for the women mistreated in TNG
    
    LD&SNW: modern and consistently non-terronly writing
    
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BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Troi counselling with her powers: Suck it up lean to live without.

Troi counselling without her powers: I don’t know just get better or whatever… I’m a failure!

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- Ser_Salty@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The Rules of Acquisition give more helpful advice than Troi
  
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  - AnneBoleynTudor@startrek.website ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Exploitation begins at home!!
    
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Etterra@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Her mom is an ambassador. Some things never change.

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