The needs of the drama outweigh the needs of verisimilitude. Star Trek…since 1966. See also: virtually all other fiction.
Trek Medicine
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Hair gel?
As far as major Trek character pets go, we've had a cat, a beagle, an Irish setter, and a lionfish. Maybe you can't take a horse on a ship with you, but I don't see Capt. Pike as the "gerbil" type.
A fun topic might be to match assorted Trek characters with the pet you think suits their personality.
You could take a miniature pony.
Back to medicine. What else ya got?
Back to medicine. What else ya got?
He seems to be quietly religious, or at least religiously open — he was open to the possibility of the Red Angel being a sign from God. (I wouldn’t have been!)
In terms of shrink medicine, appearance clearly trumps function. Consider...
Chain of Command: Picard is subjected to days of brutal torture and very nearly broken (indeed, it could be argued that from his own perspective he was broken) by Gul Madred. But he still looks like Picard so he returns to the chair like nothing happened.
Rascals: Picard has a transporter accident that doesn't affect him mentally in any way. Beverly wastes no time in bullying him into ceding command to Riker.
Chain of Command: Picard is subjected to days of brutal torture and very nearly broken (indeed, it could be argued that from his own perspective he was broken) by Gul Madred. But he still looks like Picard so he returns to the chair like nothing happened.
Rascals: Picard has a transporter accident that doesn't affect him mentally in any way. Beverly wastes no time in bullying him into ceding command to Riker.
Especially if that creature is Neelix, and you have an audience to think about.
Apparently, we've moved past that. Like using money, eating meat, and everything else Humans are too enlightened for anymore.
What's the trope called that's essentially, "Trauma only affects you to the extent that the plot(s) require it"?
Counseling when it comes to the death of a parent is lacking in TNG. Consider these two instances.
Hero Worship - Young Timothy, traumatized by the near destruction of the Vico, is rescued by the Enterprise crew. How is he cared for? He's left alone to his own devices. He's not left in anyone's care, let alone a doctor. He fixate on Data, but that's entirely his decision.
The Bonding - Lt. Marla Aster is killed on an away team mission resulting in her son, Jeremy, being orphaned. Does anyone care for Jeremy? Does anyone take the poor boy in while he mourns? No. He's told his mother is dead and then left alone in his cabin. True, Worf eventually takes him under his wing, but there really isn't that instant rallying around this minor child who just became an orphan.
So much for Deanna and her crack team of therapists, counselors, and child welfare advocates.
Hero Worship - Young Timothy, traumatized by the near destruction of the Vico, is rescued by the Enterprise crew. How is he cared for? He's left alone to his own devices. He's not left in anyone's care, let alone a doctor. He fixate on Data, but that's entirely his decision.
The Bonding - Lt. Marla Aster is killed on an away team mission resulting in her son, Jeremy, being orphaned. Does anyone care for Jeremy? Does anyone take the poor boy in while he mourns? No. He's told his mother is dead and then left alone in his cabin. True, Worf eventually takes him under his wing, but there really isn't that instant rallying around this minor child who just became an orphan.
So much for Deanna and her crack team of therapists, counselors, and child welfare advocates.
I know they think children are more independent and mature in the 24th century, but 
. Clara Sutter got more counselling onscreen for her imaginary friend issue than grieving children did for the loss of a parent.
. Clara Sutter got more counselling onscreen for her imaginary friend issue than grieving children did for the loss of a parent.
There are ways to induce drama w/o forgetting about past technology.
Some things aren't repairable, slicing off a limb then vaporizing the detached limb would be super hard to fix.
You'd basically need a cybernetic prosthetic or be stuck in a regrowth vat that re-grew your lost limb.
That could take weeks.
At least Data has the knowledge of countless parenting books within him.
He was great with both Timothy and Lal. Encyclopedic knowledge of child psychology, infinite patience, infinite energy, those are good stats.
Martinis, for one thing.
Cooking, too.
Classic ancient science fiction movies
Just going to use this thread to remind us all that Picard literally brought a civilian on board to have a person to confide in, so he wouldn't have to talk to Troi. He barely even wants to do it in cases of severe trauma
Which one was that?
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