What's always bothered me about L'Waxana, actually was that she had to be played as a Granny in Mid-Life Crisis. They would make Majel Barrett wear these dresses with these long, open backs, where you can almost see her ass crack (as the L'Waxana character), and it begged the question of "why is this mutton dressed as a lamb?". Because otherewise, Majel was just playing a suprisingly stereo-typical annoyingly excentric mother-in-Law. And this was the show's creator's wife! Although it could be argued - very generously - that perhaps becoming a widow had sent L'Waxana Troi Over the Edge and that would at least be somewhat tragic and sad, whilst explaining at least some of her relentless need for attention.
