The notion that Gates Mcfadden could act better than Diana Muldaur is hilarious. TNG would have been a better show with Pulaski for all 7 seasons instead of the sleep inducing Beverly Crusher.
I also agree that she just seemed more credible as a doctor.
Beverly never seemed like a doctor to me. Without her stupid medical scanner she couldn't do a damn thing. At least Pulaski could fashion a splint for heavens sake. Her sharp tongue and ball busting nature brought a welcome change to the "kumbaya we all get along" enterprise D.
Data fangirls always cry because she was "mean" to him. But I think that's silly. She wasn't intentionally being mean to him, she was ignorant. And I find that very realistic. He's the only one of his kind in the entire galaxy (besides Lore who i think was presumed dead in season 2). Not everyone is going to automatically buy that he's more than just a smart toaster without getting to know him. He's an artificial machine and her response was natural for many. Just because we know data is a great guy doesn't mean shit. She didn't know him and she clearly warmed up to him by the end of the season.
It also bugged me how crusher was so disgustingly condescending towards Worf's culture and beliefs. She successfully denied and tried her best to deny him the right to choose what to do with his own body multiple times. Nobody ever really minds that though, because Worfs a dumb klingon, right? Not like the untouchable data, YOU BETTER NOT PRONOUNCE HIS NAME WRONG MOTHERFUCKER ARGHHHH!!!! In contrast Pulaski performed the LETHAL klingon tea ceremony out of respect for her klingon comrade. Much much cooler.
Oh yeah and Diana Muldaur was the fucking bomb in TOS. Those are two of my favorite episodes. And she was much hotter in TOS than Gates Mcfadden EVER was in TNG. MMMmmm that ass.........
