Spoilers Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x02 – “Beta Test”

[fireproof78]

Or the actress couldn't do the lenses.

 

[thribs]

Eye colours and that they forgot they can read minds. Only hybrids are empathic. Most are telepathic

 

[eschaton]

Eye colours and that they forgot they can read minds. Only hybrids are empathic. Most are telepathic

Maybe over the following 800 years, so many non-locals moved to Betazed they lost their telepathic powers, along with their black irises?

 

[thribs]

Maybe over the following 800 years, so many non-locals moved to Betazed they lost their telepathic powers, along with their black irises?

But that’s what make them what they are. Without them they’re just another boring human lookalike alien.

 

[fireproof78]

Eye colours and that they forgot they can read minds. Only hybrids are empathic. Most are telepathic

With variations.

 

[ToddCam]

Given the unusual cases of the Sadal family (hyper telepathy, deafness, and dudebroness), we can chalk it up to their having another unusual to Betazoids condition of "regular" eyes if we have to.

 

[TRON JA307020]

Yes I did and the second episode was horrible.
I'll say what a lot are saying on Reddit - "To Boldly Go Where No One Asked You To"
Cringe AF writing.

Im halfway through. Caleb is worse than Wesley ever was. What a jerk. I just don't like his character.

In the case of his daughter, it was explicitly explained.

In the case of others... perhaps their culture now demands observances of external communication?

Perhaps it's even related to their wall?

Personally, I find the layers interesting, whatever their reasons.

Maybe the president is both deaf and not telepathic. It would probably be considered a disability on Betazed.

It's funny they never explained what was going on. Is his deafness the cause of him not being able to read minds?

 

[fireproof78]

Given the unusual cases of the Sadal family (hyper telepathy, deafness, and dudebroness), we can chalk it up to their having another unusual to Betazoids condition of "regular" eyes if we have to.

One would expect variations. Even diversity sometimes.

 

[cooleddie74]

Even the TNG Style Klingon Cadet has irises that don't look like most other Klingons' and more like the ones in Seasons 1 and 2 of DSC.

 

[TRON JA307020]

One would expect variations. Even diversity sometimes.

Im thinking a deaf betazed is also meaning no telepathic powers. That would be full deafness for a betazed.Possibly. That or he was not using his telepathy.