It happens in real life. Someone can study something for years before the realize they really don't like it.
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I got the distinct impression that it was an Emergency situation and she was forced to improvise to try and save another officers life.
Doesn't especially mean that she had extensive medical knowledge, it just means she was the only option to save a life and she used her training as an Engineer and Star Fleet Officer to do so with what was at hand.
She probably had a tricorder handy to help as well.
Doesn't especially mean that she had extensive medical knowledge, it just means she was the only option to save a life and she used her training as an Engineer and Star Fleet Officer to do so with what was at hand.
She probably had a tricorder handy to help as well.
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Well at least we might get to see a Bolian (or at least a part of a Bolian) in DISCO season 2 
Well at least we might get to see a Bolian (or at least a part of a Bolian) in DISCO season 2
The whole “heart surgery” thing sounds like the writers trying to be just a bit TOO clever to me.
Clearly they seem to want to (a) establish a link between Tig’s character and Valentine and (b) set up her phenomenal engineering skills, but this all strikes me as typical of the whole pattern of unnecessary excess and hyperbole that comes from the DSC writers’ room. There are plenty of other things they could have used for such a plot device without trying to make an engineer a surgeon.
Clearly they seem to want to (a) establish a link between Tig’s character and Valentine and (b) set up her phenomenal engineering skills, but this all strikes me as typical of the whole pattern of unnecessary excess and hyperbole that comes from the DSC writers’ room. There are plenty of other things they could have used for such a plot device without trying to make an engineer a surgeon.
I don't believe at all that They are trying to make her a Surgeon.
I believe that They are trying to picture her as an extremely capable Star Fleet Officer who also happens to be an accomplished Engineer.
One who is able to handle just about anything life throws at her, while hanging on to a a sense of humor and her sanity.
It ties in perfectly with her comment-joke in the trailer, (paraphrase)
"Oh is that all. .. I thought we were going to die."
She's the new "Scotty" with a completely different and 'quirky' outlook on life.
I believe that They are trying to picture her as an extremely capable Star Fleet Officer who also happens to be an accomplished Engineer.
One who is able to handle just about anything life throws at her, while hanging on to a a sense of humor and her sanity.
It ties in perfectly with her comment-joke in the trailer, (paraphrase)
"Oh is that all. .. I thought we were going to die."
She's the new "Scotty" with a completely different and 'quirky' outlook on life.
Provided you have access to some sort of AI medical database to help, I wouldn't think knowledge would be that important in emergency surgery. A steady pair of hands, however, would be, which is why the skill set of a talented engineer could be transferred to surgery.
THIS!
Yes, Dr. Crushercwas a botanist, Picard an amateur archeologist, only problem is heart surgery isn't a hobby.
"Tig Notaro" sounds like a good name for a Star Wars character
....Just an observation.
....Just an observation.
I'm curious as to what "piggybacked his heart on a dead Bolian" means. I just hope Valentine didn't have an entire dead alien hanging on his body until they were rescued. AWK-ward... 
We don't actually know at this stage if poor Valentine survived the procedure. She talks to him as though he was still alive (“Hear that Valentine, the war is over.”), but she might have lost her marbles and sewn up two dead aliens together thinking she was fixing themI'm curious as to what "piggybacked his heart on a dead Bolian" means. I just hope Valentine didn't have an entire dead alien hanging on his body until they were rescued. AWK-ward...
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I picture Ray Milland's head stick on Rosy Griers' shoulder.I'm curious as to what "piggybacked his heart on a dead Bolian" means. I just hope Valentine didn't have an entire dead alien hanging on his body until they were rescued. AWK-ward...
