2y ago

Best character in the entire franchise (OC)

edit: lmao how did I mispell her name nobody look pls

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A lot of TNG episodes would have been shorter if she had Troi's job.
Picard: "These fishy-looking ambassadors arrived in hibernation."
Lwaxana: "They're not ambassadors, they're terrorists. They have a bomb."
Picard: "Thanks, L"
Security arrests fishy dudes
Roll credits
- It honestly would have made more sense if Deanna Troi was a member of the diplomatic service instead of being the ship's counselor.
  It doesn't make sense having the ship's counselor do bridge duty when their time is best spent treating patients, but it does make sense having someone assist the captain by knowing the various treaties and international relations going on.
Lwaxana is a treat every single time she's on screen. And sometimes when she isn't.
- The best cold intro is:
  "Counselor Deanna Troi, personal log, stardate 44805.3. My mother is on board."
  Empty corridor with Picard peeking around the corner
  
  We just watched that one last night after a week and a half of dealing with heavy shit that still isn't done yet. Not really the episode I would have chosen to dip the toes back in after trauma, but that's what was up next. Still a great ep.
I had a mug custom made with her on it so I'm not fit to judge.
Does it help that I had Guinan put on other side? idk
- Damnit Jean-Luc, show us the damn mug!
  EDIT: they did 😄
- I’d like to see this mug, please.
  
  Why am I like this
  https://imgur.com/a/avF7mLc
  I guess they just seem like two Queens who stand outside it all and thus see things more clearly idk
She can be both. Sometimes the best character is the worst.
- I can see you still have a long way to go. It's ok, I was like you once.
  
  I dunno, I can like a character and think they're the worst. It's likely that I like them because they're the worst.
On my very first watch of TNG, I was so annoyed the first couple of times I saw Lwaxana or Q dominate an episode, but by the end of the series I was cheering every time they showed up!
- The Q farewell of Piccard Season 2 is the only redeeming quality of that entire season.
She's a sex pest though, worse than Barclay.
- Partially negated by her telepathy. Theoretically she can ignore social boundaries in favour of going by someone's actual individual boundaries and hidden feelings/comfort levels.
  
  In other words she knows exactly how much she can violate people's boundaries before they'll be uncomfortable enough to do something about it.
The TNG episode featuring Kristen Dunst where Lwaxana falls into a coma, really gave a lot of color to that character.
- Yes, "Dark Page". A top five TNG episode for me.
When I was a kid I hated her episodes, as an adult, I love them.

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