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Deanna is impregnated by an unknown alien life-form, and Dr. Katherine Pulaski joins the Enterprise as the ship's new Chief Medical Officer. Deanna is impregnated by an unknown alien life-form, and Dr. Katherine Pulaski joins the Enterprise as the ship's new Chief Medical Officer. Deanna is impregnated by an unknown alien life-form, and Dr. Katherine Pulaski joins the Enterprise as the ship's new Chief Medical Officer.

• Gene Roddenberry
• Jaron Summers
• Patrick Stewart
• Jonathan Frakes
• LeVar Burton
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• Captain Jean-Luc Picard

• Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker

• Lieutenant Geordi La Forge

• Lieutenant Worf

• Counselor Deanna Troi

• Lieutenant Commander Data

• Wesley Crusher

• Doctor Pulaski

• Lt. Cmdr. Hester Dealt

• Ian Andrew Troi

• Transporter Chief
• Ms. Gladstone
• Young Ian Andrew Troi

• Enterprise Computer
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• Crewman Martinez
• Operations Division Officer
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• Trivia This episode marks the first appearance of Worf's silver baldric, which he would keep throughout the remainder of The Next Generation, throughout his stint on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) , and in all four TNG movies. His previous (gold fabric) baldric was of the type worn by Klingon commanders in the classic Star Trek series. This episode also shows that Worf is now the official permanent security chief, having been made "acting" chief of security following the death of Natasha Yar in Skin of Evil (1988) .
• Goofs On the computer screen which continues the history of the mysteriously mutating virus, the word "growth" is erroneously repeated. ("...with growth GROWTH proceeding exponentially.")

Dr. Kate Pulaski : Dah-ta, look at this.

Lt. Commander Data : [looking slightly confused] 'Day-ta'.

Dr. Kate Pulaski : What?

Lt. Commander Data : My name. It is pronounced 'Day-ta'.

Dr. Kate Pulaski : Oh?

Lt. Commander Data : You called me "Dah-ta".

Dr. Kate Pulaski : [laughing] What's the difference?

Lt. Commander Data : One is my name. The other is not.

Dr. Kate Pulaski : Is this possible?

[stands up and begins to run a scan on Data]

Dr. Kate Pulaski : With all of your neuro nets and heuristics? Is there some combination of circuits that make up a network for bruised feelings? Possible?

Lt. Commander Data : [Data smiles at the idea]

• Connections Featured in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Shades of Gray (1989)
• Soundtracks Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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• November 21, 1988 (United States)
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The Child (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

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" The Child " is the first episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation , the 27th episode overall. It was originally released on November   21, 1988, in broadcast syndication . The story was originally written by Jaron Summers and Jon Povill for the cancelled late 1970s series Star Trek: Phase II . Due to the tight deadlines caused by the 1988 Writers Guild of America Strike , the producers of The Next Generation searched the records of that earlier television project, resulting in the script being amended by show runner Maurice Hurley .

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D . In this episode, ship's Counselor Deanna Troi ( Marina Sirtis ) becomes pregnant by an alien entity and gives birth to a mysterious child. This causes problems for the Enterprise , which is transporting dangerous plague strains. The child's presence on the ship begins to endanger the crew due to effects on a virus sample being transported by the ship. It sacrifices its physical body, turning back into an energy being, telling Troi why it visited before departing.

Being the first episode of the second season, "The Child" was the first episode to feature Diana Muldaur as Doctor Katherine Pulaski and Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan . Director Rob Bowman was allowed to use additional camera equipment to improve the style of filming, resulting in a change to the opening shot of the episode. It was watched by 10.9 million viewers, but critics held a negative opinion of the episode saying that there was no ongoing effect to Troi. Further criticism also compared the means of the character's pregnancy to rape , and stated that the reactions of the other crew members were irrational.

Why Is Deanna Troi Important in Star Trek: The Next Generation?

• Deanna Troi's role as counselor on the USS Enterprise is often overlooked but she played a vital role in maintaining the crew's mental health.
• Troi's empathy coupled with her psychology background allowed her to anticipate dangerous situations and provide valuable insights to the commanding officers.
• Troi's scientific and clinical training was also crucial in analyzing sentient behavior, especially when her empathy was rendered ineffective.

For seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation -- and its four subsequent films -- Counselor Deanna Troi played a pivotal role aboard the USS Enterprise, but her importance to the NCC1701-D's continuing mission is often overlooked. Early in the The Next Generation pilot episode, "Encounter at Farpoint," Troi and Riker's romantic history was established. Between that and the focus on their relationship in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sequel films and Star Trek: Picard , it's easy to forget that she was always more than the first officer's romantic interest.

When Star Trek returned to TV screens in 1987 with The Next Generation , the sequel series introduced a new position aboard Federation starships, along with its new cast of characters. Tasked with maintaining the crew's mental health, the ship's counselor served as an analyst to the crew and advisor to the captain on psychological matters. In the case of Deanna Troi, however, the role was expanded due to her training and unique talents.

Deanna Troi Cared for the Enterprise Crew's Mental Health on Star Trek: TNG

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Deep space travel is extremely hazardous, even aboard Star Trek: The Next Generation 's powerful and luxurious Galaxy Class Enterprise. Between hostile alien races, hazardous spacial anomalies and millions of lightyears separating the crew from their various home worlds, mental health is paramount on a Starfleet vessel, especially aboard the Flagship of the Federation. With her advanced training in psychology, Counselor Deanna Troi had the necessary qualifications to care for the crew of the Enterprise-D , which would turn out to be instrumental in helping the crew to function.

A perfect example of Troi's value to the Enterprise was her long-term treatment of Lt. Reginald Barclay, a member of the Engineering staff whose social anxieties often led him to retreat to the ship's holodeck in order to escape from reality in Season 3, Episode 21, "Hollow Pursuits." Troi would go on to treat him for other concerns, including his fear of using the transporter in Season 6, Episode 2, "Realm of Fear." Although he was uncomfortable with people who could read his thoughts and emotions, even Lt. Worf came to rely on Counselor Troi when his son Alexander came to live on the Enterprise in Season 5, Episode 10, "New Ground," and on through the remainder of the series.

In addition to her day-to-day duties overseeing the psychological well-being of the crew, Troi was also the person the crew turned to when more in-depth care was required. While Counselor Troi's primary duty was to maintain the overall mental health of Enterprise personnel, that didn't just mean treating phobias and general stress. The perils the crew faced could at times lead to serious trauma, and Deanna was the most qualified person aboard the ship to treat them. The senior officers in particular survived situations that led to considerable emotional and psychological distress that couldn't be left untreated without long-term damage to their well-being.

After Captain Picard was captured and tortured by Cardassians during a covert mission in Season 6, Episodes 10 and 11, "Chain of Command," he found her counseling invaluable in his recovery, as he did two years earlier, following his assimilation by the Borg in both parts of "The Best of Both Worlds." Helping Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge recover from brainwashing at the hands of the Romulans who wanted him as an assassin in Season 4, Episode 24, "The Mind's Eye," required extraordinary patience and attentiveness. The mental reprogramming they'd put him through included memory suppression and neurological torture. Fortunately, her family heritage gives her an advantage in her duties as a ship's counselor.

Troi’s Betazoid Abilities Made Her Indispensable on The Next Generation

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As a trained psychologist, Troi was wholly qualified to provide mental health care and give expert advice to Captain Picard when dealing with tense situations, but she also had an inherent ability that proved invaluable. As the daughter of a human Starfleet officer and a Betazoid ambassador, Troi was an empath. Able to read the feelings of most living creatures -- even from a distance -- Counselor Troi was a valued advisor to Capt. Picard and Cmdr. Riker, both on the bridge and on away missions. Being able to sense the emotions of other species the Enterprise encountered on its voyages -- combined with her psychology background -- enabled Troi to anticipate dangerous situations and provide the ship's commanding officers with insights a more typical ship's counselor might not have.

For example, no Betazoid can read Starfleet's only android officer, Lt. Cmdr. Data , as was made clear when the powerful telepath Tam Elbrund came aboard in Season 3, Episode 20, "Tin Man" and didn't even sense his presence. From the start of the Enterprise-D's first mission in "Encounter at Farpoint," Troi was able to sense the presence of Q before he revealed himself. She also sensed the emotions of the alien entity the Bandi forced to serve as a base on their planet and its mate, which tried to rescue it. In many of the missions that followed, Troi also used her empathy to advise the captain about the general mindset of the crew. In Star Trek: The Next Generation , Season 1, Episode 6, "Where No One Has Gone Before," Troi sensed the overall confusion of the Enterprise's population as their thoughts were made real at the edge of the universe. On Deanna's advice, Capt. Picard gave the crew something to focus on to prevent further chaos until they found a way home.

Troi's empathic senses were also instrumental in helping Picard and his first officer, Cmdr. William Riker outwit opponents or work with difficult people. She was especially instrumental in helping Cmdr. Riker work with a Zakdorn quartermaster in Season 5, Episode 7, "Unification, Part I" to gain access to a surplus depot as they investigated a destroyed Vulcan starship. Unfortunately, Riker and Picard didn't always trust Counselor Troi's empathic insights, and in Season 2, Episode 17, "Samaritan Snare," it nearly cost them their chief engineer when he went aboard a Pakled ship and was nearly kidnapped by the two-man crew. With such a remarkable ability at her disposal, it might seem like Counselor Troi would have been indispensable without a psychological background. Then again, sometimes her training was more reliable than her innate abilities.

Troi Would’ve Been Irreplaceable on TNG Even Without Her Empathic Abilities

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Since she's half-human, Troi's mind has never been quite as powerful as other Betazoids'. For that reason alone, she could never rely entirely on her extrasensory perception to understand the thoughts and feelings of other lifeforms. Thanks to her education -- both on her homeworld of Betazed and Starfleet Academy -- Troi has long possessed the scientific and clinical tools to analyze sentient behavior. This was especially useful on those rare occasions when her empathic sense was rendered ineffective. Though it can be awfully unsettling to a Betazoid, there are several species in Star Trek who are unreadable with telepathic and empathic senses.

In her first encounter with the Ferengi in The Next Generation , Season 1, Episode 5, "The Last Outpost," Troi was unable to sense their emotions, and speculated that they might possess the ability to shield their minds from telepathy. Her greatest test came when the Enterprise encountered two-dimensional aliens that were unintentionally pulling the ship towards a cosmic string in Season 4, Episode 10, "The Loss." Her proximity to the new lifeform blocked her empathic senses, forcing her to cope with the loss of an inherent ability the way anyone else would've needed to deal with losing their sight or hearing. Though she struggled at first, Troi eventually fulfilled her duty and helped free the Enterprise from the aliens' wake and regained her empathic abilities.

While Troi and Riker are Star Trek 's power couple , the half-Betazoid ship's counselor was always more than a romantic interest for the Enterprise's first officer. Counselor Troi has always been a unique, intelligent and invaluable part of the Star Trek universe. She even returned for Picard , Season 3 to prove that -- even after retirement -- there's never been anyone quite like Deanna Troi, and there never will be.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.

Release Date 1987-09-26

Cast Majel Barrett, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden

Main Genre Sci-Fi

Genres Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure

Rating TV-PG

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Loss and “The Loss:” How Deanna Troi Counseled Me Through COVID-19

"Every new day brings a new opportunity for change, new treatments, a new approach or a new improvement."

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I almost burned down my apartment the other day.

One of the benefits of working from home is the ability to multitask, which I often use to get dinner started between work items. I’d just seen a great recipe for a simple mushroom soup and realized I had all the ingredients for it sitting in my fridge; if I got it going now while I was waiting to hear back on a couple things, it’d be ready right around the time my usual early-evening starvation kicked in.

I eyeballed two tablespoons of olive oil into a pot, set my fidgety 40-year-old electric stove to what may or may not be medium-high heat, and immediately heard the clacky-clack Slack notification that meant one of my co-workers was asking me a question. This’ll take a couple minutes anyway , I thought at the oil, and went to sit back down at the makeshift office I’d set up in my living room almost a year ago.

I replied to my co-worker, fired off a couple emails, and had fallen mindlessly back into Twitter doomscrolling when I started having a coughing fit. My eyes were watering, too. My brain ran very slowly through the possibilities — Have I taken my allergy medicine today? Have I been exposed to anybody sick lately? — And it was only very, very late in my processing that I looked away from my monitor to realize that my entire apartment was full of smoke and my kitchen was on fire.

“Ope,” I said.

The first week of November, I had been diagnosed with the Coronavirus, like millions of others. People’s symptoms vary wildly, but one of the major ones for me was a complete loss of smell and taste. When I got better it did return somewhat, but some tastes and odors still eluded me, like garlic and, apparently, the smell of my own impending death.

I smothered the burgeoning grease fire with a lid, gathered up my laptop, and retreated to my closed bedroom while I waited for the smoke to clear. And while I lay there, I had the same thought I’d had repeatedly over the previous four months: This is what Counselor Troi felt like .

What Makes Deanna Troi so Special?

In “The Loss,” which originally aired on December 31st, 1990, the Enterprise-D gets caught in a field of what appears to be two-dimensional plankton and, as a side effect, Counselor Troi loses her empathic sense, her Betazoid ability to feel the presence and emotions of everyone around her. She proceeds to… not take it very well, if I’m putting it charitably.

To put it less charitably, she snaps at her friends, engages in a lot of unfortunate ableism, pushes people away, doesn’t listen to her doctor, and tries to quit her job after what may have been about a day and a half (it’s hard to say for sure on a show where nobody ever wears different clothes).

That’s all regrettable, but in Deanna’s defense, it’s really upsetting to be told you have brain damage. Or, in my case, nerve damage. In Covid-19 patients, olfactory cells in the upper nasal cavity get knocked out, and while that means your sense of smell should come back at some point, it’s hard to say when.

As far as problems go, I’m lucky and I want to make it very clear that I know that. Plenty of people have come out of Covid with a whole slew of lasting damage to vital organs and lingering issues, and many more never came out of it at all. By comparison, losing one’s sense of smell and taste is an easy and obvious trade. There are inconveniences, though: Do I have bad breath right now? Did I cook dinner right? Does my apartment smell okay? Did I wear this shirt already, or does it need to be washed? And there are dangers, too: Is there a grease fire in my apartment? How about a gas leak? If I drink this milk, will it make me sick? Is there something wrong with my car?

Deanna, too, is very lucky - the sense she’s lost in this episode is one most sapient species in the Trek universe don’t possess, she’s not in pain or danger, and her ability to perform basic tasks hasn’t been hindered. As such, I’ve found myself reflecting back on this episode often the past several months, as her journey provides a laundry list of Do’s and Don't’s for anybody navigating this sort of unfamiliar territory:

Don’t Lash Out

Shortly after Deanna gets her diagnosis — a pretty open-ended, inconclusive one — she starts yelling at people, and while I want to stress that it’s really understandable, just because something explains your behavior doesn’t mean it excuses it. She yells at Riker for using their private term of endearment with one another. She yells at Geordi for innocently suggesting it’s a shame they can’t communicate with the alien creatures outside. She yells at Doctor Crusher for treating injured crewmen ahead of her.

I, likewise, got irritable with people - for the first couple of weeks after my diagnosis I had no sense of taste whatsoever, so my girlfriend’s insistence that I try tasting and smelling things was often met by me getting testy. Later, I learned that continuing to try and smell things every day — called “smell training” — is actually one of the suggested treatments for a loss of smell.

Don’t Be Inconsiderate

When giving voice to her own pain, Troi says a lot of things that really fail to read the room. She says everyone around her is treating her like “the blind woman,” when one of her closest co-workers and dearest friends is literally a blind man. She tells Will Riker that without her empathic senses he is “without depth” and “not really here,” when another one of her closest co-workers and dearest friends is an android who has never once pinged off of her empathic radar and is nevertheless a very real man possessing a great deal of depth.

In my own life, I know many people who can and can’t do various tasks; it’s always a good idea to police the way you word and phrase things, doubly so when you’re upset. A lot of our language is full of ableist holdovers from more-ignorant times; before you slip up and start saying a sense has been “crippled” you might want to remember that language is ever-evolving, regardless of whether you’re in the 21st Century or the 24th.

Do Talk To Your Friends

Troi pretends she wants to be left alone, but you don’t go to Ten Forward if you don’t want some encouraging mind games from Guinan. Guinan points out to Troi that even without her empathic senses, Troi can tell when Guinan isn’t being serious. She has other skills to draw on, instincts and intuition, and that while those things aren’t perfect they do make life interesting.

No matter what you’re suffering through, if you’ve surrounded yourself with good people in your life sharing your feelings with your friends is a great way to get support, and occasionally good advice.

Don’t Rush To Despair

After a couple of days dealing with her new situation, Troi decides she’s incapable of performing her job as ship’s counselor and tenders her resignation. This is, under pretty much any circumstances, a gross overreaction.

Do Rely On Your Experience

Deanna Troi is a trained psychiatrist, and presumably that training goes far beyond what that entails in our own century. She’s got to be the expert on the psychology of multiple different species throughout the Alpha Quadrant, and also an expert on xenopsychology in order to adequately advise Captain Picard on the proper course of action. None of that study and expertise required her empathic abilities, and eventually, working with Data on the problem, Troi was able to crack the solution.

I can experience my way through most problems where my sense and taste fail me. I don’t need to be able to taste garlic to know how much garlic food needs (whatever the recipe says times six). I don’t need to be able to smell myself to know whether I need to take a shower (if you have to ask the answer is usually “yes”). And I don’t actually need to smell smoke to know if my apartment is on fire: what I need to do is replace the batteries in my freaking smoke detector.

Do Have Faith (Of The Heart)

Yes, I know that’s the other show, but technically Troi has been on both so she should know about Faith of the Heart. As the episode is nearing the end, Troi seems to have at least somewhat come to terms with her changed capabilities, using her knowledge and experience as a counselor to solve the problem of the week. But acceptance isn’t truly the end of dealing with a new problem, hope is. As the Enterprise breaks free and the colony of organisms continues onward into the cosmic string, Troi finds herself able to sense their emotions once again.

Every new day brings a new opportunity for change, new treatments, a new approach or a new improvement. Just the other day, one of my girlfriend’s co-workers, who has been without his sense of smell for six months, realized it had returned - unfortunately he realized it while he was in the middle of microwaving fish in the communal break room.

I’m hopeful, then, that I could wake up one day to a similar recovery. But no matter what happens with my nose in the coming weeks, I feel like Deanna Troi already counseled me through these problems over 30 years ago.

Sean Kelly (he/him) is a freelance writer based in St. Louis. He occasionally gets depressed that he’ll never know what raktajino tastes like.

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Lwaxana Troi

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Lwaxana Troi was a Betazoid Federation ambassador , and the mother of Deanna Troi . She was one of the more wealthy and colorful Federation diplomats , having led a life of both flamboyance and tragedy.

Lwaxana had a larger-than-life and extremely flirtatious persona, which caused severe friction with and embarrassment to her daughter Deanna, of whom she tended to be extremely overprotective.

• 1 Early life
• 2 Ambassadorial duties
• 3.1 Marriage
• 3.2.1 Kestra Troi
• 3.2.2 Deanna Troi
• 3.2.3 Child with Jeyal
• 3.3.1 Timicin
• 3.3.2 Campio
• 3.4.1 Jean-Luc Picard
• 3.4.3 Alexander Rozhenko
• 4 Chronology
• 5.1 Appearances
• 5.2 Background information
• 5.3 Apocrypha
• 5.4 External links

Early life [ ]

Lwaxana's father was something of a traditionalist; he rarely spoke, saying it was for " offworlders and people who didn't know any better. " Both of Lwaxana's parents had died by 2372 , as had her sister. ( TNG : " Eye of the Beholder "; DS9 : " The Muse ")

Ambassadorial duties [ ]

Ambassador Troi aboard DS9

Lwaxana was a daughter of the Fifth House of Betazed , the holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx , and heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed . She had a tendency to remind people of this fact when she felt that she had been slighted or whenever she chose to establish her authority. ( TNG : " Haven "; DS9 : " The Forsaken ")

Lwaxana represented the Betazed government at the Pacifica Conference in 2365 . Shortly before arriving to the conference, she exposed two Antedian assassins who were planning to bomb the conference with ultritium explosives. ( TNG : " Manhunt ")

In 2366 , Deanna Troi fabricated a story involving Lwaxana visiting the USS Enterprise -D as part of an attempt to encourage Captain Jean-Luc Picard to take leave on Risa . ( TNG : " Captain's Holiday ")

Also in 2366, Lwaxana, along with Reittan Grax , was part of the delegation of the biennial Trade Agreements Conference on Betazed. Lwaxana irritated her daughter by communicating telepathically even though they were among non-telepaths, and later by gate-crashing her date with William T. Riker . She was kidnapped by Ferengi DaiMon Tog along with her daughter and Commander Riker. The trio was eventually rescued by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. ( TNG : " Ménage à Troi ")

Lwaxana was part of a delegation of four Federation ambassadors visiting Deep Space 9 in 2369 . Her fellow ambassadors included Lojal , Vadosia , and Taxco . ( DS9 : " The Forsaken ")

In 2371 , she visited Bajor and took a shuttle from there to visit Deep Space 9. Upon her arrival, she explained to Odo that " Officially I'm here as the Betazoid representative to the Gratitude Festival . But the truth is, I came to see you, you poor sweet tortured man. " ( DS9 : " Fascination ")

Personal relationships [ ]

Marriage [ ].

Ian Andrew Troi

Lwaxana was married a number of times. Her first husband was a close friend of fellow ambassador Reittan Grax . Lwaxana described him as " not much of a conversationalist, but what a lover. " ( TNG : " Ménage à Troi ")

A subsequent marriage to Lieutenant Ian Andrew Troi produced two children: Kestra in 2330 and Deanna in 2336 . According to Deanna, Ian worshiped Lwaxana. Ian died in 2343 , although the circumstances of his death were unknown. Deanna later recalled how she cried after his death. ( TNG : " Ménage à Troi ", " Half a Life ", " Dark Page ")

Her marriage to Jeyal , a Tavnian , produced a son, but she ended the marriage by marrying Odo due to her disagreement over the Tavnian custom of separation of the sexes in child-rearing. ( DS9 : " The Muse ")

Children [ ]

Kestra troi [ ].

Kestra was the oldest of Lwaxana's children. Tragically, Kestra drowned during a family picnic at Lake El'nar . The incident left Lwaxana so broken with sorrow, guilt, and regret that she decided to repress all memories of Kestra. She also deleted all diary entries pertaining to her. She destroyed everything that could possibly remind her of Kestra and also made her husband promise never to mention Kestra again. A picture of Kestra remained, however, secretly preserved by Mr. Homn . ( TNG : " Dark Page "; DS9 : " The Muse ")

Deanna Troi [ ]

With Deanna in 2364

With Deanna in 2370

Deanna was Lwaxana's second daughter. She was born a few months before Kestra's death. Deanna often felt that she was the parent while Lwaxana was the child.

Lwaxana often considered Deanna to be "all she had left," and thus was often protective of her, hoping she would find a husband to take care of her. ( TNG : " Haven ")

Child with Jeyal [ ]

In 2372 , Lwaxana was pregnant with her third child . This child was the product of her union with the Tavnian Jeyal. When their marriage was dissolved, Lwaxana returned to Betazed to raise the child. ( DS9 : " The Muse ")

Romance [ ]

In addition to her string of marriages, Lwaxana has also had numerous dalliances and flirtations with various others.

During a romance with a native from Rigel , the man named a star in Lwaxana's honor. ( TNG : " Half a Life ")

Timicin [ ]

Together with Timicin

In 2367 , Lwaxana fell in love with the Kaelon scientist Timicin while he was performing experiments on board the Enterprise -D. Unfortunately, he was to perform the " Resolution ," a ritual suicide which people of his race were expected to perform upon reaching the age of sixty. Although Lwaxana desperately attempted to convince Timicin not to go through with the ritual, Timicin ultimately decided it must be done, and Lwaxana eventually relented. She then opted to respectfully witness the ceremony along with Timicin's family. ( TNG : " Half a Life ")

In 2368 , Lwaxana exchanged personality profiles with Kostolain Minister Campio . Their profiles were very harmonious, but in real life, they couldn't have been more different. Campio was incredibly tied to protocol while Lwaxana was too free-spirited for him. Their marriage was canceled during the wedding when Lwaxana appeared to the ceremony in the traditional Betazoid way – without any clothes. ( TNG : " Cost Of Living ")

Lwaxana without her wig

Lwaxana embraces Odo

Lwaxana also had a romantic attraction to Constable Odo, the security chief of Deep Space 9. She first met Odo while visiting the station in 2369, along with several other Federation ambassadors. Odo returned a precious hair brooch for Lwaxana after it was stolen at Quark's , an act for which he caught her attention immediately. According to Lwaxana " All the men I've known... who've needed to be shaped and molded and manipulated. Finally, I've met a man who knows how to do it himself. " She tried to seduce him, unfortunately quite unsuccessfully. She didn't lose her interest, however, and further tried to attract his attention. A power failure caused the pair to get stuck in one of the station's turbolifts . During their time in the lift, they bonded and formed a special friendship: as he was the first person ever to see her without a wig , while Lwaxana used her skirt to contain Odo when he had to revert into his gelatinous "liquid state" to regenerate. ( DS9 : " The Forsaken ")

Lwaxana returned to the station in 2371 shortly before the Bajoran Gratitude Festival . Officially, she was there to take part in the festival, but in reality, she was there to visit Odo. Her continuous attempts of seduction once again proved unsuccessful. At the time, she was suffering from Zanthi fever , which caused her to project her amorous feelings for Odo to those around her. She was ultimately cured by Dr. Julian Bashir . While parting from Odo, she wished him good luck with Major Kira Nerys , whom she realized he was in love with. ( DS9 : " Fascination ")

Lwaxana marrying Odo

She returned seeking Odo's help the following year, after she had run away from her new husband, Jeyal. She took refuge on the station, and at once depressed Worf , Jadzia Dax , and Kira with the sad story of her marriage. Her mood brightened after spending some time with Odo, who – unlike their previous encounters – had by now grown more comfortable interacting with others, to the point he expressed genuine enjoyment while spending time with her. Jeyal soon arrived in search of her, with the intent of claiming his unborn child. Odo and Lwaxana were married in order to prevent this, as the child would be the ward of any man who was married to the woman, not only the biological one. They parted some time later and she apparently delivered the child on Betazed. ( DS9 : " The Muse ")

Friendships [ ]

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Lwaxana in Picard's arms, after he saved her from Tog

Lwaxana first met Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the USS Enterprise -D in 2364 when she boarded the ship from planet Haven to meet her daughter, Deanna. Her attitude towards Picard was not the expected one as she initially treated him like a servant, embarrassing her daughter. Picard found Lwaxana's presence aboard his ship to be an annoyance, but Lwaxana did not seem to be bothered by it. She considered joining with Picard, but thought he was a little too old. As she departed, she commented that Picard's thoughts about her were very erotic. ( TNG : " Haven ")

She returned to the Enterprise in 2365 while she was in " the Phase ," a period in a Betazoid woman's life when her sexuality is in a heightened state. She decided to concentrate all her energy to a single man, Picard. Despite arranging a private romantic dinner, her advances for him failed. The captain hid from Lwaxana in a Dixon Hill holodeck program . ( TNG : " Manhunt ")

Picard was responsible for rescuing Lwaxana from DaiMon Tog after she was kidnapped by him. He managed this by convincing the Ferengi that he and Lwaxana had been lovers and that the Captain was insanely jealous; going so far as killing anyone who tried to take her away from him. In order to secure her release from Tog, the Captain played this role whereupon he recited Shakespeare while counting down from ten and threatening to destroy Tog's ship if she was not returned to him. Upon Lwaxana's return, she seemed eager to keep up the ruse, but Picard graciously returned her to Betazed – at warp 9. ( TNG : " Ménage à Troi ")

Lwaxana apparently "gave up the hope" for Picard, but the Enterprise still remained one of her favorite sites to visit. ( TNG : " Cost Of Living ", " Half a Life ")

According to Doctor Crusher , the arrival of Lwaxana made Picard shudder. ( TNG : " Remember Me ")

Ambassador Troi commonly referred to Worf as "Mr. Woof", to which he always politely corrected her with, " It is Worf, madam. " For a very brief time in 2365, when Lwaxana was going through "the Phase," she considered Worf as a mate, but decided Captain Picard made a better choice. In an alternate quantum reality , when Worf asked Deanna to become his son 's Soh-chIm , he did not consider that it would also make Ambassador Troi his stepmother; he ultimately decided to go through with it anyway. Worf once stated that Lwaxana was an "admirable woman." ( TNG : " Manhunt ", " Ethics ", " Parallels ", " Ménage à Troi ")

Alexander Rozhenko [ ]

Lwaxana befriended Alexander Rozhenko, Worf's son, while visiting in 2368 with the intention of marrying Minister Campio on board. Lwaxana taught Alexander how to have fun, angering both the boy's father and her husband-to-be. She called Alexander her "little warrior."

Additionally, young Alexander had something to teach Lwaxana, reminding his elder of the importance of being true to one's self. Lwaxana had resigned herself to compromising who she was in order to not be alone anymore, and she shared this resignation (without mentioning the specifics) with Alexander. He then asked, with characteristic childlike innocence, " why? " which got her to thinking about what she was doing... and why. It was that exchange that finally led to her appearance at the wedding ceremony in the true tradition of her homeworld. As she walked up to the altar wearing all her finest jewelry – and nothing else – Alexander looked up at her, beaming with pride (apparently he had figured out what the issue was). Lwaxana gave him a particularly meaningful, and appreciative, smile in return. ( TNG : " Cost Of Living ")

Attendants [ ]

Mr. Homn, Lwaxana Troi's second attendant.

Xelo was Lwaxana's attendant before Homn. She apparently had to fire him after his thoughts about her became too erotic. ( TNG : " Haven ")

Mr. Homn was Lwaxana's attendant for several years and he often accompanied her on her journeys. ( TNG : " Haven ")

Chronology [ ]

Troi on her way to the Enterprise -D.

Appendices [ ]

Appearances [ ].

• " Manhunt "
• " Ménage à Troi "
• " Half a Life "
• " Cost Of Living "
• " Dark Page "
• " The Forsaken "
• " Fascination "
• " The Muse "

Background information [ ]

Lwaxana Troi was played by Majel Barrett-Roddenberry , the wife of Gene Roddenberry . According to Barrett-Roddenberry, " Gene came home one day and said to me, 'Majel, I have a great part for you, and guess what – you don't have to act! " She recalled that her husband went on to describe the character to her as " the Auntie Mame of the Galaxy. " ( Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 , p. 033) She is also called this in the DS9 series bible. [1]

Lwaxana Troi's costumes were regarded as a highlight by Costume Designer Robert Blackman , who remarked, " All of Lwaxana Troi's clothing is fun because it's fairly outrageous. " ( Star Trek Monthly  issue 32 , p. 77)

Apocrypha [ ]

In the novel Q-in-Law , Lwaxana formed a romantic attachment to Q . At first, Q seemed to return the feelings, even to the point of sharing his power with her. In truth, Q was just using Lwaxana in an experiment designed to prove the worthlessness of the Human emotion love. Q was initially prevented from removing Lwaxana's power by another member of the Q Continuum , who allowed Lwaxana to use the power to teach Q a lesson about interfering in people's lives. At one point, it is revealed that Lwaxana is in the habit of telling Deanna “Life is a banquet! And most poor bastards are starving to death!” A paraphrase of Auntie Mame's signature line.

In the eBook The Insolence of Office , Lwaxana gives birth to her son and names him Barin, meaning "Little One" in the Tavnian language, on Betazed in late 2372 .

In the short story "The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned" from the anthology book Tales of the Dominion War , Lwaxana was at her home on Betazed when the Dominion took the planet right out from under the nose of the Tenth Fleet in 2374 . Her elegant ancestral home was destroyed and Mr. Homn was killed protecting young Barin from the attack.

In the novel The Battle of Betazed , Lwaxana became a member of the Betazed underground movement to fight the Dominion's presence on Betazed. It was Lwaxana's idea to recruit the telepathic killer, Hent Tevron, to the cause of Betazoid freedom. Deanna had studied Tevron's case as a student, and had learned some of Tevron's telepathic secrets before he died. Using Tevron's knowledge, the most powerful Betazoid telepaths were able to empathically overload the Jem'Hadar 's minds. Many Betazoids died from the strain of the assault, but it was successful, and the world was liberated.

In a Star Trek Online in-universe blog, it is established that Lwaxana is still active in 2410 "despite her advancing years", and served as a councilor of sorts to the Federation President , Aennik Okeg, in deciding whether or not the Federation should give the Na'kuhl humanitarian help, after the loss of their homeworld. She also mediated the Lukari/Kentari terraforming crisis.

External links [ ]

• Lwaxana Troi at StarTrek.com
• Lwaxana Troi at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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Star trek confirms an original series genius is so smart, even the gods respect him.

In Star Trek #19, fans learn a beloved crew member of the Original Series is so respected, that even the gods come to him for advice.

• In Star Trek #19, by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Megan Levens, fans learn even the gods respect Scotty's intelligence and experiecne.
• The Organian/Vulcan T'Lir comes to Scotty, seeking advice on how to handle a crewmate.
• Scotty is taken back to be giving advice to a god, but T'Lir takes what Scotty says to heart.

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek #19!

Throughout Star Trek history, Scotty distinguished himself as one of Starfleet’s best engineers, and his reputation is so sterling that even the gods come to him for advice. A Star Trek icon, Scotty has joined Captain Sisko and the Theseus on a mission to save reality itself. As the crew prepares for the mission ahead, one god-like being comes to Scotty seeking advice in Star Trek #19 .

Star Trek #19 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Megan Levens. After T’Lir has a falling out with Ensign Sato, they go to Scotty, seeking advice on how to handle mortal friendships. Scotty was a little taken back that a god-like Organian would come to him for advice. T’Lir persists in their request, and Scotty gives them solid advice, citing his own familial experiences as well as his time with Kirk and Spock.

Scotty advises T’Lir to cherish everyone close to them, god-like or not.

Scotty Earned His Reputation as "the Miracle Worker."

Scotty lived to the 24th century thanks to his ingenuity.

Montgomery Scott, known as “Scotty,” set the template for all other engineers in the Star Trek franchise. After years of bouncing around on freighters and other ships, Scotty came to the Enterprise. While Strange New Worlds established that Scotty knew Captain Pike, it would be under Captain James Kirk’s tenure that his reputation as the “miracle worker” grew. Scotty would retire in the early 24th century, but fate had other plans for him. Crash-landing on a Dyson Sphere, Scotty kept himself alive for decades in a jury-rigged transporter.

Scotty has been played by three different actors: James Doohan in the Original Series, Simon Pegg in the Kelvin-timeline films and Martin Quinn on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Rather than mope and brood about his situation, Scotty returns to duty in Starfleet. In some non-canonical sources, he helped design the Sovereign class starships, of which the Enterprise NCC-1701-E was one. When Kahless embarked on his genocidal quest against the gods, Scotty joined up with Sisko to help. He offered Sisko use of the Theseus , an older starship that Scotty refitted to be the best ship in Starfleet. The Theseus is an impressive feat of engineering, one of the most advanced ships in the fleet, and is a testbed for new technologies, some of which Scotty designed.

"It's Been 70 Years Since My Feet Touched the Ground": Scotty Reveals the Bittersweet Final Fate of Star Trek's Original Heroes

Scotty's genius is respected even by the gods, now scotty is going to meet the god-like beings of the star trek universe.

Scotty has been front and center in IDW’s flagship Star Trek comic. His service to the Theseus and the Federation as a whole has been a great reminder to fans why Scotty is a Star Trek icon in the first place. T’Lir remembers meeting Scotty as a child on Organia, and they recognize his genius. A century’s worth of experience on board starships counts for something, and T’Lir knows this. This god-like being sees Scotty as the true Star Trek genius he is, both as an engineer and as a human being.

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