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Old 05-14-2025, 10:15 AM
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Inspired by a Facebook post...


PNQ: What was the real problem with Pulaski?


The post pointed out something that never occurred to me: the Spock/McCoy dynamic would never work because Data can't defend himself like Spock could, or like Tuvok and T'Pol could later. Data has no emotions, he wasn't equipped to banter, throw shade, or make sarcastic quips. Pulaski was hitting someone who couldn't hit back, that was the difference. It turned her into a bully.



The poster also pointed out that even in "The Child" if you looked at Pulaski's scenes where Data and Picard weren't present, she was a good doctor. I say, it doesn't matter because what we remember is her attacking Data. Dismissing Data's opinion of how his own name should be pronounced was enough to sink the character by itself.
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