They could have made this a really good message, but unfortunately they ended it with Geordi going “well sorry I tried to be nice to you!” and it totally working on her.
It really hasn’t aged well and especially hits different in 2026.
Part of what is on Star Trek writers’ minds are the lessons they are writing for those self-similar archetypes in our culture. Data goes through a lot of things an autistic person may go through, while Odo reflects a lot on someone who is masking and adapting their personality for their “duty” to being agreeable. Many characters embody a number of messages to multiple archetypes, and there is an impetus in “Hollywood” to do things like help very “Big Bang Theory” types how to avoid and get out of “pocket spaghetti” type situations.
They could have made this a really good message, but unfortunately they ended it with Geordi going “well sorry I tried to be nice to you!” and it totally working on her.
It really hasn’t aged well and especially hits different in 2026.
They did Geordi and Broccoli dirty.
They really, really did. Geordi in particular did not deserve the treatment the writers gave him with regard to his relationships with women.
Those episodes always felt very out of character.
Part of what is on Star Trek writers’ minds are the lessons they are writing for those self-similar archetypes in our culture. Data goes through a lot of things an autistic person may go through, while Odo reflects a lot on someone who is masking and adapting their personality for their “duty” to being agreeable. Many characters embody a number of messages to multiple archetypes, and there is an impetus in “Hollywood” to do things like help very “Big Bang Theory” types how to avoid and get out of “pocket spaghetti” type situations.