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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think there's a lot of value in quickly profiling enemies and anyone else you deal with.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ah yes valuable skills like sensing that the romulans may be hiding something.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And that the alien who is yelling seems angry

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

And the Ferengi is scheming. Oh, wait, she can't read Ferengi.

[–] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Show was written in a time before streaming, before people could record TV. She was there to explain to the audience, who were assumed to not be aware of the previous episodes, who the bad guys are.

[–] verity_kindle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Good point! I had VHS tapes that had been recorded over too much....I often missed half an ep, because I set the timer wrong or I already had a good one and I tried to record a second on the same tape.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The stories which her empathy abilities are more useful don't make it to the show unfortunately, they're over too quickly. That's my theory.

[–] fleeb@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah. She's an empath that can size up the adversary over a FaceTime call. Pretty awesome advantage!