The writers didn’t have much imagination with what to do with women back then other than to victimize them.
To be fair, writing for a counselor bridge officer would’ve been hard mode regardless of gender. It’s not as if they had that much trouble with Yar, Crusher or Pulaski.
The year Crusher was gone was because Gates McFadden got fired from the show for advocating for her character to have more agency. Pulaski was intentionally written to be hated.
Also, Yar’s whole back story was that she grew up on a planet of roving rape gangs.
Also, Yar’s whole back story was that she grew up on a planet of roving rape gangs.
Was going to point out that this is more evidence supporting the statement of the writers not having any ideas of feminine conflicts beyond sexual assault. The last time I watched TNG, I’m pretty sure I said “what?..” out loud when she remarked on the rape gangs.
Yar? Denise Crosby left the show because they did shit with her character. And she was right. The most interesting thing they did with Yar was kill her, and Crosby got the best scenes as her alternate self, her daughter, and, again, as another past, alternate self.
Pulaski was written as Bones in menopause, which just such a huge waste of an excellent actor in Muldar. Such rough edges. But that was a whole awkward situation anyway with Gates McFadden gone and the rest of the cast being cold. It just wasn’t going to work no matter what.
Crusher had the same issues as Tori. Doctor Mommy. The most brilliant Doctor in Starfleet with the demeanor of a simpering house frau somehow. PIC S03 finally painter her as a badass, tho. All Good Things… did a decent job, too, tho.
To be fair, writing for a counselor bridge officer would’ve been hard mode regardless of gender. It’s not as if they had that much trouble with Yar, Crusher or Pulaski.
The year Crusher was gone was because Gates McFadden got fired from the show for advocating for her character to have more agency. Pulaski was intentionally written to be hated.
Also, Yar’s whole back story was that she grew up on a planet of roving rape gangs.
Haha, I Cunningham’s Law’d myself.
Was going to point out that this is more evidence supporting the statement of the writers not having any ideas of feminine conflicts beyond sexual assault. The last time I watched TNG, I’m pretty sure I said “what?..” out loud when she remarked on the rape gangs.
Yar? Denise Crosby left the show because they did shit with her character. And she was right. The most interesting thing they did with Yar was kill her, and Crosby got the best scenes as her alternate self, her daughter, and, again, as another past, alternate self.
Pulaski was written as Bones in menopause, which just such a huge waste of an excellent actor in Muldar. Such rough edges. But that was a whole awkward situation anyway with Gates McFadden gone and the rest of the cast being cold. It just wasn’t going to work no matter what.
Crusher had the same issues as Tori. Doctor Mommy. The most brilliant Doctor in Starfleet with the demeanor of a simpering house frau somehow. PIC S03 finally painter her as a badass, tho. All Good Things… did a decent job, too, tho.