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Captain, remember your breathing exercises. They're not worth it. (startrek.website)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] xkforce 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And that the alien who is yelling seems angry

[–] samus12345 8 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months 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 1 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months 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.