Antimatter Pod

215. Stephen Miller's Betazoid Eugenics Program (TNG 1.10)

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We continue our wedding series with Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Haven" -- in which Deanna Troi's arranged marriage is interrupted by the arrival of an AIDS allegory. It's … rough. It's rough. 

Note: Liz says two completely inaccurate things with absolute confidence: first she claims that Wyatt is the only guest star with a costume change (false, that is Lwaxana) and then she claims that he's wearing grey in the holodeck scene (he is wearing burgundy). And unfortunately these were LOAD-BEARING INACCURACIES that couldn't easily be edited out. Never trust a podcaster. 

  • "I don't know who wrote this, but I cannot support them." 
  • We know early TNG loved a Special Boy, but why is Wyatt Miller the protagonist of this episode? 
  • Is Lwaxana Troi a reliable source of information on Betazoid culture and custom? 
  • "Genetic bonding" is a fancy word for "child betrothal" and also sounds kiiiiiiiinda sketchy? Were Ian Troi and the Millers attempting to pull some sort of eugenics shenanigans?
  • (Streaming movie about Michelle Yeoh taking out Ian Troi, co-starring Jess Bush as young Lwaxana, when?)
  • Liz is not a fan of Lwaxana and takes issue with the current "if you don't like Lwaxana Troi, you're a misogynist" discourse
  • "I would like to have a dinner party with Lwaxana Troi and Cersei Lannister." 
  • Is Mon Mothma the anti-Lwaxana Troi? Either way, she's joining Lwaxana and Cersei for cocktails
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