Surely someone else on the 1000+ crew of Enterprise D was qualified to tend to Broccoli’s psychological needs. Also, shouldn’t his actions have resulted in a court martial or at least a demotion?

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    4 months ago

    Talented? Without a doubt. Troubled? Absolutely. Tends to go hand in hand with specialized, technical work. Westley’s his own variation of nutcase, but he’d been used to being rewarded for his accomplishments and is known to belittle others he might deem competitors. There’s a pointed attention to a lack of social awareness of various characters on Trek, but without any of the back end of how to handle those situations in a healthy way.