This isn't a bad episode on paper.
Dr. Crusher is gone so now we have Pulaski. Okay, that's fine. LaForge is now chief engineer and Riker has a beard. Okay that's fine. TV shows changing over time are a natural part of their evolution and so everything "new" introduced in this episode doesn't bother me at all.j The concept itself is very interesting: an alien impregnates a human to learn about human life. That's a solid Star Trek episode right there. Unfortunately there's a big issue with this premise for me. Why would Troi essentially immediatelly accept her rape as her own child?
Now, Troi accepting the child as her own I have no issues with. It grew inside her, so it was her baby. I imagine motherhood was quite strong there.
But the fact that an unknown alien impregnated Deanna is rape. Even if the alien wasn't malicious in intent, it was still rape. Troi is way too "okay" with the fact that she was raped and now has to have a baby because of it.
The rest of the episode is just okay for me. The writing isn't super bad or anything. It's just that the fact that Troi was raped is totally glossed over and is never mentioned at all.
Dr. Crusher is gone so now we have Pulaski. Okay, that's fine. LaForge is now chief engineer and Riker has a beard. Okay that's fine. TV shows changing over time are a natural part of their evolution and so everything "new" introduced in this episode doesn't bother me at all.j The concept itself is very interesting: an alien impregnates a human to learn about human life. That's a solid Star Trek episode right there. Unfortunately there's a big issue with this premise for me. Why would Troi essentially immediatelly accept her rape as her own child?
Now, Troi accepting the child as her own I have no issues with. It grew inside her, so it was her baby. I imagine motherhood was quite strong there.
But the fact that an unknown alien impregnated Deanna is rape. Even if the alien wasn't malicious in intent, it was still rape. Troi is way too "okay" with the fact that she was raped and now has to have a baby because of it.
The rest of the episode is just okay for me. The writing isn't super bad or anything. It's just that the fact that Troi was raped is totally glossed over and is never mentioned at all.