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Originally Posted by frazod
Further examples of goody-goody behavior meeting the cold realities of space with bad consequences:
I Borg: Picard could have wiped out the Borg and didn't. So what if Hugh ended up all cute and cuddly? Everybody who died in First Contact would probably disagree.
Silicon Avatar: Can you really fault the mother for wanting revenge? Had it been me, I'd have told Picard to kiss my ass after the damned thing blew up. Communicate with this, bitch.
Pegasus: The admiral was right - how do you not exploit that technological breakthrough? Seriously. It would allow the Federation to neutralize almost any threat. But don't do it just to make nice with the weasel-ass Romulans? Are you ****ing kidding me? Sure would have come in handy to have that phasing cloak while fighting the Borg or the Dominion, don't you think?
The Wounded: The captain was right - the Cardassians were absolutely up to no good. Hey, let's not listen to him - let's through him to the crows! I guess Picard had a little time to rethink that one while he was being tortured by the very same Cardassians in a later episode.
I could go on and on. Again, you just have to deal with it. But almost always, the guy who goes off half-cocked or tries to is usually 100% correct.
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I get your point, but that's what makes these episodes so juicy. These decisions have long-term negative consequences. Most of the episodes are spent deliberating and debating these decisions, and the obvious choice isn't always the one that gets chosen. If it was just the Enterprise running around blowing shit up and owning faces, that would be badass but the drama would be missing. It also wouldn't make Picard as deep of a character, and as a result his decisions to use force and rape shit in the future wouldn't have as much meaning.