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Originally Posted by SNR
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.
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It makes for good drama, but if these were real people and I had to live with the results of their decision making, I'd send Picard off to be a diplomat and put Riker in the captain's chair.
Or better yet, Kirk. Do you think Kirk would give two shits about establishing communications with the crystalline entity? Not likely.
