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