When I was a kid I thought Deanna Troi was so cool and awesome and smart and amazing and then as a teen I discovered people on the Internet think she's weak, useless, etc. and I was like "huh...yeah I guess they're right 🙁" but now I'm an adult and I realized actually I was right the first time, she's a stone cold badass and the haters just don't understand her like I do 😤
[ID: text "come on down to TNG" followed by six panels. First has Captain Picard with text "we got 'french'" second is Riker with text "hr's nightmare" Third is Worf with text "a Republican" fourth is Data with text "friend with benefits" followed by Pulaski with just "bye" and then Troi with "HR"]
Picard, in Ten Forward: Sometimes I feel like Hamlet, Number One. I am afraid of being paralyzed by indecision, what with the consequences of my position. Do you ever feel the same?
Riker, mildly drunk: Sometimes I feel like Mercutio, because making a pun and then dying instead of seeking medical help sounds like goals.
Picard:
Riker:
Picard:
Troi, grabbing their drinks from them as she awkwardly leaves: As ship's counselor, I'm just going to remind you that my door is always open.
Girlie was the only (known) therapist to over 1k crew members, not only that but a diplomatic aid whose duty was to psychoanalyze all participants involved while accounting for cultural factors. She gave input on promotions, duty rosters, hell even flight plans if she thought the whole crew was unfit. Because she was so attuned to everyone, she also gave important information about crew morale to the captain (trust in the captain, attitudes toward mutiny, etc). Oh, and don’t forget emotional/cognitive testing of first contact species to see how socially/emotionally/cognitively advanced civilizations and individuals are.
That’s not even with her betazoid abilities taken into account. That’s just her normal job duties