Why would she want that? At this point she is working through significant trauma. Giving up a part of herself would like be very difficult and she is not at the point in her healing.
It showed what a wunderkind Adira is rather quickly......without using much screentime. YMMV. It also started forming the bond between them organically.
Because then the actress wouldn't have to spend 2-4 hours in makeup every morning.
But the show would lose representation. Remember them keeping Geordi's visor in TNG because it inspired disabled fans.
They are on the clock......:-)
Who does Detmer represent?
So, the answer to a trauma story is 'It's fixed!" for convenience?
Obviously I can't speak for them, but as someone who has a lifelong disability (permanent hearing damage from a genetic component then permanent loud tinnitus incurred from an injury in my twenties that I still hear as I type this, and even in dreams) it's infinitely more depressing for me to see by the 32nd century that these things can't be cured.
For me, it's more the symbolism of what she is going through in terms of a traumatic experience, and what the implants represent. Now, I might be projecting, but part of healing from trauma is making changes in your thinking around what things mean, i.e. objects, sounds, views of the self. I think Detmer can be healed; I don't think she wants to at this point in the story.
Very tenuous. Detmer has nothing got to do with stroke survivors or epilepsy
I get this a bit but I doubt ( and I am not a war veteran so its only my guess) many veterans are sitting at home feeling represented by Detmer cyborg skull. Her possible mental trauma could be a great way to represent veterans though as look as it doesn't turn out she's a Klingon like last time
I wouldn't underestimate it. I have seen people talking about Saru's struggling with fear helping them work through anxiety and panic disorders. There is value in it, even if it isn't strictly 1 to 1.
As I said the mental aspects I am all for
