They became as hostile as Romulans when they couldn’t understand him. I assumed we weren’t that primitive…
I did not like how Reginald Barclay was treated in “The Nth Degree”
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One, Riker didn't do it. Geordi did. Riker just explained the "joke", and Picard told them to end it. Whether he should have relieved Geordi or not is another question.
And regarding his awkwardness, yes and no. As a person who deals with similar issues to Barclay's, I know that a some of his awkwardness comes from how he's treated. But, that treatment also comes from his awkwardness. It's a vicious circle. I've endured similar abuse IRL, and I'm not deluded enough to believe that my choices and actions haven't contributed.
No Riker actually did it (IE used the nickname when talking to Picard about Reginald Barkley In Picard's ready room as they were discussing what to do with him because all of his fitness reports came back as unsatisfactory - which Picard mentioned he wasn't used to seeing on his ship.)
That's why he had to explain where the nickname came from and that others in the crew were using it.
Before or after he became a threat to the whole ship?
By accident though, right?
Yes. The uses were as follows...
1. Wesley started using it, offscreen.
2. Riker used it in private, with Geordi.
3. Geordi used it to Picard, discussing him. Picard ordered it ended.
4. Wesley and one of the engineers both used it regarding him, after the meeting. Data basically called him on it. Geordi told the group that Picard had ordered it stopped. It was never deliberately used again.
5. Picard used it to Barclay's face, unintentionally.
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Because the discussion is about an awkward nerdish character?
No
because it's yet another silly, pointless stream of consciousness BS thread here on TrekBBS. Any random thought that pops into someone's head, let's post it.
And any personal objection MUST be posted, right?No
The member probably read the Geordi married a girl? thread. I'm surprised the haters on that thread were so easy to call Geordi, a fine character in my opinion, a perv for his episode of weakness to an illusion while I thought Reginald Barkley did far worse violations to prominent characters' likenesses and gets a pass. Giving creative reasons and justifications for his violating behavior is okay for those people while Geordi should be strung up and be called all kinds of names. Incredible!No
Somebody has to
I think it's because Barclay is a very flawed, very human character. When he does something like that, we're neither disappointed nor surprised. But when Geordi (a much more "heroic" character) messes up, we take a certain perverse pleasure in dragging him through the dirt.
I'm glad we saw more of Barclay after the series ended.. I was surprised to see him in First Contact and also his character recurring a few times in Voyager.
Just how many holo-fantasies he had during the FC and VOY era?
He appeared in 6 episodes of Voyager I believe. If it weren't for him, Starfleet would probably never have been able to contact Voyager in the Delta Quadrant.
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