TMC
11-28-2023, 08:39 PM
https://whatculture.com/trekculture/star-trek-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-beverly-crusher-2?rf=homepage
Remember me? A lot has changed since 2364.
BY JACK KIELY
NOVEMBER 28TH, 2023
She's the doctor without (space) borders with two sons who also like to travel, former CMO of the flagship, now head of Starfleet Medical. There might have been a running gag about how many patients died on her table in season one of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but Doctor Crusher was and is a skilled and compassionate physician to whom many owe their lives. Going above and beyond in her duty of care, Doctor Crusher also provided a much needed moral counterweight on matters such as the all-too-stringently applied Prime Directive.
Until very recently, it is true, Doctor Crusher wasn't really given the chance to shine in her own right. Whilst there are plenty of brilliant Beverly moments in The Next Generation (Descent, Remember Me, and Suspicions come to mind), the character was still often weighed down by writing that veered into sexist trope (especially in season one), or, in the films, simply not written for much at all. Then, of course, there's what happened with season two. Her turn in Star Trek: Picard was a triumph, however — opening, and effectively closing, the show with a command performance throughout.
So, never mind the 'boogers' (we'll pretend that never happened). Get the hypo sprays out and the tap shoes on! It's time we found out a bit more about Starfleet's most famous 'dancing doctor'.
Remember me? A lot has changed since 2364.
BY JACK KIELY
NOVEMBER 28TH, 2023
She's the doctor without (space) borders with two sons who also like to travel, former CMO of the flagship, now head of Starfleet Medical. There might have been a running gag about how many patients died on her table in season one of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but Doctor Crusher was and is a skilled and compassionate physician to whom many owe their lives. Going above and beyond in her duty of care, Doctor Crusher also provided a much needed moral counterweight on matters such as the all-too-stringently applied Prime Directive.
Until very recently, it is true, Doctor Crusher wasn't really given the chance to shine in her own right. Whilst there are plenty of brilliant Beverly moments in The Next Generation (Descent, Remember Me, and Suspicions come to mind), the character was still often weighed down by writing that veered into sexist trope (especially in season one), or, in the films, simply not written for much at all. Then, of course, there's what happened with season two. Her turn in Star Trek: Picard was a triumph, however — opening, and effectively closing, the show with a command performance throughout.
So, never mind the 'boogers' (we'll pretend that never happened). Get the hypo sprays out and the tap shoes on! It's time we found out a bit more about Starfleet's most famous 'dancing doctor'.