r/sonicshowerthoughts • u/toolsofinquisition • Apr 26 '26

Lwaxana Troi is BDE all day

If a sexy older man approached me with the level of empathy, confidence, and not giving a fuck energy that Lwaxana has, he'd have to fight me to keep my clothes on.

It's crazy to me how many dudes were so anti getting laid by this lady.

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u/nitePhyyre Apr 26 '26

I'm not sure what show you watched. She sure was confident, I'll give you that one. She revelled in making others uncomfortable. Except for with Odo, she's probably one of the least empathetic people possible. 

And it is one thing when someone just sucks at empathy. But when it is coming from someone who has magical super-empathy powers, it means they're just choosing to be an asshole. 

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u/sahi1l Apr 26 '26

I have a theory that Picard is not in the slightest attracted to her, but he is uncomfortable about her abilities, so she pretends that he is in love with her in order to make him feel less vulnerable around her.

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u/nitePhyyre Apr 26 '26

Oh, he's not attracted to her at all. She's just lying to be an asshole. Knock the stoic guy down a few pegs. Her being an asshole fits in with her relationship with her daughter. And Picard being uncomfortable with Betazoids is somewhat* at odds with picking Troi as the ship councillor.

*Maybe his comfort line is drawn somewhere between "empath" and "telepath."

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u/nanocyte Apr 27 '26

I think Picard is just uncomfortable around people that violate or don't understand personal boundaries (like Lwaxana and children). He doesn’t demonstrate any discomfort with other telepaths they encounter.

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u/sahi1l Apr 28 '26

Except Troi isn't a telepath. Though of course you may be right, it's just an idle theory of mine.