Whenever I do TNG/DS9 rewatches I'd usually skip the Lwaxana episodes because I just found her to be too insufferably annoying. I get that she's written that way and Majel's acting hits it perfectly, but big time oof for me.
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I like em cuz you get a bunch of character backstory, motivation, and psychology. Like even Picard the leader and odo the fearless have people they run from.
Personally I liked DS9 for the humanizing aspects of the series. In TNG the crew were put on pedestals. Paragons of the alpha quadrant. In ds9 characters were inherently flawed and the more you watched the more real they got.
I think moving from a purely episodic TNG to a more arching series like DS9 made these "filler" episodes more valuable to the series.
And not only is she capable of scaring Picard and Odo, she also becomes one of very few people who truly accept all of Odo's weirdness and social awkwardness and just let him be himself.
Sure, Kira also accepted him in a similar way but that took years of time and romantic feelings. Lwaxana was just cool with it pretty much immediately. DS9 did a lot to show us that there was more to her than just an incredibly loud personality.
Come to one of my parties and I'll make sure that all the guests are there to entertain you. (paraphrased)
When I was a kid, I'd do the same. Now that I'm not a kid, they are some of my favorites.
This is how I felt with the Zap Brannigan episodes of Futurama
I love me some Zap Brannigan!
She has that effect on people.
Well, if anybody can do a "terminator 2" and literally walk out of it, it's him.
It's unnerving that she knows precisely how unnerving she is, and leans into it.
Being fully telepathic helps I'm sure.
Oh yes, she must enjoy it immensely!
Absolute favorite character in all of Trek. Majel is such a fucking treasure, and her portrayal of Lwaxana was incredible. I know most people don't agree, but I will always love my problematic Queen 👑
I've never met her, and I feel similarly.