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#59 - Katherine Pulaski

As humanity rocketed towards a harmonious future replete with no true needs and few wants, a being such as Katherine Pulaski represented everything Starfleet was not. Her reliance on old and outmoded practices and ways of thinking seemed to fly in the face of the culture of the Federation, and let's all be honest - she never seemed too excited to be there. Unlike Bones' charming curmudgeonly ways, Pulaski felt like your co-worker who believed they were above everyone else at your job, only deigning to stay employed so they can pick up a paycheck and dash. But in the future, we don't use money, so I question Pulaski's motivation for being on the Enterprise.

And let's make sure we all agree on something: The Enterprise Is The Flagship. Pulaski is emblematic of a problem that permeates through all of the worst crew members - she is far from the best in her position. Despite supposedly being in demand according to her backstory, Pulaski is time and time again lost, hands in the air, waving them like she just don't understand a goddamn difference between a tricorder and a phaser. Constantly questioning the simplest technologies and kvetching and complaining at every turn, Pulaski was unpleasant, an obstacle that forced great stories to stumble. And these stumbles made season two a truly painful puberty for the sophomore Next Generation.

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