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Wil Wheaton Blames One Scene For Everyone Hating Wesley Crusher (www.giantfreakinrobot.com)

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Wesley Crusher is right up there with Scrappy Doo and Poochie as far as hated fictional characters, and Wil Wheaton knows exactly why.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I don't get all the Wesley hate.

No Star Trek character in franchise history has been more hated than Wesley Crusher

I don't think this author watched past tng. Kai Winn and Dukat would like a word.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Kai Winn is intended to be hated. And Dukat is such an enjoyable character that the writers had to go out of their way to remind everyone that he's a bad guy.

I don't think people hate Wesley in the same way. They don't hate the fictional person, they hate the way the story presents him. They hate the way he saves the ship by being effortlessly superior to everyone, including Data. And it doesn't help that he was a young actor with limited skill, featured most prominently during the shows weakest seasons that suffered from bad writing.

I think there's far less negative reaction to the Wesley we see in The Samaritan Snare or The First Duty. He's still a smart kid with a lot of potential, but the story presents him as a flawed, vulnerable person, rather than an obnoxious little shit with a terminal case of smug overconfidence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Keiko

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The important distinction, I believe, is that Kai Winn and Dukat were villains, characters designed to be hated. Wesley was supposed to be a precocious scamp, bringing levity and juvenility to an otherwise dry and mature crew, but just ended up being... Wesley.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

i enjoyed hating Winn and Dukat i hated hating Wesley there is a huge difference between the two.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Villains don't count; they're supposed to be hated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Harry Kim?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I hated Kai Winn so fuckin much

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

If I hear that smug condescending "my child" again, I swear...