@flossman Your pet spastic got out of his cage.
Why's that? Wasn't she just really bland and forgettable?
I never really got the hate for Tasha Yar personally. She never really bothered me all that much.
However, I can see why fans hate her:
1. She wasn't really necessary, especially when you had Worf, who was a much better and more fully developed character, and her existence essentially pushed Worf to the sidelines.
2. In a galaxy where all sorts of strange shit happens, every Tasha Yar episode has 5 minutes of aliens being absolutely dumbfounded that a
woman is chief of security.
I found Troi (the ship's counselor/ half-alien who is an empath) to be far more irritating. Every Deanna Troi episode featured such stunning insights as:
*Worf yells in Klingon*
"I sense that Worf is very angry and upset now."
"I sense greed in their hearts" while talking about the Ferengi (aliens obsessed with commerce; they forbid personal vendettas because they aren't profitable)
"Careful, I sense deception from the Romulans" (aliens who are infamous for cunning and deception)
TNG sperging aside, I can't get over the fact that this is a man who is fast coming up on 50, yet he still acts like a
troublesome little manchild.
Resume TNG sperging- this got my hopes up so much when I first saw it as a kid: