Why beverly crusher left

Even though the role wasn't a likable one, her delivery wasn't as wooden as the others often were at least in the early years. I guess I'm weird. I like Pulaski more than Crusher - although I liked Crusher too. Pulaski just had more of a toughness but also more intelligent humor. To me, she seemed more like a Starfleet doctor. That said, I think Crusher gave them more range and flexibility in terms of story-lines.

Pulaski was so strong, independent and not afraid to voice her opinion. She also seemed to be more someone who demanded respect. Louaxanafan1 , May 26, Joined: May 17, Pulaski is the kind of character that, if given the position of Head of Star Fleet Medical would petition the board of governors to let her keep it until she's sick and tired of it, rather than the 'year long assignment' that was used for Crusher being able to come back.

In all honesty, I'd actually rather see her in that kind of position, coming on every once in a while to oversee medical crises and emergencies that Enterprise gets ordered to assist with. FormerLurker , May 27, I actually watched Season 2 because Diana Muldaur was a connection to the original series. For me, it seemed like TNG was getting farther and farther away from its roots.

Joined: Mar 15, Location: I said out, dammit! Forbin , May 27, You speak up. He managed to convince Roddenberry to let McFadden go, and she was abruptly fired before the second season. This led to the introduction of Dr. Pulaski, played by Diana Muldaur. Though McFadden was happy to be back on the show, she still had issues with the way her character was written. Any time there was any crisis with Wesley, it was always a male character who talked to him, who gave him the wisdom.

I felt that was something that bothered me. I see that all over in things that are written. Because he was set back one year, Picard promoted him to full ensign, making Dr. Crusher extremely proud. Wesley finally left to attend the Academy in , separating the Crushers yet again. In , Nova Squadron members, including Wesley, were involved in a disaster which led to the death of one cadet, Joshua Albert.

They illegally used the Kolvoord Starburst maneuver and then lied to an inquiry panel about the circumstances surrounding the incident. Crusher rallied behind her son and defended the team on behalf of the other parents even in the face of evidence which indicated they were being deceptive. She was disappointed with Wesley's conduct when the truth was revealed.

Wes returned to visit the Enterprise -D in He became very rude and abrasive towards his former crewmates, including his mother, and jeopardized a Federation operation on the Dorvan V colony. After meeting with the Traveler once more, Wes realized that his destiny did not include Starfleet at that moment in time, and he resigned his commission. Beverly was apprehensive about his departure, but she remembered the Traveler's words from six years prior and realized not only had Wesley grown and needed to make his own decisions, but that this was an important and necessary step in his life.

TNG : " Journey's End ". Wesley returned to finish his studies well before , attending the wedding of Will Riker and Deanna Troi with Dr. Crusher was quite close to several members of the Enterprise crew. She was the only senior officer who customarily addressed the rest of the bridge crew by their first names.

She was also interested in the well-being of her staff, and was especially close to Nurse Alyssa Ogawa. She often advised Ogawa on her romantic affairs, including that with her future husband, Andrew Powell. Crusher and Q had an adversarial relationship. When Q was temporarily turned into a Human as punishment by the Q Continuum , she did not use her usual gentle bedside manner in treating a back injury he later suffered.

Amanda sought her help in dealing with her newfound powers, wanting to know what Crusher would do if she suddenly discovered she could have anything she wanted. Crusher could not answer, as she did not believe she could make a decision like that until confronted with it. She was not happy with Q's attempts to influence Amanda into giving up her life as a Human and using the powers of the Q.

Q was frustrated with Crusher's interference, remarking to Captain Picard that " Crusher gets more shrill with each passing year. Crusher and Deanna Troi became very good friends. They often worked out together and both took Worf's mok'bara class. Deanna and Beverly often advised one another on romantic relationships. Deanna worried that her romance with Devinoni Ral was proceeding too fast, but Beverly assured her that perhaps she did not need to be rational regarding a whirlwind romance.

TNG : " The Price ". Beverly did not often use the salon aboard the Enterprise , and began to do so when she began a relationship with Odan. Deanna arrived at the salon around the same time, and Beverly became self-conscious. Troi recognized the feelings between Odan and Beverly, even though the two tried to keep their romance a secret, and liked seeing Crusher happy. However, Troi also sensed the dual nature of the ambassador, and warned Beverly to be cautious.

Later, when Odan was implanted in Will Riker's body, Deanna counseled Beverly on the mixed feelings she then felt towards Odan. Although Beverly wished she had never met him, Deanna told Beverly that she could never love without risking pain and encouraged Beverly to accept Odan's love if she still felt it while he was in Riker's body.

Troi did not trust time-traveler Berlinghoff Rasmussen when he came aboard the ship and told Beverly about her feelings of suspicion. Crusher was dismissive, as she was still smitten with the professor. Tom Riker wished to resume the romantic relationship he had with Deanna, which Will Riker had broken off upon the mission to Nervala.

Troi and Crusher discussed a date with Tom during a workout, where Crusher mischievously pointed out that Troi should not be afraid to try a relationship with the duplicate Riker. When Tom Riker entered the gym, Beverly decided to leave the two alone, which led to Tom and Deanna becoming intimate.

TNG : " Second Chances ". Deanna accompanied Beverly to Felisa Howard's funeral in , and went with her back to Felisa's home following the services. Beverly confided to Deanna about the erotic dreams she experienced after reading her grandmother's journals, which were due to the influence of Ronin.

After Beverly met Ronin on Caldos, Deanna reminded her that her feelings of romance may simply be due to shared trauma, but Beverly brushed off her concern. Beverly and Data also had a special relationship, with Data seeking advice from Beverly on subjects ranging from parenting TNG : " The Offspring " to dancing. She taught Data to tap dance, not knowing that he had intended to learn how to dance for the wedding of Miles O'Brien and Keiko Ishikawa.

TNG : " Data's Day " Data also came to her for advice on whether or not to consider the exocomps alive, and she was present when Data learned they were indeed sentient.

In , Data incorporated a subroutine for small talk. At the recommendation of Captain Picard, he studied Commander Hutchinson while the Enterprise underwent a baryon sweep at Arkaria Base. Beverly was the first person Data tried to engage in small talk using his observations of Hutchinson, to her astonishment and delight. TNG : " Starship Mine ". During Worf's promotion ceremony in , Dr.

Crusher tried to explain to Data the humor behind Worf being dunked after walking the plank on the holodeck recreation of the sailing ship Enterprise. Data did not completely understand and then pushed Crusher into the water, as an attempt at the same type of humor.

However, Beverly and the rest of the senior staff did not find it nearly as amusing. La Forge later recommended that Data stay out of sickbay for a few days following the ceremony.

Beverly thought Data had nicer eyes than his predecessor, B In , Beverly, while seeing her son socialize with other teenagers, asked Guinan whether she had any children. Guinan replied she had a lot, and Beverly inquired whether she had ever had trouble with one of them. Guinan said she had with one, that he wouldn't listen to anybody, and upon Beverly's remark that all children go through that, Guinan explained this was not the case among a species of listeners.

Asked about how he had grown out of it, Guinan explained a mother shapes her child in ways she doesn't even realize, sometimes just by listening. When in Beverly was relieved of duty, Guinan visited her in her quarters, claiming she sought treatment for her tennis elbow. As Beverly began to talk about her recent actions, she explained she had illegally performed an autopsy on the Ferengi scientist Reyga who had appeared to have committed suicide.

As Beverly later found out, the Takaran scientist Jo'Bril had in fact murdered Reyga in order to discredit the Ferengi. Upon Guinan's encouragement, Beverly eventually discovered Jo'Bril's plan, prevented him from stealing Reyga's research data, and proved the technology was valid.

She was exonerated and returned to duty shortly following the incident. In order to thank Guinan for her encouragement, she presented her with a state-of-the-art tennis racquet, on which Guinan admitted she had never played tennis. Aside from her marriage to Jack Crusher, Beverly has been involved in a number of romances. She recalled her first crush, as an eight-year old, was on an eleven-year old soccer player named Stefan.

In her fantasies, they married and had twin boys then a girl. Stefan became a famous artist, and they adored one another. In reality, Stefan never knew that Beverly existed. Sometime before she met Jack, she had an intense week-long relationship with an unidentified man which began after she knew him for only a single day. While on the Enterprise -D, Crusher was enamored with a Zalkonian she named John Doe , rescued from a crashed escape pod in Thanks to her help, John evolved into another form of life and returned to Zalkon to help others of his kind escape repression.

TNG : " Transfigurations ". She fell very much in love with the Trill ambassador Odan in , not knowing that he was in fact a joined lifeform. Odan's host at the time was killed in a shuttlecraft accident, but the symbiont survived.

It was implanted in Will Riker, causing Beverly to experience many mixed feelings. She was able to accept and love Odan in Riker's body, but when Odan was implanted in a new Trill host, this time a female, she ended the relationship. Although she still loved Odan, she could not deal with the uncertainty and frequent changes of the Trill species.

When Berlinghoff Rasmussen arrived aboard the Enterprise in , Dr. Crusher wanted to learn more about the future, including whether or not the Telurian plague had been cured. Beverly was tolerant of Rasmussen's incessant questioning for much longer than most of the crew, but even she tired of his obnoxiousness after he made a pass at her.

She felt very betrayed when Rasmussen was discovered to be a hoax. After returning to Caldos in for her grandmother's funeral, Beverly learned that Felisa apparently had a thirty-four year old lover named Ronin. Ronin was actually an anaphasic lifeform who had been living with Howard women since taking up residence with Jessel Howard in the s and passed from daughter to daughter in the form of a candle , which was his true home.

Her biochemistry allowed him to maintain molecular cohesion, and he formed a symbiotic relationship with all of her descendants. Ronin had a strong hypnotic influence, offering Beverly erotic pleasure and the promise of further romance. Beverly was bewitched, resigning her post on the Enterprise to move to Caldos. She was forced to destroy Ronin after he tried to merge with her. Beverly and Jean-Luc maintained a close friendship while serving on the Enterprise -D, usually sharing their morning meal together.

Reflecting their long history, Beverly was the only member of the crew to regularly address Jean-Luc by his first name. Beverly usually tried to serve a new and exotic food, although she and Jean-Luc both preferred something simple. They considered one another close friends, and would give each other advice when dealing with difficult decisions. While Beverly was in anguish over Odan's failing health while the symbiont was in Will Riker's body, Jean-Luc gave her a hug, and assured her that he would always be her friend and be willing to help her any way he could.

TNG : " The Host " Beverly's anger over the treatment of Kamala led to Picard spending time with her, where he quickly learned that he was falling for the metamorph. Beverly did not know what to say, but reciprocated the emotional support he had offered the year prior. Beverly was too upset and preoccupied to understand his words, and Jean-Luc was extremely disappointed when she broke the Prime Directive and performed an autopsy on Reyga.

Although Beverly initially resisted his demands for an explanation, she broke free of Ronin's influence after he attacked Picard. Crusher and Jean-Luc Picard while on Kesprytt in Early on, Beverly and Jean-Luc experienced several romantically close calls. Once was under the influence of the Psi intoxication , where Crusher flirted with Picard and attempted to seduce him on the bridge of the Enterprise.

TNG : " The Naked Now " Picard invited Beverly onto the holodeck to participate in a Dixon Hill storyline, along with Data and ship's historian Whalen, and seemed quite smitten when faced with his doctor in her s outfit. However, their two companions interfered and so there was no chance of anything leading on from there.

Beverly refused to answer, claiming that they were irrelevant to the operation of the ship. It invited Crusher to dinner, where the two had a romantic evening including dancing. However, once the duplicate had enough information, it unceremoniously bade Crusher farewell. She teasingly held the real Picard responsible for his duplicate's actions when he was returned to the Enterprise.

TNG : " Allegiance " Several times, Beverly began to explain her true feelings to Jean-Luc, once while they were held captive on Rutia TNG : " The High Ground " and another time with Picard's duplicate in the warp bubble universe but she was interrupted in both instances. In , Picard and Crusher were taken captive on planet Kesprytt , and were linked together by psi-wave devices to prepare them for interrogation, but the devices transmitted their thoughts to each other and they learned each other's most intimate secrets.

Beverly stayed up one night to listen to Jean-Luc's dreams, and Jean-Luc discovered that Beverly usually always had some smart-aleck comment at the ready, although she had learned to repress the urge to say them out loud. One night, Beverly brought up Jack and feelings of guilt washed over Picard. She finally learned that he too, felt an attraction, but did not act on it out of respect for his dead friend.

Once they returned to the Enterprise , Picard expressed desire to further their relationship. Derrick Fish Derrick Fish 3 3 silver badges 2 2 bronze badges.

Now reading this, over five years later, and after a trainload of Hollywood elites have been exposed as troglodytes towards women EvilSnack: Eccentric reclusive cave-dwellers may take offense at that comparison. FWIW, I agree with you. Good thing that most caves don't have Internet. Add a comment. According to Memory Alpha , Crusher was written off the show due to difficulties that the writers were having with her: Officially, the difficulties in developing Crusher's character led to her character's departure by the second season.

Chad 6, 27 27 silver badges 38 38 bronze badges. Andy Andy 1, 13 13 silver badges 17 17 bronze badges. What were the difficulties with teh Crusher character?

Was it Gates McFadden? Or was it something else? I only know what's in the wiki. From the sounds of it, it looks like the writers didn't know what to do with the character, not anything against the actress. This quote compares Crusher to Yar. It should be pointed out: You can't kill off Crusher without a very different turn for Wesley. Presumably for obvious reasons , that is not the direction they wanted to go. She was fired According to her page on Memory Alpha , she wanted to pursue other directions in her career.

Apparently, there was disappointment that Hurley didn't live up to expectations: Muldaur's character, Dr. Often Right Often Right Don't remind me about Pulaski. Dan Ryan - Writer's Supp. TNG I appreciate that this is based on your memory, but can you point to any interviews that support your claims? Upcoming Events. November Topic Challenge: Samuel R.