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  • Throwaway@lemm.eeEnglish
    101·
    10 months ago

    Yeah, an good guy empath is just a bad chsracter idea. Same with time travel.

    • JungleJim@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      I hadn’t considered that but you’re right, there are some powers that just don’t work if the good guys have them.

      • Throwaway@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        10 months ago

        I know you jest, but having an empath who call tell you if theyre lying creates so many issues for so many potential plots.

        It can work, but it turns into how Deanna was sidelined.

    • Ragnell@kbin.social
      1·
      10 months ago

      Back in the 90s there were at least 5 X-men teams and every single one of them had a full telepath on them, but there was still enough drama and plot for multiple monthly installments of the most intricate superhero soap opera ever created.

      Star Trek writers are cowards for avoiding Betazoids.

      • Throwaway@lemm.eeEnglish
        02·
        10 months ago

        Weren’t they kids shows? Honestly, I never watched them, so I can’t attest to how successfully they were able to integrate telepaths, but I can’t imagine they did well. Comics aren’t really known for good stories.

        • Ragnell@kbin.social
          1·
          10 months ago

          I meant the comics, and really, as Star Trek fans we should not be looking down on superheroes. Kirk did once team up with Abraham Lincoln, after all.