Q; If Sarek's limited telepathic abilities are causing such chaos, why were there no similar outbreaks when Lwaxana Troi was aboard and going through 'the change'?
A; No case to answer here, I would have thought. What seems to be happening with Sarek is that all the emotions he's been suppressing all his two hundred years are coming to the fore and swamping everyone else. Lwaxana is not known for repressing her emotions, thus when she wigs out they have no problems.
Q; Would not another Vulcan have been the logical choice for Sarek to mind-meld with?
A; I think not. Picard is a mature and seasoned individual, with a great deal of diplomatic experience to his own credit. True, there were other Vulcans aboard, but none were so qualified to assist Sarek in his all-important diplomatic endeavours as was Picard. What did rather surprise me is that while Picard was having a bad time, it was Beverly who took care of him and not Troi, who would have seemed to be the obvious choice. Perhaps it was considered that proximity to such emotional outpourings would have overwhelmed her.
Q; How come Sarek and er, Mrs Sarek can hold hands while being transported from the 'sporter pads without losing their hands?
A; I'm not sure actually. Think about when Barclay reaches out in the 'sporter beam and grabs hold of what looks like a big worm but which turns out to be a missing crewman stuck in, er, wherever the beam takes you when you're being transported. His arms were right out in front of him, so if we'd been there to see it from the ship, it would presumably have looked as though they were not in the beam. Consider what happens when large objects are beamed up, or when people are beamed up joined together all higgledy-piggledy, like Geordi, Beverly and John Doe in 'Transfigurations'. Strictly speaking, bits of them would have been outside the edge of the beam then. My guess is that the beam is a great deal wider than it appears to the naked eye.
Evolution The Ensigns of Command The Survivors Who Watches the
Watchers? The Bonding Booby
Trap The Enemy The Price The Vengeance Factor The Defector The Hunted
The High Ground Deja Q A
Matter of Perspective Yesterday's Enterprise
The Offspring
Sins of the Father Allegiance Captain's Holiday
Tin Man Hollow Pursuits The Most Toys Sarek
Menage á Troi
Transfigurations The Best of Both Worlds
Part One