But those events are referenced a few episodes later, in “Coming of Age”. Or do you think that one can be skipped too?
I’d skip the one that has all Barclay’s Deanna holodeck fantasies except that it is the one that introduces him.
But that has such great send ups of the characters. A short Riker, a doofus Picard, and best of all, “I am the Goddess of Empathy.”
I think the reference may be sufficient.
Though, honestly, this would be easier if it really was an edit, where we could just keep the important parts of bad episodes.