# Worse travelling companion: Deanna Troi or Movie!Legolas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777 "2015-07-10T16:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/61 "2015-07-11T01:21:36Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I prefer the old battle axe Gimli hauls around to the one Troi hauls around. _golf clap_ The elf for me. Rowr. ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/62 "2015-07-11T01:35:02Z")
As much as I’d like Troi to help my inner child get in touch with her outer adult, I’d pick Legolas. After all, Parker is there, and we’d get along just fine. Also, if Jennifer is played by [Lauren Cohan](http://images-cdn.moviepilot.com/image/upload/c_fill,h_538,w_998/t_mp_quality/uploads_d3a56ce0-fe0e-4eb6-a724-79f30b2bf2c9-she_hulk-png-14332.png), well … I’ll just take care not to piss her off. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/63 "2015-07-11T21:28:25Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > As someone who’s only seen 2 or 3 episodes of ST:NG, I can relish the hotness without knowing why she’s so hated. Legolas, on the other hand, has a stick up his ass. A vote for Troi. > [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I will need you to rephrase this post in the form of a wisecrack. Sorry. As someone who’s only seen 2 or 3 episodes of ST:NG, I can relish the hotness without knowing why she’s so hated. On the other hand, if Legolas put poison in my tea, I, sir, would drink it. A vote for Troi. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/64 "2015-07-11T22:43:32Z")
Trying to save the world, let’s see, bow and arrow or phaser? Not too hard a choice. True, Legolas has an infinite quiver, but only against mooks, it’s always empty at critical moments, at least with a phaser you can check the battery. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/65 "2015-07-12T00:47:43Z")
What, are we talking early season/show bible concept “New Agey ship’s [del]commisar[/del] interpersonal ‘talk about your feeeelings’ adviser” Troi, or later season “ship’s psychiatrist” Troi? Ha! Just kidding. I don’t think I’d take her along, either way—no more than I’d take a cartoon comic relief sidekick or the World’s Greatest Economist. At best, they’d be the wrong tool for the job. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/66 "2015-07-12T03:12:39Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > … Parker from _Leverage_… A _Leverage_ call-out? Can I take Sophie, too? Rather odd features but they seem to work very well somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/67 "2015-07-12T03:57:06Z")
What I want to know is why you included a washed-up, drugged out, ex-DJ in your world-saving party. Unless he’s the cannon fodder/sacrificial hostage designate. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/68 "2015-07-12T21:43:26Z")
Damn. I killed the thread. Sorry about that, **Skald**! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/69 "2015-07-12T22:04:23Z")
I’m sensing…regret, Captain. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/70 "2015-07-12T23:54:34Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > I’m sensing…regret, Captain. Deep, heartfelt regret. And a few snickers. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/71 "2015-07-13T00:29:01Z")
I could really use a Snickers. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/72 "2015-07-13T02:28:41Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > What, are we talking early season/show bible concept “New Agey ship’s [del]commisar[/del] interpersonal ‘talk about your feeeelings’ adviser” Troi, or later season “ship’s psychiatrist” Troi? > > Ha! Just kidding. I don’t think I’d take her along, either way—no more than I’d take a cartoon comic relief sidekick or the World’s Greatest Economist. At best, they’d be the wrong tool for the job. Unless the job is pillowing my head… but nevermind my fanfic, though that’s part of the issue, she’d be continually sensing either collective annoyance or collective whoa check out those nacelles. She’s one of the characters I least associate with adventure in TOS anyway (yes, I know, mighty low limbo bar there, especially the first half of the run). And there’s the matter of Lwaxanna that has been addressed. So as much as he’ll still be a trial of our patience,if I absolutely have to I gotta take the elf. Heck, the annoyance will probably motivate us to get the job done faster… Arkansas, OTOH, would be toast. > [@Morgyn](#): > > What I want to know is why you included a washed-up, drugged out, ex-DJ in your world-saving party. Unless he’s the cannon fodder/sacrificial hostage designate. You do not appreciate **Skald** ’s deep deviousness and his eye for identifying unusual skills and potential. And you do need someone who will definitely be thinking outside the box… if at all. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/73 "2015-07-13T02:58:31Z")
**Skald** never met a box that he couldn’t think outside of. And then crush underfoot. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/74 "2015-07-13T04:16:13Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > You’ll pay for pointing out my senior moment. As Rule 7 prohibits me from murdering women, I have directed the Blueberry Pelting Department to pelt you with blueberries. Blueberry PIES. Well, a gentleman and a scholar. Psychic too? Just today I went and bought blueberries to make pie. You can give [Allrecipes.com](http://Allrecipes.com) a rest for now, as I’m making a recipe from an _America’s Test Kitchen_ cookbook. Mind you, I do appreciate nice clavicles _and_ scapulae… ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/75 "2015-07-16T06:46:46Z")
I’ll take the one with the most beat-up pussy. But there’s no possible way of knowing which one that would be… ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/76 "2015-07-16T13:15:27Z")
I just want to pet Legolas’ purty golden locks. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/77 "2015-07-16T13:23:13Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I just want to pet Legolas’ purty golden locks. I want him to put those braids in my hair. Time consuming, those are. He obviously has some magic Elvish hair ointment to keep them so tidy. Sharing will be a condition of his employment, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/78 "2015-07-16T15:34:18Z")
Don’t get me wrong- I’d love to have sex with Troi, but only if I could be sure she wouldn’t talk while we were doing it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/79 "2015-07-16T16:42:19Z")
“I sense… anger” Yeah… she’d have to shut up. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777/80 "2015-07-16T19:56:09Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > What I want to know is why you included a washed-up, drugged out, ex-DJ in your world-saving party. Unless he’s the cannon fodder/sacrificial hostage designate. The man has more world and life experience than you know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-travelling-companion-deanna-troi-or-movie-legolas/724777.md?page=5)