TNG s5e21 “The Perfect Mate,” s5e18 “Cause and Effect,” s4e24 “The Mind’s Eye,” s4e20 “Qpid,” s1e3 “The Naked Now,” s3e19 “Captains Holiday,” and s3e26 “The Best of Both Worlds”
TNG s5e21 “The Perfect Mate,” s5e18 “Cause and Effect,” s4e24 “The Mind’s Eye,” s4e20 “Qpid,” s1e3 “The Naked Now,” s3e19 “Captains Holiday,” and s3e26 “The Best of Both Worlds”
Have you considered it was a polite way of telling her to mind her own business?
Seemed more that he was denying himself some personal joy in the face of duty, propriety, and an easy win.
Fucking up that diplomatic mission over a roll in the hay with a fabricated partner would have been a bigger hit to his personal joy, no? Hedonism is actually a philosophy of self restraint and priorities, and Jean Luc selects his indulgences with surgical precision.
Agreed on the first part. It’s just who he is.
As for his “precision” I would direct you to Vash and Lt. Daren. Impulse occasionally got the best of him.