Troi is fucking awesome because of her awesome tits. She also can sense other people's emotions, which proves to be extremely useful. However, I'm not sure why this warrants her a chair next to the captain.
Riker is my favorite character (other than Picard). He is a bad ass...I have no idea wtf you're talking about with his facial expressions. Please elaborate.
And yes, I do agree that the way the Federation panders to assholes is annoying. Picard is a bad ass, though, and he will rarely back down from those mother fuckers despite what the federation tells him to do.
In that regard, however, Picard is not as bad ass as Kirk. Kirk would do whatever the fuck he wanted. Kirk was far more like Riker is than Picard. Picard is more a finesse type of captain, whereas Kirk was just a balls-out renegade.
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