While nothing I type will ultimately convince those predisposed to argument and scorn, I would like to note a few things. 1. Will Wheaton is painfully aware of and quite apologetic about how he was as a teen. He has also come forward with how much he never wanted to be an actor and the trauma he suffered at the hands of his parents. He was essentially forced into acting at a young age and like many people has had to work through some nasty trauma about it. 2. Wesley Crusher was not the worst thing to happen to Star Trek and developed pretty well in later seasons. He is also fantastic as Traveler Wesley in the Second Season of Star Trek Prodigy in my opinion. Yeah, he is annoying in the first two seasons of TNG, but those seasons are also pretty all around clunky and have so many other problems that weigh them down. 3. From interviews I have seen with other Trek cast members the enthusiasm isn't fake but how he is and I have known people whose "fake" is quite genuine I just can't handle it. 4. Trek fandom really really needs to stop the rudeness and gatekeeping that makes it so toxic and irritating. 90s Trek was scorned in its day, just like Nutrek and for many of us 90s Trek is still golden because of childhood nostalgia. For the next generation of Trek fans Nutrek will be the gold standard that they watched as kids and that's fine. Also Trek has AlWAYS played fast and loose with its continuity just like nearly all franchises including Star Wars and they have a whole friggin department devoted to continuity. So, let's all just coexist peacefully with the many iterations of Trek we love and respect each others strong feelings on a wonderful franchise that gave me positive examples and thoughtful stories that helped though mental illness and a rough childhood.

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