Why does no one like Wesley Crusher?

Wesley Crusher wasn't well-liked on Star Trek: TNG
And if you ask them why they dislike Wesley, they immediately start ticking off the reasons: he was annoying, arrogant, he was a “Mary Sue” character, he sulked a lot, and he was always saving the day.
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Why did they write off Wesley Crusher?

The Real Reason Wil Wheaton Quit Star Trek

Writing on his old 2000s blog, Wheaton explained the trigger for his departure wasn't so much fan backlash, but poor treatment behind the scenes, revealing, "I left Star Trek because it was seriously interfering with my career in feature films."
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Was Wesley Crusher popular?

The Wesley Crusher character was unpopular among more than a few Star Trek fans. Many fans considered the character to be a Mary Sue and a stand-in for Gene Roddenberry, whose middle name was "Wesley".
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Did Picard hate Wesley?

Picard did not dislike Wesley.

He simply never treated Wesley like a child. When Wesley made mistakes, they were adult-sized mistakes, and Picard made certain that Wesley received adult-sized repercussions. To an extent Picard was responsible for Wesley's father's death.
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What happened to Wesley Crusher after TNG?

Crusher eventually returned to Starfleet and in 2379 he became a full-fledged officer, holding the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. I don't believe that there are significant details about what he actually does with The Traveler. So there really is no answer to the question, and he was basically removed from the show.
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Why Wesley Crusher Is Actually Not So Bad



Is Wesley Crusher a Mary Sue?

Wesley is not only a Mary Sue, he is *the* quintessential Mary Sue. In a show where they repeatedly stress earning your rank through hard work, he is immediately given a prime duty assignment over somebody who did put in the work.
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Did Wesley Crusher create the Borg?

In Star Trek Next Gen S03E01 Evolution he improves on nanites so that they can work together and improve themselves. To allow further growth they leave the enterprise to a wormhole that sends them through space and time to delta quadrant around 1484.
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Did Picard say shut up Wesley?

While Wesley evolves over his time on the series, there's a scene in the episode "Datalore" where Picard notably yells "shut up, Wesley" at the young man that stuck with fans and has followed Wheaton ever since.
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Is Wesley Crusher a traveler?

One of the big surprises in the season two finale of Star Trek: Picard was the appearance of Wesley Crusher, with Will Wheaton returning to his Star Trek: The Next Generation character, now a full-fledged Traveler.
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Did people hate Wesley Crusher?

Wesley Crusher wasn't well-liked on Star Trek: TNG

And if you ask them why they dislike Wesley, they immediately start ticking off the reasons: he was annoying, arrogant, he was a “Mary Sue” character, he sulked a lot, and he was always saving the day.
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How much does Wil Wheaton make per episode?

10 Wil Wheaton: $20,000

Wil Wheaton was no exception, and even though he literally played himself, he was making $20,000 per episode throughout the course of the show - and given that his net worth is around half a million, these were impressively well-earning episodes for him!
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When did Wil Wheaton leave TNG?

WIL WHEATON ON STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION

Though Wil Wheaton's character was heavily featured in the series' first season, the following three seasons downplayed Crusher's involvement in many of the stories. Following the series fourth season, Wheaton left the show.
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What is Wil Wheaton doing now?

Ever since Star Trek: The Next Generation ended, Wil Wheaton has been active as an author, a blogger, and a radio and podcast host. He has also served as an audiobook narrator for Ready Player One and Ready Player Two. The actor has also been actively outspoken about the impact of his early fame on his personal life.
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Is Q more powerful than the traveler?

Definitely Q....he can change the laws of physics which include space-time. There was that one character that killed an entire alien race for killing his wife in tng.... The Survivors.
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Is Will Wheaton in Picard season 3?

Wil Wheaton reiterated that was not a part of season three of Star Trek: Picard. Wheaton said that Crusher and Kore might never come back on camera again, or they could go anywhere, including Strange New Worlds, Discovery, and Lower Decks but definitely not to season three.
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How old was Wil Wheaton when he played Wesley Crusher?

Wil Wheaton was already a veteran of cinema and television when, at the age of fifteen, he was cast as boy genius Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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How many times did Wesley Crusher save the enterprise?

There were 82 episodes of TNG before Wes left the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D in 'Final Mission,' and during this time he saved the day just 13 times.
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Is Captain Picard Wesley's father?

It is worth noting the deaths of Wesley's father and Jake's mother are connected to Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Wesley's father was Jack Crusher, a Lieutenant Commander serving under Captain Picard on the U.S.S. Stargazer. Picard sent Crusher on the mission that lead to his death (“Encounter at Farpoint, Part I).
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Is Leland the first Borg?

But if Discovery is telling a Borg origin story, establishing Leland as the earliest Borg Drone could set the precedent for their human appearance.
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Did Section 31 create the Borg?

The core theory, hatched during Discovery's second season, holds that that Leland -- a Section 31 agent who merged with the synthetic components of Control -- becomes the first “proto-Borg” and uses the Red Angel suit to travel back in time to the Delta Quadrant and lay the foundation for the Borg Collective.
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Can Borg assimilate Q?

Could "Q" or a "Founder" be assimilated by the Borg? Q: no. Changelings (founders): not really, since borg nanoprobes and technology probably aren't compatible with non-solid species.
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Why did Beverly Crusher leave the show?

Fans were shocked to find her character, Dr Beverly Crusher, gone from the series in its second season. McFadden had raised concerns about sexist material on the show and was pushed out by one of the male producers on the show.
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