77. Why Are Space Dads

We follow up our mothers-in-Trek episode by looking at ... dads! And, guys, there are so many terrible fathers in Star Trek. So. Many.

• Bonus points to the Hansens, where BOTH parents are terriblel
• Digressions: that careful balance where you don’t want to give up your whole life because you have a child, but also maybe you shouldn’t take that child into Borg space??????
• Sisko, single fatherhood and parenting goals.
• Rom, DS9’s other Good Dad.
• O’Brien, a better dad in TNG than DS9 (brief digression: why Keiko and Miles really ought to consider divorce).
• Worf. Just … Worf.
• In defence of Kirk.
• Data is a good dad. Soong and Maddox: not so much.
• Our Azetbur headcanons are approximately on topic!
• The L’Rell/Tuvok shipping is not, but that isn’t going to stop us.

We came to drink tea and make fun of Sarek ... and we're all out of tea.