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The only other male bridge officer I can remember off hand is Spock, right? What a massive drift. "Can't get used to it so therefore WOMEN EVERYWHERE"

Another reason to love SNW. As if one was needed.

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Looking back at that, I think Roddenberry was lampshading the expected social discomfort expected in the audience when those words were put in Pike’s mouth. Regrettably, the rest audience reportedly still wasn’t willing to accept Number One.

It’s odd though given the prominent women characters in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea which was very popular a few years before.