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I actually never hated Wesley, and I never understood the Wesley hate until I got older and I knew what a Sue was. To be honest I still don't entirely get the sheer amount and depth of the vitriol he gets, because as Sues go in SF, I think you could do worse than Wesley Crusher, even by Trek standards. The Doctor from Voyager immediately comes to mind as someone way worse, and on TNG I honestly think Data was an even worse Sue than Wesley but that opinion gets me death threats. My theory is nerd boys hate him so much because he gave some of them confusing boners during puberty. That, and somewhere along the line, it became cool in geekdom to pile on the character, and geeks are nothing if not bullies once you get them in a group. Wesley hate is just boring to me. It's like hating on Ewoks.

Of course I was also a little girl that thought Wil Wheaton was dreamy, which probably had a lot to do with why I never gave a shit. But I also watched SeaQuest, even after the mermaid shit, and way after it jumped the shark, solely for Jonathan Brandis, so you really can't trust my judgment on these things. *pours out a Mt. Dew for him*