Pilgrim

Star Trek TNG Fanfiction
Title:	Pilgrim
Author(s):	Lori
Date(s):	2002
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Genre:	het
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Pilgrim is a Star Trek: TNG Picard/Troi story by Lori.

It was nominated for a 2002 ASC Award, winning second place in the category of TNG General Pairing. This story is part of the Captain and Counselor series.

Reactions and Reviews

This fic answers a fundamental question in Lori's brilliant "Captain and Counselor" series: what does Deanna Troi see in Jean-Luc Picard? This fic features a very introspective Deanna, beautifully written.

This is a great companion piece to "Elephants In The Lift", the story that launched the Captain and Counselor series. As much as I enjoyed that story, this one is even better. I love this glimpse into Deanna's mindset and feelings of the time, even more so looking on it in retrospect of what happened next.

I hesitate to say this, because I know Lori will come and blow me away again, but I think this is my favourite Captain and Counselor story. Lori is so in tune with this character, and that really shines in this story. "Pilgrim" also goes a long way to explaining Riker and his motivations for leaving. This story is really a capping stone on this whole universe because it goes back to the beginning, except this time with the author's knowledge of what happens next. Someone who was just starting with these stories really wouldn't be able to tell that this one was written so long after its companion piece, and I think that is what makes this such an impressive piece.

This is very well written. Lori treats Troi's character with respect and affection even while taking her in a very different direction than canon. I like how Lori writes here from Troi's POV and her observations through that lens of Picard. I liked the insights into Picard's brand of leadership. During her reflections we learn as much about Troi's own thought processes as well and her difficulties in filtering her Betazoid perceptions. The way those perceptions kicked in while Deanna was watching a play was I thought very interesting. I liked the way Lori developed Troi's feelings for Picard and the problems that caused. Her pain in fearing that those feelings were not returned was vividly conveyed. I thought "Pilgrim" was an interesting look at the beginnings of the pairing Lori has made her own.

This is my favorite Lori story. This story, a part of the Captain and Counselor series, explores the beginning of the Troi/Picard relationship from Deanna's POV. As usual, Lori gets into Deanna Troi's head like no other author I know, and this story illustrates her talent perfectly. It's excellent, really, and should be read by all Trek fans. Lori makes Picard/Troi so believable and so much more plausible and interesting than the now-canon Riker/Troi (blech).

I couldn't help reading the whole thing again. Though it's mostly Deanna contemplating, this story grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go. It's nice to be taken back to the beginning of the Captain and Counselor series and to see things from Deanna's perspective. Lori shows how knowing what an empath does about other people's feelings doesn't solve any of her problems, and can even make them worse.

Very cool story. Very interesting look at the decision point when a friendship becomes something more, or could become that if two people can get past the usual roles and the barriers that their lives up to that point have erected. I like the picture of Picard that Deanna draws for us. And this is an unusual Deanna, with some scary habits and some rather dark obsessiveness. I liked that, I liked that they might be sort of equally twisted in a genteel and gentle way.

This is very well written. Lori treats Troi's character with respect and affection even while taking her in a very different direction than canon. I like how Lori writes here from Troi's POV and her observations through that lens of Picard. I liked the insights into Picard's brand of leadership. During her reflections we learn as much about Troi's own thought processes as well and her difficulties in filtering her Betazoid perceptions. The way those perceptions kicked in while Deanna was watching a play was I thought very interesting. I liked the way Lori developed Troi's feelings for Picard and the problems that caused. Her pain in fearing that those feelings were not returned was vividly conveyed. I thought "Pilgrim" was an interesting look at the beginnings of the pairing Lori has made her own.