WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak". New Betazoid character in Star Trek: Discovery pays tribute to TNG's Deanna Troi, linking past and present ...

The name of Troi's species hadn't yet been determined in 1986, but Trekkies can now tell you that she is half-human and half-Betazoid. Marina Sirtis was cast in the role, and she was a 30-year-old ...