Patti Yasutake (TNG's Nurse Ogawa) has passed away

reddig33 , 3 hours ago

It’s a testament to TNG that even the non-bridge crew are familiar to the audience. Nice character development all around and talented actors.

Rhaedas , 3 hours ago

So many of the side characters that we didn't often see made the shows feel real. Wasn't it Yesterday's Enterprise, or maybe one of the other alternate reality ones, where she was Chief Medical Officer and not Crusher?

ummthatguy OP , 3 hours ago

Parallels, where Worf jumps through alternate timelines.

FlyingSquid , 3 hours ago

CMO Dr. Ogawa

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5fc4398d-939e-443d-abc2-df032566cf9a.png

acockworkorange , 2 hours ago

71. Damn.

FlyingSquid , 3 hours ago

Very sorry to hear it. She didn’t have much of a character but she was hard not to notice.

FlyingSquid , 3 hours ago

TIL Nurse Ogawa’s first name was Alyssa. I have no memory of her being called anything but Nurse Ogawa.

memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Alyssa_Ogawa

ummthatguy OP , 2 hours ago

Good point. I’d have to scan through the episodes myself to confirm, because I dont recall Beverly or anyone else mentioning her by anything other than Nurse Ogawa.

FlyingSquid , 2 hours ago

Beverly must have called her that at least once when they were having a more personal moment. It just must have never registered.

ummthatguy OP , 2 hours ago

Maybe when they chat about the guy who becomes her fiance.

finley , 2 hours ago

Crusher: “Alyssa lost the baby”

TNG S07E25 - “All Good Things…”

aeronmelon , 2 hours ago

Crusher also uses her first name in First Contact when they’re evacuating Sick Bay.

aeronmelon , 2 hours ago

Has Lower Desks given us a “where is she now?” Moment for Ogawa yet?

ummthatguy OP , 1 hour ago

Can’t say I can think of one. Would be a nice opportunity to throw in a dedication at this point. Have to be late in the season, as I imagine much of the production is completed by now.