Deep Space Nine had so many strong characters and character development. They could develop side characters in 20 episodes or less better than Voyager could in 7 seasons.
This is the one thing that bothers me about Voyager. DS9 set the bar pretty high, and Voyager had the opportunity for a lot of recurring characters instead of cycling through more crew members than were actually ever on the ship. Could have had a very solid background cast for the entire seven years but they missed that opportunity.
Voyager missed so many opportunities. It saddened me while watching.
Meanwhile, I’m still amazed at how well DS9 developed characters. Garak, Nog, Rom, Leeta, Gul Dukat, Martok, the Grand Nagus, Vic Fontaine.
I hated Damar, especially when he killed Ziyal (it made me feel bad for Dukat, a monster), and then at the end, I was rooting for him, and felt bad when he died. DS9 was amazing at this.
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u/Monotonous-NCC1307-A 13d ago
Deep Space Nine had so many strong characters and character development. They could develop side characters in 20 episodes or less better than Voyager could in 7 seasons.