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Mega Mana posted...

Booooo

I was genuinely curious.

15. Kira Nerys
I see wacky space shenanigans every day, all of which are about as powerful as my gods and yet are easily explainable with science Im gonna keep believing anyway, though.

Kira and Riker are characters I like a lot, but have difficulty nailing down precisely why. I think the idea of a former terrorist becoming a soldier and having to deal with semi-normal life is really good, and I think Nana Visitor is a really solid actress. But if you asked me to tell you like the defining Kira moment, I can really only give a list of cool things I enjoyed about her.

Remember when she befriended a Cardassian, and a random Bajoran kills the guy, and she mourns his death? Remember when a Cardassian thought she was his daughter, later realized his real daughter was probably dead, and willed his secrets to her? Remember when she went to the Mirror Universe had by far the best evil version? Remember when a cranky old man refused to move when his moon was scheduled to become uninhabitable, and she told him to move, and he asked how she defeated the Cardassians, and she was forced to admit it was by ignoring authority? Remember when Kira had to have someone elses baby beamed into her and carry it to term because the actress got pregnant, and everyone treated her like a pregnant woman, and she got upset because she defines herself by being a badass?

Actually, I lied: if I had to pick out the definitive Kira Nerys moment, its probably when Dukat called her, dropped a I had sex with your mom, and she asked Sisko to borrow the magical orb of time travel so she could check if he really had sex with her mom, and then he lets her.

I would assume that if Jesus showed up and got like a normal job, like the manager at a Barnes and Noble, most of the employees would treat him with a little deference and respect? Kira offers Sisko exactly the amount due to her commanding officer and no more. I like how she is occasionally conflicted by the responsibilities of her job and her religion, I like how she stays true to her interpretation of it even when Kai Winn does her thing, I just generally like this character. She has a lot of good moments and depth, and she does a good job of showing insight into Bajoran culture and how they perceive the wacky space shenanigans going on around them.

If theres something I dont like about Kira, its her taste in men before Odo. Vedek Bareil and the other guy are the most boring men in the galaxy for sure.

I guess Kira also wins the first religious main character in Star Trek award, beating out Chakotay. In fact, Im going to go ahead and say shes better than Chakotay in every way.

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Started: July 6, 2005