Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9?

lordbaltimore1 · April 16 2013, 08:41 PM

I must say, although I loved Nana Visitor as Kira in DS9, Michelle Forbes' performance as Ro Laren in TNG is utterly epic. Would DS9 have been a better show with her instead of Visitor?

Alternatively, do you think DS9 could have been improved by bringing in Ro Laren once or twice a season as a guest? I for one would have really enjoyed seeing Kira and Ro sharing screen time, and something tells me they would have had quite the rivalry. Perhaps Ro could have fallen under the influence of Kai Winn and become a "fundamentalist" or even turned to the Pah-Wraiths. She certainly would have been a darker character than Kira...

BillJ · April 16 2013, 09:30 PM

I would've shot Visitor out of a cannon and into obscurity if it meant we would have gotten Forbes to play Ro Laren.

TheRoyalFamily · April 16 2013, 09:59 PM

lordbaltimore1 wrote:

I must say, although I loved Nana Visitor as Kira in DS9, Michelle Forbes' performance as Ro Laren in TNG is utterly epic. Would DS9 have been a better show with her instead of Visitor?

No. We gained a lot by having a completely new character that wasn't Starfleet at all. Ro couldn't have had near the impact as Kira.

Alternatively, do you think DS9 could have been improved by bringing in Ro Laren once or twice a season as a guest? I for one would have really enjoyed seeing Kira and Ro sharing screen time, and something tells me they would have had quite the rivalry. Perhaps Ro could have fallen under the influence of Kai Winn and become a "fundamentalist" or even turned to the Pah-Wraiths. She certainly would have been a darker character than Kira...

This, however, would have been pretty cool.

R. Star · April 16 2013, 10:06 PM

Yeah, I gotta agree with Kira being the better move than Ro as the DS9 first officer. Though it would've definitely been nice to have Ro show up during some of the Maquis episodes with Tom Riker or Eddington. Or even leading her own cell.

Tosk · April 17 2013, 05:03 AM

I'm happy with the way we got it. I wouldn't have been opposed to Ro guesting in an ep or two, but I'm glad we got Nerys.

Melakon · April 17 2013, 05:27 AM

If Ro was also in Starfleet, she couldn't have treated Sisko like Kira did. There would have been less conflict.

Third Nacelle · April 17 2013, 07:27 AM

I think maybe having Ro still in the Maquis but being and old friend of Kira's would have been cool. Sort of like Sisko & Cal Hudson.

But having her as a regular on the show replacing Kira would have been weird. We'd have an all-Starfleet (except Odo) senior staff on a Bajoran station!

scotcat · April 17 2013, 10:28 AM

While it would have been nice to have Ro in some of the Maquis centric episodes, I'm glad they went with a new character.

It was the right decision to go with a character that wasn't starfleet - it would have looked very odd if, on a Bajoran space station, there were no Bajorans in the command staff (unless you count Odo).

BillJ · April 17 2013, 01:00 PM

scotcat wrote:

While it would have been nice to have Ro in some of the Maquis centric episodes, I'm glad they went with a new character.

It was the right decision to go with a character that wasn't starfleet - it would have looked very odd if, on a Bajoran space station, there were no Bajorans in the command staff (unless you count Odo).

Funny, I thought Ro was Bajoran?

R. Star · April 17 2013, 01:06 PM

I'm sure if Ro was casted for DS9, she'd have resigned from Starfleet and put on the Bajoran uniform the moment her people won their independence.

lordbaltimore1 · April 17 2013, 01:58 PM

R. Star wrote:

I'm sure if Ro was casted for DS9, she'd have resigned from Starfleet and put on the Bajoran uniform the moment her people won their independence.

Totally agreed on that point. In fact, I would think the Federation would have insisted upon it to avoid a conflict of interest. Nevertheless, the writers could have used her ex-Starfleet status to play up the conflict with Kai Winn.

Ironically, I got the sense that Kira was less hostile to Starfleet than Ro was, even though she was a part of it. Ro had a pretty dark, bitter streak to her character, and she didn't seem to get along very well with most of the others in the Federation. They tried to do that with Kira but I never completely bought it.

Infern0 · April 17 2013, 02:07 PM

Yes.

Forbes is an immense actress and Visitor has an annoying voice.

Also in the DS9 relaunch, Ro is Bajoran millitia, although the timing is off it would have been possible to make it work.

dub · April 17 2013, 02:51 PM

Loved, loved, loved Kira. I'm glad everything worked out the way it did.

lordbaltimore1 wrote:

Alternatively, do you think DS9 could have been improved by bringing in Ro Laren once or twice a season as a guest?

You know, I'm really surprised they never did this. Lord knows they brought in every other TNG character imaginable.

BruntFCA · April 17 2013, 06:14 PM

I never liked Ro so I'm glad we got Kira who was great.

The Mirrorball Man · April 17 2013, 06:27 PM

I would have loved it if Forbes had accepted to play the character for the first season. I think Avery Brooks and her would have been sensational together. Then she leaves or die at the end of season 1, and is replaced by another Bajoran officer who's even more intense than Ro, Major Kira.

April 16 2013, 08:41 PM	#1
lordbaltimore1 Ensign	Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? I must say, although I loved Nana Visitor as Kira in DS9, Michelle Forbes' performance as Ro Laren in TNG is utterly epic. Would DS9 have been a better show with her instead of Visitor? Alternatively, do you think DS9 could have been improved by bringing in Ro Laren once or twice a season as a guest? I for one would have really enjoyed seeing Kira and Ro sharing screen time, and something tells me they would have had quite the rivalry. Perhaps Ro could have fallen under the influence of Kai Winn and become a "fundamentalist" or even turned to the Pah-Wraiths. She certainly would have been a darker character than Kira...

April 16 2013, 09:30 PM	#2
BillJ Vice Admiral Location: Greater Cincinnati	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? I would've shot Visitor out of a cannon and into obscurity if it meant we would have gotten Forbes to play Ro Laren. __________________ Boobies are evil!!!

April 16 2013, 10:06 PM	#4
R. Star Commodore Location: Terra 3	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? Yeah, I gotta agree with Kira being the better move than Ro as the DS9 first officer. Though it would've definitely been nice to have Ro show up during some of the Maquis episodes with Tom Riker or Eddington. Or even leading her own cell. __________________ "I was never a Star Trek fan." J.J. Abrams

April 17 2013, 05:03 AM	#5
Tosk Rear Admiral Location: On the run.	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? I'm happy with the way we got it. I wouldn't have been opposed to Ro guesting in an ep or two, but I'm glad we got Nerys.

April 17 2013, 05:27 AM	#6
Melakon Commodore Location: Unmarked grave, Ekos	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? If Ro was also in Starfleet, she couldn't have treated Sisko like Kira did. There would have been less conflict. __________________ "Every time you think, you weaken the nation." --Moe Howard

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April 17 2013, 07:27 AM	#7
Third Nacelle Commander Location: The Denorios Belt	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? I think maybe having Ro still in the Maquis but being and old friend of Kira's would have been cool. Sort of like Sisko & Cal Hudson. But having her as a regular on the show replacing Kira would have been weird. We'd have an all-Starfleet (except Odo) senior staff on a Bajoran station!

April 17 2013, 10:28 AM	#8
scotcat Ensign Location: West scotland	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? While it would have been nice to have Ro in some of the Maquis centric episodes, I'm glad they went with a new character. It was the right decision to go with a character that wasn't starfleet - it would have looked very odd if, on a Bajoran space station, there were no Bajorans in the command staff (unless you count Odo). __________________ Smile. it confuses the hell out of your enemies.

April 17 2013, 01:06 PM	#10
R. Star Commodore Location: Terra 3	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? I'm sure if Ro was casted for DS9, she'd have resigned from Starfleet and put on the Bajoran uniform the moment her people won their independence. __________________ "I was never a Star Trek fan." J.J. Abrams

April 17 2013, 02:07 PM	#12
Infern0 Captain	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? Yes. Forbes is an immense actress and Visitor has an annoying voice. Also in the DS9 relaunch, Ro is Bajoran millitia, although the timing is off it would have been possible to make it work.

April 17 2013, 06:14 PM	#14
BruntFCA Lieutenant Commander Location: The Divine Treasury	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? I never liked Ro so I'm glad we got Kira who was great. __________________ QOTSA ... Like Clockwork-JUNE 2013!

April 17 2013, 06:27 PM	#15
The Mirrorball Man Vice Admiral Location: Switzerland	Re: Would you trade Kira for Ro Laren? Or maybe put them both on DS9? I would have loved it if Forbes had accepted to play the character for the first season. I think Avery Brooks and her would have been sensational together. Then she leaves or die at the end of season 1, and is replaced by another Bajoran officer who's even more intense than Ro, Major Kira. __________________ Check out my deviantArt gallery!