Sturgeon's Law. One out of three might be what we deserve.
Anyhow, she's more proactive than some, and got more screen time than many of her peers.
Poll The best developed female character from all of Star Trek
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Anyhow, she's more proactive than some, and got more screen time than many of her peers.
I think this would've been interesting as a tournament, with two characters facing off each time. Not that there's anything wrong with a poll, I'm just seeing all those dozens of names and thinking of all those hundreds of episodes they've been in, and my brain just wants to pick the easiest option.
Beckett Mariner.
Beckett Mariner.
She was in three films and not in every second. So I'm thinking more than a few on the list got more screentime.Sturgeon's Law. One out of three might be what we deserve.
Anyhow, she's more proactive than some, and got more screen time than many of her peers.
But not in TWOK.
Nobody has voted for Chapel or Uhura yet.
Lt. Helen Noel, from "Whom Gods Destroy."
Just kidding. Alice 500, from "I, Mudd."
Would you believe Yeoman Smith, from "Where No Man Has Gone Before"?
How about Vash? Maybe Lt. Robinson, from "The Outrageous Okona"? Sonya Gomez?
Seriously I think I'll go with Kira.
Just kidding. Alice 500, from "I, Mudd."
Would you believe Yeoman Smith, from "Where No Man Has Gone Before"?
How about Vash? Maybe Lt. Robinson, from "The Outrageous Okona"? Sonya Gomez?
Seriously I think I'll go with Kira.
TWOK is one film with a runtime of 113 minutes
I wish we could pick more than one! The one choice makes this a bit too difficult 
How much screen time and how many lines does Savik get? She is not a major character even in that one.
We're discussing best-developed, not major or minor. For those same reasons, Uhura and Chapel, who get four lines per episode nine times out of ten, were put on this list directly above Saavik....but still no votes yet. While the best answer is probably Kira Nerys, I chose ''perhaps Saavik.'' as an earlier trailblazer of sorts. Placing Seven of Nine in the category is valid, though....perhaps....she's also overqualified (ahem). But Saavik is arguably an overachiever in certain ways, and one of the first of Enterprise's female crew brave enough to try countermanding Kirk. (A distaff Decker.) Yes, I am restricting this to Kirstie Alley's specific portrayal.
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1. Kira
2. Seven of Nine
3.B'ELanna
2. Seven of Nine
3.B'ELanna
For me, it easily comes down to two characters... Kira and Seven. Hard choice, because both have excellent arcs and were portrayed brilliantly by Nana and Jeri.
Considering Seven had 3 less seasons than Kira (at least, until PICARD happened), it's impressive the amount of growth and development she had.
However, I give my vote to Kira for one simple reason. On VOY, it was somewhat easier for Seven to shine and stand out when half the lead cast were not given as much material and were somewhat sidelined for her character.
With DS9, it was filled with not only fantastic actors, but everyone got a LOT of great material. And Kira was a standout among a large group of standouts, including a large cast of well rounded recurring characters in addition to the leads, which makes that even more impressive.
(I am not saying that VOY had a bad cast... it was very good and solid, but DS9's cast was simply much stronger. Frankly, so was the writing.)
Honorable mention to Hoshi Sato... she clearly grew from a terrified, unsure person to a seasoned, confident officer who had the guts to actually stand up to the Earth Prime Minister in "TERRA PRIME". That's a FAR cry from "FIGHT OR FLIGHT", the first episode after the pilot. Linda Park was underused, but she made excellent use of what she was given.
Considering Seven had 3 less seasons than Kira (at least, until PICARD happened), it's impressive the amount of growth and development she had.
However, I give my vote to Kira for one simple reason. On VOY, it was somewhat easier for Seven to shine and stand out when half the lead cast were not given as much material and were somewhat sidelined for her character.
With DS9, it was filled with not only fantastic actors, but everyone got a LOT of great material. And Kira was a standout among a large group of standouts, including a large cast of well rounded recurring characters in addition to the leads, which makes that even more impressive.
(I am not saying that VOY had a bad cast... it was very good and solid, but DS9's cast was simply much stronger. Frankly, so was the writing.)
Honorable mention to Hoshi Sato... she clearly grew from a terrified, unsure person to a seasoned, confident officer who had the guts to actually stand up to the Earth Prime Minister in "TERRA PRIME". That's a FAR cry from "FIGHT OR FLIGHT", the first episode after the pilot. Linda Park was underused, but she made excellent use of what she was given.
I knew most would vote for Kira, and it is hard to argue. Seven & Janeway would also be worthy picks, and I also get Mariner.
But I went with T'Pol.
But I went with T'Pol.
Negative. She's no Arlene Galway.
The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, of course. She has deck by deck plans, technical specifications and manuals, explanations for what every button on every station on her bridge does.
And Kirk loves her.
No one else is as well developed as that.
And Kirk loves her.
No one else is as well developed as that.
I can definitely get behind this.
She was quite well developed.
And Scotty also loves her, too.
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