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Did Riker have a thing for Ro?

I didn't like Ro at first but after a while I think she had added a lot to the series. If someone behind the series wasn't so dead-set against secondary characters it would've been nice to see her develop. (Or see her be on DS9 as a regular.)

The Powers That Be wanted her on DS9 as a regular - it was only because Michelle Forbes didn't want to do it that the retooled the premise and gave us Major Kira. I often wonder what a DS9 with Ro instead of Kira would have been like...
 
Riker liked anything with boobs lol...

I think he did have a subconscious liking of Ro, but I can't see Will having a type. The alien in the Outcast, Deanna Troi, the alien in the Vengeance Factor, and the Irish woman in Up the Long Ladder all had different personalities/characters. It's probably just playing to Will being a ladies' man/player.
 
I wonder if this means that Riker had a "thing" for Shelby as well. ;)

If you watch BoBW, there's a bit where Riker and Shelby come out of the observation lounge, and Riker is clearly checking out her butt.

You can not like someone and check out their figure at the same time. Men are that good at lechery. ;)

The "dynamic" between Riker and Shelby just didn't seem to suggest much of a romance there. His frustration with her beaming down early alone shows that he wasn't much in "the zone" with her. Sure, he could've found her attractive but that's worlds different from wanting to pipe her.
 
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