I don't get why all the ladies liked Riker that much. I'd think that beard would get in the way of some serious cunnilingus, but that's just me. That being said, I thought Riker took a major risk to his career by seducing the lower-ranked Ro. On top of that, given Ro's past, I think Riker was a real jerk for taking advantage of such a disillusioned Bajoran. I don't know, I think he just didn't care.
There was a guy on here once who told me, in reference to alien women "he who cares least, wins." I'd say Riker lost. Picard must have known something about Riker's seduction of Ro that wasn't made clear in "Conundrum", some dark secret that he buried. But I'll bet whatever Picard found out is part of the reason why Riker was stuck as an Executive Officer for so long. He should have been a Captain of his own Starship way sooner. Bajoran women will do it to you everytime.
he who cares least, wins? How can you win something that you don't care about?
It's simple. If you care, then you try too hard to get the 'tang. By trying too hard I mean that you run the risk of making bad decisions in pursuit of it.
Remember in the last couple episodes before "Conundrum" when they showed how Ro had had a really rough Bajoran childhood? Well, Riker knew this, and in "Conundrum" he acted on his impulses when she wasn't really herself. I'd say that Riker using his seniority to bed Ro, combined with his knowledge of her rough past and who knows what sort of degeneracies he exposed to her in his lair, hurt his chances for promotion through the Starship fleet. He was Executive Officer forever! I firmly believe that Picard knew about Riker's seduction of Ro and all the horrid details of said seduction, and he buried any possible promotion Riker might have received. Who would want someone who so egregiously abuses his authority in pursuit of fucking the shit out of aliens under his command captaining their own Starship? It wouldn't have been good for the Federation.
If Riker had simply not cared whether or not he got into Ro's spacepants, then he could have said that anything that happened between them was simply a result of her wanton advances and not his own lecherous ways. But he didn't and I think it cost him a captaincy in Season 6.
Funnily enough, that was exactly what came to mind. It wasn't female but you just know Riker was thinking "hm it looks sorta female if you squint really hard.... yeah, I'd still hit it"
