My wife and I have been watching TNG in conjunction with DS9, slotted into the correct chronological place, episode for episode.
Having finished All Good Things (which she LOVED!), we made our way along to Defiant for which I told her there was going to be a returning character from TNG. (Sneaky much?)
So anyway, massive shocks when Riker is mean to O'Brien and even more so when he shoots Kira. She then obviously realises that it is Tom Riker. She really enjoyed the episode but asked me afterwards if Kira ever rescued him. I explained that he never returned in DS9 so we don't find out one way or another.
But I'd like to tell her if he returned in any of the novels or comic books. It seems like Tom Riker was really neglected by the DS9 production team. He wasn't forgotten about (obviously!) but it seems like they brought Frakes in for a ratings boost and then ignored the storyline when they didn't need it.
Then again, I can also see it from their perspective. I think time ran out to bring Riker back - the Maquis storyline came to an end (or was ported over to Eddington) and before they knew it, the time had come and gone. I think they might have planned to bring him back but never got around to it.
Having finished All Good Things (which she LOVED!), we made our way along to Defiant for which I told her there was going to be a returning character from TNG. (Sneaky much?)
So anyway, massive shocks when Riker is mean to O'Brien and even more so when he shoots Kira. She then obviously realises that it is Tom Riker. She really enjoyed the episode but asked me afterwards if Kira ever rescued him. I explained that he never returned in DS9 so we don't find out one way or another.
But I'd like to tell her if he returned in any of the novels or comic books. It seems like Tom Riker was really neglected by the DS9 production team. He wasn't forgotten about (obviously!) but it seems like they brought Frakes in for a ratings boost and then ignored the storyline when they didn't need it.
Then again, I can also see it from their perspective. I think time ran out to bring Riker back - the Maquis storyline came to an end (or was ported over to Eddington) and before they knew it, the time had come and gone. I think they might have planned to bring him back but never got around to it.