Your Ideal Opening Credit Cast for Season 7 of Star Trek DS9?

[KirbyHawk]

Mine would be:
Starring:
Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko
Also Starring:
Marc Alaimo as Dukat
Rene Auberjonios as Odo
Casey Biggs as Damar
Jeffery Combs as Weyoun
Michael Dorn as Lt. Cmndr Worf
Aron Eisenberg as Ensign Nog
Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien
Andrew Robinson as Elim Garak
Alexander Siddig as Dr. Bashir
Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys

I think Jake, Quark, and Ezri Dax would be recurring characters. I swear the hologram Vic Fontaine was on more than Jake and Quark.

 

[Tosk]

I think Jake, Quark, and Ezri Dax would be recurring characters. I swear the hologram Vic Fontaine was on more than Jake and Quark.

James Darren was in six episodes, Cirroc in 9, and Armin 21.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Brooks
Auberjonois
Dorn
Penny Johnson as Kasidy Yates(-Sisko)
Lofton
Meaney
Robinson
Siddig
Visitor

Kasidy Yates should have been made part of the cast. The show profited from having characters whose perspective was not dominated by Starfleet, and the actress could have pulled off a larger roll. Moreover, her inclusion would have given more ability to integrate Jake into stories.

More Garak is more Garak. Enough said.

Without a better story for his character, season 7 could have done with less Dukat. His conversion to Bajoran "Satanism" was contrived, and though I like his interaction with Winn (as in it made me want to crawl out of my skin, thus being very effective), it could have been sacrificed for something better. I'd rather he came back late to try to spoil Damar's movement.

Eisenberg and Biggs stepped up in big ways in the season, but as actors, they did not necessarily have the tools to pull of more than recurring parts.

Meaney was in a lot of episodes, but it seemed he didn't have a lot to do. It would have been nice to have a few stories that featured O'Brien.

I would not have minded a return of Shakar if it were part of a power struggle with Winn.