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I'll start.

For Guinan: I loved that her character was that classic trope of the "bartender / therapist" who was always around, but never got too involved in the main plot. She would give casual advice, but wasn't officially an "advisor", so it served the show well for the main characters to share what they were thinking.

For Quark: He was unquestionably the better developed character, with his own wants and desires that frequently intertwined with the main plot. He also served as a sort of foil to the values of the federation, which let the viewers see how greed was incompatible with the best interests of the people.

I love both. Which was your favorite? Which approach did you like better for the "bartender" character?

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think it's a pretty open and shut case for Quark. I love Guinan, but Quark is just a much more developed and interesting character for me.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He also fills the smuggler role. He pairs nicely with Garek's information brokering.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Garek deserves a prequel series. What was tailor school like? Did he get grief for being into fashion instead of war games like other Cardassians? Did his family support his decision?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

TIL the fediverse does @ replies and my username looks boss

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Right. And a simple tailor as he was, did he fit in with his complicated peers in tailor school?

[–] NewEnglandRedshirt 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Um... you do know that was after his career in the Obsidian Order, right? He was kinda exiled... I mean, I'd love to see a Garak-focused prequel series that also runs until the end of the Dominion War (because you never really ever leave the Obsidian Order), telling some DS9 plot points from his perspective... but I don't think the whole tailoring thing was ever more than part of a cover he learned as a spy that he turned into a pseudo-career during exile.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345 2 points 1 year ago

"Um, akshully..."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Birth of the first new ST pasta in the Fediverse??