DS9 s2e5 “Cardassians”

14 points

Can somebody please explain the reason behind Keiko hate?

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My guess, it’s because they don’t have a lot of chemistry in DS9, and he acts “O’brien is always sad” when around her.

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9 points
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It’s funny I did a rewatch recently and I realized he’s kind of obsessed about her the way Julian is about him and she kind of treats him the same way. Julian wants to play darts, nah he wants to go hang with Keiko, nah Keiko wants to get back to having a a career, he should go hang with Julian! Now Miles is making the face Julian made when he ditched Julian lmao

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8 points

Just jokes

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34 points
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  • Poor chemistry between two of the best actors on the show
  • the most prominent example of a married couple in Trek, which includes some communication issues and as such appears more negative
  • she’s often seen as shrill or unwilling to compromise toward O’Brien’s duties to Starfleet
  • more than 1 instance of pushing her dietary preferences despite his not liking it (he does try though)

There’s probably more, but it boils down to weak writing and characterization. But mostly, it’s for the memes.

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11 points

My wife and I always blame O’brien (at least in TNG. Haven’t watched the other series he’s in).

Dude marries a woman and proceeds knows basically nothing about her family/culture.

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13 points

Yeah, never understood where the attraction originated. Her first appearance on TNG is for their damned wedding! No build-up, just blam. Now, I’d be remiss if I didn’t recommend watching DS9, which is the series where O’Brien gets his spot in the sun. From where we leave them in TNG and pickup at the station, is a whole other story. Through the good and bad, worth its weight in latinum.

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19 points

Poor chemistry between two of the best actors on the show

The woman who plays Keiko is one of the best actors on the show? Jeez, you’d never know it from how the writers used her…

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19 points

Think of it like Joffrey in Game of Thrones, if there’s a character portrayed as unlikeable and you agree, they’re doing their job. That aside, she’s done some solid VO, plus her roles in What Dreams May Come and 3 Body Problem.

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2 points

So it’s more like hate on O’Brienship, rather than Keiko?

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4 points

She was also pretty unremarkable in TNG, a total background character- not ragging, but they never explored her character very well- compare her to Luxwana Troi….

Luxwana had fewer episodes but way more character development. The DS9 rolls out and they take her into a harpy.

They definitely could have handled their character better,

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28 points

Meanwhile…

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♬ Come to Quark’s, Quark’s is fun, come right now, don’t walk run! ♬

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14 points

I would pay folding money for a show staring Viggo as Aragorn in Star Fleet

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33 points

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9 points

No matter the setting I’d run through a brick fucking wall if he asked me

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4 points

If he asked you to do it you would succeed.

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I still can’t get over the time Keiko made some Asian food and O’Brien was like “This isn’t Irish enough. Where’s the potatoes?”

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10 points

To be fair it was something like plankton and kelp salad, I can see how one might yearn for some taters instead

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9 points

She will never forgive me for making her my mother’s potato casserole.

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