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Neapolitan · 10-18-2014, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

No, not at all. What I'm saying is that NexGen adn DS9 all started out with poorly formed characters who grew and developed as the series progressed. Riker got the pole removed from his hole and relaxed, Deanna gotr rid of the tight bun hairdo and the sense of superiority and began to shine, even Data made more of an effort. Voyager began with poorly formed characters and after seven seasons ended with poorly formed characters. Can you even name one character who changed over --- oh wait. I asked that already. No answer...

Changing the personality of characters don't only happen in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Just look at Vastra, a Silurian, her personality is quite different from those Silurians they encounter underneath Cwmtaff, like Alaya and Restac. Well maybe that's not a good example. Maybe when Rory went from a dorky boyfriend to a fierce Roman soldier. Is that a better example? Talk about Silurians and all thing reptilian. Another example: they changed Godzilla personality from monstrous villain to protectorate of Japan.

I think the writers wrote Riker like that in the beginning to beg the question: "will he become a commander?" I guess they were thinking that if you had second in command always vying for power it would provide tension, and that friction would propel the arc of the story a bit. At first that type they think could be interesting but might feel they should move away from it, because it doesn't work. There could be different reasons why writers changed things around, they could've change the character in guise of maturing, but really did it because of fan input, or maybe after a while something like that just gets old.

I remember Jonathan Frakes saying that he always worried at the end of the season whether or not they will bring his character back for the next season.