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A few comments in response to what has been written above.  While the first two points are spoiler-free, spoilers begin in the third point.

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I believe the least contentious definition of a Mary Sue is a character who consumes all energy within a work to the point that nothing else—no other character, no component of setting, no point of plot—matters.  By this definition, a Mary Sue is a character who is as important to a work of fiction as a narcissist is…

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Well, when a plate and three cylinders love each other very much, they go to a special place called a shipyard, where people who care for those pieces very much berth and mate them together into a single ship…..

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Mr. Sisko was critically underused in the episode It's Only A Paper Moon as well. He deserved a place there more prominent than the one he was given.

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Looking for Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places

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Recall that the Deep Space Nine project is a trust-building exercise between the Federation and Bajor. Cross-deployment of Starfleet and Bajoran personnel would be expected as a means to mutually introduce doctrines, identify ares of difficulty in cooperation, and build trust between both powers.