It also has a great scene with O’Brien and Worf (not related to the union story) where Worf complains about things on the station being broken down all the time. O’Brien explains to him that DS9 is this weird combination of Cardassian, Bajoran, and Federation technology that was never meant to work together.
He got bored waiting for something to break on the Enterprise and says (paraphrasing) “They need me here!”
I just watched that episode last night!
It also has a great scene with O’Brien and Worf (not related to the union story) where Worf complains about things on the station being broken down all the time. O’Brien explains to him that DS9 is this weird combination of Cardassian, Bajoran, and Federation technology that was never meant to work together.
He got bored waiting for something to break on the Enterprise and says (paraphrasing) “They need me here!”
Gotta love the Chief!
He sees the opportunity for what it is, strives to improve for all involved, and remains hopeful for the future.
There are a lot of contenders, but after all is said and done, the suffering Irishman is probably my all-time favorite ST character.