#o'brien must suffer

[writergeekrhw]

Why all the O'brien torture?

Three reasons:

Colm was really, really good in those episodes. When writers know an actor will nail a certain type of episode, it inspires us to write more stuff like that.

O'Brien is an everyman character, a regular Joe, and we believed (I think correctly) that his suffering would resonate more with the audience than if we were to do a similar story with, say, Dax.

We did other character suffering episodes on DS9 too, but people just don't fixate on them the way they do with the O'Brien ones. For example, there are several Kira Must Suffer episodes, including "Second Skin" and "Heart of Stone." "The Visitor" is arguably a Sisko Must Suffer. So why are there no Kira Must Suffer or Sisko Must Suffer memes? See answer 2.

[trekfacility]

just watched star trek ds9 "hard time" where o'brien was punished on some random ass alien planet by experiencing 20 years in prison holy shit what the fuuuuuckkk!!!!! the darkest episode of all star trek???!!

[tuttle-did-it]

help i just remembered everything Donna Noble has gone through and now I'm so sad

I've seen all of ST:TNG and all of ST:DS9 and I gotta be honest... I think Donna has suffered more than any other DW companion, and maybe even more than Miles O'Brien.

[obrienmustsuffer]

[usstrekart]

"Time's Orphan" (S06E24, Stardate UNKNOWN) does not deserve its reputation. I find it to be a rather poignant episode that hits me hard as a parent. It raises a simple, yet large sci-fi concept and some real parenting issues. Plus, we get to see a family dynamic that is too often overlooked in Trek.

I had a couple of ideas for my poster. I settled on Molly's drawing because I felt it captured so much of what the heart of the Obriens' struggle was.

[incorrectgarashir]

Holodeck shenanigans (we hope!)

Police: You’re under arrest for trying to carry three people on a single motorcycle. Julian, with Jadzia and Garak behind him: Wait, what do you mean THREE?! Police: Yes…three. Julian: Oh, my God— What the fuck!? Police: Wha- Julian: MILES FUCKING FELL OFF!

[puparella]

Basically DS9 Fanfiction in a nut-shell.

[katakarambles]

Miles Edward O'Brien

[writergeekrhw]

DS9 Hard Times

Was Ee'char implanted in the simulation to torment Miles with positivity and hope during his imprisonment?

Or was Ee'char a genuine mercy from the Argrathi to comfort and "rehabilitate" Miles?

Thank you for this wonderful episode. I loved it!

Pretty much the first one. The Argrathi aren't big on mercy.

They wanted O'Brien to... umm... suffer.

[obrienmustsuffer]

[usstrekart]

"Honor Among Thieves" (S06E15, Stardate Unknown) doesn't do enough to overcome the lack of chemistry between O'Brien and Bilby. I don't buy a non-comm engineer assigned to this role when Starfleet operatives were compromised and though O'Brien'd character is spot-on the emotion of the finale is not earned.

I really struggled to come up with an image for here, but I settled into simply showing the device that Miles repaired that got him into his mission.

[kadanungra]

Inktober day 6 - Trek "I told him (Ira Behr) that I'd be happy to come on for this new show of his (Deep Space Nine), but that after years of having such a small role on TNG I had one stipulation: O'brien Must Suffer" - Colm Meaney

[chaos-good-life]

Ok, I’ve seen a few people say this, and I have to know: why don’t people like Deep Space Nine’s Chief Miles Edward O’Brien?

I don’t recall anything in the show that makes O’Brien truly objectionable. Maybe that’s because I’m an old cynic, but he doesn’t seem particularly problematic.

[oncemorewithqueering]

NO BUT WHY DOES THIS SCREENSHOT EXIST

[performing-personhood]

Untenable truths of the universe:

Nothing is guaranteed except death and usually taxes

O'Brien must suffer

DS9 writers:

[incorrectgarashir]

Garak: You call it "really bad at darts", I call it "freestyle acupuncture." Julian, making sure Miles is okay: Quark: ...I'm going to have to ask you to leave the bar.