This was certainly a daring subject for a popular TV series to explore; the abandonment of war refugee children. I feel it was a brave decision to make this a central theme of the story although I was disappointed that the main focus of that story was Rugal. A Cardassian child who was brought up by Bajoran parents and learned to hate the planet of his origin. This then develops into a custody battle, with Dukat, of all people, pulling a few strings. This is suprising when we consider Dukat's own indiscresion. (Ziyal) which will become apparent in later seasons.
This was always going to be a difficult subject to cover and I feel that maybe the writers realised that there was no simple way to end such a story on a happy note.
This was always going to be a difficult subject to cover and I feel that maybe the writers realised that there was no simple way to end such a story on a happy note.
