An appreciation post for Kira Nerys in “Emissary” (parts 1 & 2)

• The brash way she just says her opinion
• “We’re only here to help.” “That’s what the Cardassians said 60 years ago.” like wow??? What a powerful line???
• The way she just gets down and dirty with the rest of the crew, cleaning up the promenade in between her regular duties as first officer
• Her reaction to Bashir calling his assignment there “frontier medicine” and calling it a “wilderness”. “This ‘wilderness’ is my home.”
• The very first time we hear her say Dukat’s name on screen she spits it out like it’s a dirty word. I’m here for that
• How she just wants to MOVE AN ENTIRE SPACE STATION IN A DAY OMG
• When she begrudgingly admits to needing Starfleet’s assistance. I like it because it shows that although she may be brash, opinionated, and stubborn, she’s not unreasonable and knows when to accept help
• When she orders O’Brien to fire all the torpedoes they have and then pretends like they have a shit ton more defenses. What an icon
• “But I’m just a Bajoran who’s been fighting a hopeless cause against the Cardassians all her life.”
• When the wormhole opens and she’s just like I TOLD YOU SO!!!
• “If you don’t take that hand off my hip, you’ll never be able to raise a glass with it again.”