Actually, the only reason for it being Dukat I can see, even a decade later, is that in the finale they knew Sisko wouldn't be the one doing the deciding thing to end the Dominion War (that would be Odo via linking with Ma Changeling, preceeded by Kira & Co. helping the Cardassians), and they needed him to do something traditionally male and heroic, so we got the stupidest thing since Kirk, Soren and Picard slugging it out in Generations, i.e. male/male fisticuffs (or shoves, to be more precise, in that case). Which I guess wouldn't have been possible with Winn, who'd have raised her eyebrow and said "Emissary, you can't be serious".
My ideal DS9 would have had Dukat getting Damar's storyline, actually - i.e. after Ziyal's death he self destructs via alcohol, not madness, while being dictator and finding all of this totally hollow, and then in season 7 finds himself again via teaming up with Kira. He'd have died in the finale the same way Damar did, as a by-product of the battle (we don't want to feed his ego) to free his homeplanet from the misery he brought on hit. Can you imagine the triangle situation with Odo in the last six eps?
(Not that I don't like Damar, but...)
Winn could have had her spiritual tragedy sans E!Dukat, true, though Louise Fletcher and Marc Alaimo had some delicious chemistry of their own, and I salute the producers for showing us women around 60 can enjoy sex, too.
Tigh in short: I find him interesting and like his Edward Albee relationship with his wife, but don't love him. Don't know why the love didn't strike in this case, since as you point out he meets most of my criteria.
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My ideal DS9 would have had Dukat getting Damar's storyline, actually - i.e. after Ziyal's death he self destructs via alcohol, not madness, while being dictator and finding all of this totally hollow, and then in season 7 finds himself again via teaming up with Kira. He'd have died in the finale the same way Damar did, as a by-product of the battle (we don't want to feed his ego) to free his homeplanet from the misery he brought on hit. Can you imagine the triangle situation with Odo in the last six eps?
(Not that I don't like Damar, but...)
Winn could have had her spiritual tragedy sans E!Dukat, true, though Louise Fletcher and Marc Alaimo had some delicious chemistry of their own, and I salute the producers for showing us women around 60 can enjoy sex, too.
Tigh in short: I find him interesting and like his Edward Albee relationship with his wife, but don't love him. Don't know why the love didn't strike in this case, since as you point out he meets most of my criteria.