It really made it an unpleasant work experience." That was tough, and it was particularly tough for some more than others, which was not real fun. They've got this character that's so rich because she's not even human when they start out…Ĭonsequently, all the scripts revolved around Seven of Nine and her relationship with the other characters, of course - which actually ended up leading to some really rich storylines for the other characters.īut that's hard when the new kid comes in and suddenly it's all about them. So all of a sudden, all of that shifted drastically in Season Four and now the writers, who have been writing for the same seven characters for three years, are salivating for something new to write with. Typically, it's the Captain that gets the attention of the press, and the shows revolve around that. Star Trek, traditionally - because this was like the fourth incarnation of Star Trek at the time - was always the Captain, or the Captain and First Officer. " It was understandably tough for an existing cast that had been together for three years already. This diverted a lot of attention her way (via Trek Core): Ryan recalled how UPN and Paramount were using the introduction of Seven of Nine to push Star Trek: Voyager and the Star Trek franchise into the mainstream. Though the podcast was released last year, her discussion of how her arrival in the fourth season of Star Trek: Voyager didn't go over well with a certain member of the established cast has only just been brought to the attention of Star Trek fans. Ryan was a guest on Aisha Tyler's Girl on Girl podcast.