>>213097461
He was literally stabbed in the heart and saved by space magic medicine over a billiards match. That seems less an obstacle than simple drunken shenanigans gone wrong. Peripherally related story: I remember a buddy of mine had his leg shattered when a truck hit him on his 19th birthday because we were all plastered. We kept drinking after the ambulance took him away. I wonder if he’s a Starfleet captain now

>>211595689
Nta but I suspect the intent of the writers was to try and make him relatable and sympathetic by behaving how a normal, fallible person would. We’re not all creatures of pure logical autismo. It doesn’t work because Bajorans are inherently unlikeable but they tried