They’re not the good guys, they’re just the fun guys. They corner the market on fun in this quadrant. How can so few do this? Because the Federation is so boring, they drain all the boring in their direction.
Mah mizzizle, Bakula was not the problemizzle. The producers and writers have far more influence than any lead actor. Blame the producers, it’s a proud traditionizzy since 1961.
The closer your pelvis is to someone’s face, the more leadership they get. That’s what they taught at the Academy and that’s good enough for my pelvis.