"Ensign Ro" influenced the creation of "Deep Space Nine", with the Bajorans and Cardassians taken directly from the episode. The character was included in the original series description, stationed on the Bajor-based Starfleet station and the producers had planned for her to be promoted to Lieutenant in an episode of "The Next Generation" prior to the start of "Deep Space Nine". Taylor had expected Ro to be written out of "The Next Generation", and so had taken some steps to see that the character was replaced. She said that "We all just love Michelle Forbes", but the plans to replace Ro would not seek to add someone with the type of fire shown by the character in such episodes as "The Next Phase". She also said that if Ro were to remain on "The Next Generation", then the character would have naturally evolved away from that conflicted position anyway.