Ensign Ro Laren (Michelle Forbes) first appeared in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Ensign Ro" (October 7, 1991), and she introduced an interesting character dynamic to the series.

These Star Trek plot twists were about as understated as 'Photons Be Free'.

Sent undercover into the Maquis, Ro could ... One from Star Trek: Voyager,' but it was about as self-evident. T'Pol, or so it would seem, said it as much to Phlox: You once told Ensign Sato ...