Retro Review: Past Tense

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' started by TrekToday, Oct 27, 2012.

  1. TrekToday

    TrekToday Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    A transporter accident sends Sisko into Earth’s past, where he accidentally causes the death of the man who led the social revolution that triggered vast economic reforms. Plot Summary: On the way to Starfleet headquarters in San Francisco, a transporter accident sends Sisko, Bashir, and Dax into Earth’s past in the 21st century. Sisko and [...]

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  2. Tom Riker

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    One thing that really bugged me, all the preaching about the error of our ways and the homeless and after the Bell Riots that the people of America and the Earth would come together in harmony and start on a path towards the utopian paradise of the Federation. But Ben and Julian keep forgetting a little thing that happens in 2053 called WORLD WAR 3 and the 600 million dead and the destruction of every major city on the planet.
     
  3. toughlittleship

    toughlittleship Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    The episode was about America dealing with its problems, not the rest of the world.
     
  4. chrinFinity

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    I don't like how this episode villifies capitalism and glorifies socialism, when in actual fact the sanctuary districts are such a blatant example of bloated government trampling the civil liberties of individuals.
     
  5. Kira Nerys

    Kira Nerys Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    I really dislike time travel eps so this is one I skip.