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"Day of the Dove" (TOS)
The third and final TOS episode I'm covering before "Blood Oath". And I'll start off by saying THIS is a Klingon Episode! Superficialities like lack of Klingon Foreheads aside, they've finally nailed them down! This is my favorite of the Klingon Episodes in this series. I like it even better than "Errand of Mercy".
Right at the beginning of the episode, a Glowing Ball is causing hostilities to flare up, and Kang strikes Kirk in the face as soon as he sees him. They're not messing around. The music really sells it too. These are enemies.
The Glowing Ball only adds to the tension. It turns McCoy into a hawk. The exact opposite of how he usually is. It gives Chekov an imaginary brother who he thinks the Klingons killed. I actually wish he really did have a brother who the Klingons killed. It would've been ballsy to give one of the main supporting characters that type of backstory in 1968. Just a very minor nitpick, though.
One thing "Day of the Dove" has over "Errand of Mercy" is that in "Day of the Dove", ALL the Klingons act like Klingons. One of Kang's men tells Kang that even outnumbered they can still beat the Enterprise crew. We finally also see Klingon women in this episode, including Kang's wife, Mara. She even says that the only way for the Klingon Empire to survive is to expand. They have several resource-poor worlds. This episode explains their motivation to expand and conquer. It makes them feel more three-dimensional. They've also heard negative propaganda about the Federation, just as the Federation presumably has heard negative propaganda about the Klingons.
Spock even says that the Klingons favor duels. The Glowing Ball furnishes swords for the Klingons and the Enterprise crew, and then they start dueling. I have a theory that Ron Moore, who's credited with writing "Reunion" (TNG), had this imagery in mind when he introduced the bat'leth. I think he wanted essentially a sword fight between Worf and Duras, the same way there are sword fights in this episode. But that's only speculation.
Spock even points out it's difficult to negotiate with the Klingons once battle has begun. This comes back in DS9's own "Apocalypse Rising" at the beginning of Season 5, when Gowron says that war isn't easy to stop once blood has been spilled.
It's ironic that the episode with the Glowing Ball that makes the Federation and Klingons hate each other even more is the TOS episode that I think gives the Klingons the most dimension.
The hatred is cranked up to 11. Scotty not only "hates" the Klingons, just like McCoy, but then turns on Spock, showing bigotry towards Vulcans. Spock, in turn, is temporarily affected and briefly becomes similarly bigoted towards Humans. Kirk has to stop a fight from breaking out on the bridge. The ugliness gets even worse, when Chekov, who was under the Glowing Ball's influence the worst, is inches away from raping Mara. That caught me off-guard, to see something like that from a show made in the '60s. Kirk has to stop that too.
Then Kirk has to convince Mara to let him to talk to Kang, once he and Spock figure out the Glowing Ball is what's cranking up all the hostilities. It's not easy, but eventually he convinces Mara; and then, eventually, he convinces Kang.
Kang is impressive. He's my favorite TOS Klingon. Calculating, strategic, pragmatic, and committed to duty. At one point, when Kirk bluffs and threatens to kill Mara if they don't talk, he says that Mara will understand. She would've been a Klingon who died in the line of duty. This comes back in TSFS, when Kruge kills Valkris after she sees compromising information. And even though the word "honor" isn't said in this episode, Kang is extremely honorable. When Kirk and Mara finally convince Kang that the Glowing Ball is behind their feud, he says, "I fight for my own reasons" and won't give the Glowing Ball any more negative energy to feed off of.
I'd go so far as to say "Day of the Dove" is the opposite of "Errand of Mercy". In both episodes, there's an exterior influence. In "Errand of Mercy", the Organians want to promote peace and have to stop Kirk and Kor from fighting each other. In "Day of the Dove", the Glowing Ball wants to promote war. Kirk and Kang stop fighting on their own. Here, no one forces them to. And they laugh it off. "We need no urging to hate Humans!"
Like I said, "Day of the Dove" is my favorite TOS Klingon Episode. It's not even close. It's got everything I want to see. And I can't wait to see Kang next time, along with Kor and Koloth, in "Blood Oath"!
The third and final TOS episode I'm covering before "Blood Oath". And I'll start off by saying THIS is a Klingon Episode! Superficialities like lack of Klingon Foreheads aside, they've finally nailed them down! This is my favorite of the Klingon Episodes in this series. I like it even better than "Errand of Mercy".
Right at the beginning of the episode, a Glowing Ball is causing hostilities to flare up, and Kang strikes Kirk in the face as soon as he sees him. They're not messing around. The music really sells it too. These are enemies.
The Glowing Ball only adds to the tension. It turns McCoy into a hawk. The exact opposite of how he usually is. It gives Chekov an imaginary brother who he thinks the Klingons killed. I actually wish he really did have a brother who the Klingons killed. It would've been ballsy to give one of the main supporting characters that type of backstory in 1968. Just a very minor nitpick, though.
One thing "Day of the Dove" has over "Errand of Mercy" is that in "Day of the Dove", ALL the Klingons act like Klingons. One of Kang's men tells Kang that even outnumbered they can still beat the Enterprise crew. We finally also see Klingon women in this episode, including Kang's wife, Mara. She even says that the only way for the Klingon Empire to survive is to expand. They have several resource-poor worlds. This episode explains their motivation to expand and conquer. It makes them feel more three-dimensional. They've also heard negative propaganda about the Federation, just as the Federation presumably has heard negative propaganda about the Klingons.
Spock even says that the Klingons favor duels. The Glowing Ball furnishes swords for the Klingons and the Enterprise crew, and then they start dueling. I have a theory that Ron Moore, who's credited with writing "Reunion" (TNG), had this imagery in mind when he introduced the bat'leth. I think he wanted essentially a sword fight between Worf and Duras, the same way there are sword fights in this episode. But that's only speculation.
Spock even points out it's difficult to negotiate with the Klingons once battle has begun. This comes back in DS9's own "Apocalypse Rising" at the beginning of Season 5, when Gowron says that war isn't easy to stop once blood has been spilled.
It's ironic that the episode with the Glowing Ball that makes the Federation and Klingons hate each other even more is the TOS episode that I think gives the Klingons the most dimension.
The hatred is cranked up to 11. Scotty not only "hates" the Klingons, just like McCoy, but then turns on Spock, showing bigotry towards Vulcans. Spock, in turn, is temporarily affected and briefly becomes similarly bigoted towards Humans. Kirk has to stop a fight from breaking out on the bridge. The ugliness gets even worse, when Chekov, who was under the Glowing Ball's influence the worst, is inches away from raping Mara. That caught me off-guard, to see something like that from a show made in the '60s. Kirk has to stop that too.
Then Kirk has to convince Mara to let him to talk to Kang, once he and Spock figure out the Glowing Ball is what's cranking up all the hostilities. It's not easy, but eventually he convinces Mara; and then, eventually, he convinces Kang.
Kang is impressive. He's my favorite TOS Klingon. Calculating, strategic, pragmatic, and committed to duty. At one point, when Kirk bluffs and threatens to kill Mara if they don't talk, he says that Mara will understand. She would've been a Klingon who died in the line of duty. This comes back in TSFS, when Kruge kills Valkris after she sees compromising information. And even though the word "honor" isn't said in this episode, Kang is extremely honorable. When Kirk and Mara finally convince Kang that the Glowing Ball is behind their feud, he says, "I fight for my own reasons" and won't give the Glowing Ball any more negative energy to feed off of.
I'd go so far as to say "Day of the Dove" is the opposite of "Errand of Mercy". In both episodes, there's an exterior influence. In "Errand of Mercy", the Organians want to promote peace and have to stop Kirk and Kor from fighting each other. In "Day of the Dove", the Glowing Ball wants to promote war. Kirk and Kang stop fighting on their own. Here, no one forces them to. And they laugh it off. "We need no urging to hate Humans!"
Like I said, "Day of the Dove" is my favorite TOS Klingon Episode. It's not even close. It's got everything I want to see. And I can't wait to see Kang next time, along with Kor and Koloth, in "Blood Oath"!
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"Blood Oath"
I'm glad I re-watched those TOS episodes immediately before "Blood Oath" to have Kor, Koloth, and Kang fresh in my mind as they originally were. It provides so much more context than I would've had otherwise. How well did they translate?
Kor is the same as he was in "Errand of Mercy", except older. He's the more sociable of the three Klingons, loves glorious battle, and gets carried away in the holosuite after having one too many drinks. He also loves telling stories about the Glory Days.
There's nothing about Koloth that contradicts anything about his character in "The Trouble with Tribbles", which is amazing since I said that episode had Klingons who were the least like the ones from '90s Trek. They took what Koloth said about Klingons not being luxury-minded and went with it. He's a warrior and feels disgusted when sees Kor in a holding cell, like an old drunk. "Leave him!" It's the same character, but what changes things is seeing him in a different context. "The Trouble with Tribbles" was a comedy, whereas "Blood Oath" is a far more serious story.
Which brings us to Kang. He's exactly the same as he was before except older, just like Kor. Kor was re-introduced first to get our feet wet. Koloth was re-introduced second to react. Then Kang had the dramatic reveal with the most weight. Befitting, since he was the most serious of the three. He's found out new information about an Albino who killed each of their first-born sons 81 years ago, and now they're going to take a revenge because they all swore a Blood Oath.
A fourth person had also sworn a Blood Oath: Curzon Dax. Jadzia believes that oath carries over to her. This episode is set in 2370, so 81 years earlier would've been 2289, four years before The Undiscovered Country. So, as is said in the episode, Curzon established a diplomatic relation with the Klingons while they were still enemies with the Federation. Kang says that Curzon was the only Federation representative who truly understood Klingon culture. At the same time, Kang won't hold Jadzia to the Blood Oath. This bothers Jadzia Dax. I'm going to look at her in two components: 1) Dax is still alive and took the Blood Oath. 2) Jadzia feels like she owes it to Curzon.
Jadzia Dax really wants to do this, but everyone tells her "No" or that she doesn't have to. Everyone except Kor. Kor is the easiest to convince. Not that he even needed to be convinced. As he says, "Who wouldn't want to come along?" Koloth is a bit more resistant, but after dueling with Jadzia in the holosuite, he welcomes her to come along. Kang, on the other hand, is steadfast. No means NO. Jadzia eventually pieces together that he has no tactical plan for them to win. They're going to die in battle against overwhelming odds, and Kang wants to spare her of that. Jadzia still wants to come along, still hoping to win, and then Kang finally relents. My interpretation of it is that Kang relented because Jadzia had fought for the right to die at their side, instead of just asking. She had to prove herself in his eyes. It's true that Kang also probably didn't want her to die needlessly, but he can be thinking both things at the same time: He doesn't want her to get killed alongside them but, once she proves herself, in both battle with Koloth and in resolve against him, it's her decision.
One person who's steadfastly against her decision is Sisko. I like that Sisko doesn't just roll over and act totally fine with Dax going off with the Klingons. He's not okay with this. Dax tells him not to make her have to disobey a direct order from him. If this were TNG, Picard would've given a lengthy speech, maybe even a sermon. Sisko doesn't say anything. He doesn't need to. He doesn't outright order Dax not to go, and when Sisko asks Dax if she thinks she can just resume her duty afterwards as if nothing happens, she says, "That depends on you." They just leave it at that. We didn't need anything else, and I'm glad they didn't do anything else.
The Klingons are lucky they have Jadzia Dax with them, because she figures out how to disarm all of the Albino's weapons, taking away the Albino's tactical advantage and giving Kang, Kor, and Koloth a chance for actual victory against their enemies instead only dying in battle. The Albino is heavily fortified and has several guards, who the Klingons and Dax battle their way through.
With the three Klingons, "Blood Oath" shows all three ways they could've come out of it. Koloth is killed in battle. Kor survives. Kang fights the Albino one-on-one. The Albino stabs Kang and thinks he's dead. Then the Albino sees Jadzia and thinks she doesn't have what it takes to kill her, but Kang is not as dead as the Albino thought. Kang, though dying, manages to take the Albino by surprise and deliver the killing blow himself. Kang thanks Dax for allowing him to slay the Albino. Kang says that he was right, that it was a good day to die, and he dies. Kor sings a song in Kang and Koloth's honor.
These episodes felt like an amazing journey, and "Blood Oath" was the punctuation mark. The review reads like a 10, and that's what I give it. I give "Blood Oath" an honorable 10.
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Next Up: After four episodes with the Klingons, now we've got four episodes of the Maquis!
I'm glad I re-watched those TOS episodes immediately before "Blood Oath" to have Kor, Koloth, and Kang fresh in my mind as they originally were. It provides so much more context than I would've had otherwise. How well did they translate?
Kor is the same as he was in "Errand of Mercy", except older. He's the more sociable of the three Klingons, loves glorious battle, and gets carried away in the holosuite after having one too many drinks. He also loves telling stories about the Glory Days.
There's nothing about Koloth that contradicts anything about his character in "The Trouble with Tribbles", which is amazing since I said that episode had Klingons who were the least like the ones from '90s Trek. They took what Koloth said about Klingons not being luxury-minded and went with it. He's a warrior and feels disgusted when sees Kor in a holding cell, like an old drunk. "Leave him!" It's the same character, but what changes things is seeing him in a different context. "The Trouble with Tribbles" was a comedy, whereas "Blood Oath" is a far more serious story.
Which brings us to Kang. He's exactly the same as he was before except older, just like Kor. Kor was re-introduced first to get our feet wet. Koloth was re-introduced second to react. Then Kang had the dramatic reveal with the most weight. Befitting, since he was the most serious of the three. He's found out new information about an Albino who killed each of their first-born sons 81 years ago, and now they're going to take a revenge because they all swore a Blood Oath.
A fourth person had also sworn a Blood Oath: Curzon Dax. Jadzia believes that oath carries over to her. This episode is set in 2370, so 81 years earlier would've been 2289, four years before The Undiscovered Country. So, as is said in the episode, Curzon established a diplomatic relation with the Klingons while they were still enemies with the Federation. Kang says that Curzon was the only Federation representative who truly understood Klingon culture. At the same time, Kang won't hold Jadzia to the Blood Oath. This bothers Jadzia Dax. I'm going to look at her in two components: 1) Dax is still alive and took the Blood Oath. 2) Jadzia feels like she owes it to Curzon.
Jadzia Dax really wants to do this, but everyone tells her "No" or that she doesn't have to. Everyone except Kor. Kor is the easiest to convince. Not that he even needed to be convinced. As he says, "Who wouldn't want to come along?" Koloth is a bit more resistant, but after dueling with Jadzia in the holosuite, he welcomes her to come along. Kang, on the other hand, is steadfast. No means NO. Jadzia eventually pieces together that he has no tactical plan for them to win. They're going to die in battle against overwhelming odds, and Kang wants to spare her of that. Jadzia still wants to come along, still hoping to win, and then Kang finally relents. My interpretation of it is that Kang relented because Jadzia had fought for the right to die at their side, instead of just asking. She had to prove herself in his eyes. It's true that Kang also probably didn't want her to die needlessly, but he can be thinking both things at the same time: He doesn't want her to get killed alongside them but, once she proves herself, in both battle with Koloth and in resolve against him, it's her decision.
One person who's steadfastly against her decision is Sisko. I like that Sisko doesn't just roll over and act totally fine with Dax going off with the Klingons. He's not okay with this. Dax tells him not to make her have to disobey a direct order from him. If this were TNG, Picard would've given a lengthy speech, maybe even a sermon. Sisko doesn't say anything. He doesn't need to. He doesn't outright order Dax not to go, and when Sisko asks Dax if she thinks she can just resume her duty afterwards as if nothing happens, she says, "That depends on you." They just leave it at that. We didn't need anything else, and I'm glad they didn't do anything else.
The Klingons are lucky they have Jadzia Dax with them, because she figures out how to disarm all of the Albino's weapons, taking away the Albino's tactical advantage and giving Kang, Kor, and Koloth a chance for actual victory against their enemies instead only dying in battle. The Albino is heavily fortified and has several guards, who the Klingons and Dax battle their way through.
With the three Klingons, "Blood Oath" shows all three ways they could've come out of it. Koloth is killed in battle. Kor survives. Kang fights the Albino one-on-one. The Albino stabs Kang and thinks he's dead. Then the Albino sees Jadzia and thinks she doesn't have what it takes to kill her, but Kang is not as dead as the Albino thought. Kang, though dying, manages to take the Albino by surprise and deliver the killing blow himself. Kang thanks Dax for allowing him to slay the Albino. Kang says that he was right, that it was a good day to die, and he dies. Kor sings a song in Kang and Koloth's honor.
These episodes felt like an amazing journey, and "Blood Oath" was the punctuation mark. The review reads like a 10, and that's what I give it. I give "Blood Oath" an honorable 10.
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Next Up: After four episodes with the Klingons, now we've got four episodes of the Maquis!
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I agree that this is a 10. Excellent episode!
One of the few times I disagreed with Sisko on DS9 is here, when he talks to Dax about 'Federation Law'. First, going after the Albino doesn't violate any Federation law because he is wanted by the Klingons. And second, they are going after him outside Federation territory. (As far as we know, at least.)
Love love LOVE this episode! One of the best things in 3rd season.
Oh I love this episode, too. And it is really funny, showing us that Star Trek can be good in comedy as well.
I wonder if people like this episode or the DS9 Tribbles episode "Trials and Tribble-actions" better.
Personally I like both but give the win by a neck to the original
I like them both about the same.Oh I love this episode, too. And it is really funny, showing us that Star Trek can be good in comedy as well.
I wonder if people like this episode or the DS9 Tribbles episode "Trials and Tribble-actions" better.
Personally I like both but give the win by a neck to the original
Just gave away my opinion several months to a year early!
No episode today. I'm too distracted by the Election. But speaking of elections. I'm looking ahead to 2372.
Jaresh-Inyo was elected Federation President in 2368. And what has he done in the last four years? Under his leadership, the Federation got the raw end of the deal with the Demilitarized Zone that gave the Cardassians all the advantage. Under his leadership, Changelings are everywhere and have infiltrated the Federation. Under his leadership, we've ended up at war with the Klingons again. Under his leadership, we're fighting Maquis and Klingons instead of the Borg and the Dominion.
Today, when I vote, it's NOT going to be for Jaresh-Inyo! I'm voting for Min Zife. He'll bring the fight to our real enemies.
"I'm Min Zife, and I approve this message."
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Jaresh-Inyo was elected Federation President in 2368. And what has he done in the last four years? Under his leadership, the Federation got the raw end of the deal with the Demilitarized Zone that gave the Cardassians all the advantage. Under his leadership, Changelings are everywhere and have infiltrated the Federation. Under his leadership, we've ended up at war with the Klingons again. Under his leadership, we're fighting Maquis and Klingons instead of the Borg and the Dominion.
Today, when I vote, it's NOT going to be for Jaresh-Inyo! I'm voting for Min Zife. He'll bring the fight to our real enemies.
"I'm Min Zife, and I approve this message."
23 ----- Z I F E / AZERNAL ----- 72
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Indeed, there's also the other side of the coin. 
In the four years since Jaresh-Inyo took office, he's kept the peace. Under his administration, a treaty with the Cardassians was finalized. When the Klingons wanted to attack Cardassia, Jaresh-Inyo condemned the invasion, stood his ground, and wouldn't allow decades of hard work to become undone. Jaresh-Inyo wouldn't let the Klingons push him around, and he wouldn't allow the more hawkish members of Starfleet to betray the Federation's principles. Because of Jaresh-Inyo's policies, Changelings can be detected, allowing us to feel safe. Because of Jaresh-Inyo, the Romulans have been kept at bay. Because of Jaresh-Inyo, the Federation has been kept out of war.
Min Zife is a war hawk. He's a risk we can't afford to take. When I vote, I'm voting for Jaresh-Inyo.
"I'm Jaresh-Inyo, and I approve this message."
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In the four years since Jaresh-Inyo took office, he's kept the peace. Under his administration, a treaty with the Cardassians was finalized. When the Klingons wanted to attack Cardassia, Jaresh-Inyo condemned the invasion, stood his ground, and wouldn't allow decades of hard work to become undone. Jaresh-Inyo wouldn't let the Klingons push him around, and he wouldn't allow the more hawkish members of Starfleet to betray the Federation's principles. Because of Jaresh-Inyo's policies, Changelings can be detected, allowing us to feel safe. Because of Jaresh-Inyo, the Romulans have been kept at bay. Because of Jaresh-Inyo, the Federation has been kept out of war.
Min Zife is a war hawk. He's a risk we can't afford to take. When I vote, I'm voting for Jaresh-Inyo.
"I'm Jaresh-Inyo, and I approve this message."
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I've said before that my head canon is that Piotr was only child Pavel's imaginary friend, the brother he pretended into existence. So the feelings and character come from somewhere inside him, just as the hatred and violence come from deep within their usually suppressed-by-self-control-and-morality selves.
I didn't feel like doing much of anything today, and Star Trek has been the last thing on my mind. But the show must go on. "Journey's End" will hit a little differently than it would've before. Mainly the part about failing to learn from history. And then "The Maquis" and "Preemptive Strike" where, even though it's a COMPLETELY different situation (just to be clear), I appreciate the very basic idea in general of not giving up on the causes you believe in.
"Journey's End" (TNG)
Thoughts about this. Dorvan V is where a colony of Native Americans have settled -- wait, this was made in 1994, "American Indians" -- and after three years of negotiations (that tracks with "The Wounded" being three years earlier), Dorvan V has been placed in the Cardassian Border and Federation Citizens, meaning the Native Americans who live there, are being forced to evacuate. I cringe whenever they're called "Indians". I didn't back then, but I do now. One thing that stands out, however, is Picard taking issue with these Native Americans being uprooted once again. Picard will carry out his orders but says that he'll feel regret over it. They make it very clear that Picard's not okay with this.
We have Picard's point of view, but we have the Native American's point of view: They spent 200 years searching for Dorvan V and won't leave. That puts Picard in a bind because he can't take "No" for an answer. Then the Cardassians arrive early.Our first appearance of Gul Evek. Evek wants to forcibly remove the Native Americans, Picard is prepared to stop him since Dorvan V is still Federation Territory for another six weeks, and it looks like this incident might plunge the Federation and Cardassians back into war. Then we get Evek's point of view. He lost two of his three sons in the war, and doesn't want to lose a third. The Cardassians back down, the Enterprise backs down...
... and then the Native Americans on Dorvan V opt to leave the Federation and continue to live on the planet, except under Cardassian jurisdiction. Why the Federation hadn't given this option to the inhabitants of Dorvan V, or any other Federation world in dispute, is something I wonder about.
Though if "The Maquis" will be any indication, it looks like several other worlds in the disputed areas will follow Dorvan V's lead and we'll see how that turns out.
Then there's the rest of the episode. I won't go into most of it because I want to focus on the elements relevant to DS9. You wouldn't think there'd be anything else, but there is ONE parallel I noticed. During the same production season that Jake tells his father he doesn't want to go the Academy or join Starfleet, we have Wesley over here, who's left the Academy. A stark contrast to right now, where the upcoming series Starfleet Academy is around the corner.
That's all I've got. Next up is "The Maquis, Part I".
EDITED TO ADD: By the way, if you want to see what assimilation is like in Real Life (no, it's not just something the Borg do), Mr. Beat did a YouTube Video on the cultural genocide of Native Americans. What happened was truly horrific.
Thoughts about this. Dorvan V is where a colony of Native Americans have settled -- wait, this was made in 1994, "American Indians" -- and after three years of negotiations (that tracks with "The Wounded" being three years earlier), Dorvan V has been placed in the Cardassian Border and Federation Citizens, meaning the Native Americans who live there, are being forced to evacuate. I cringe whenever they're called "Indians". I didn't back then, but I do now. One thing that stands out, however, is Picard taking issue with these Native Americans being uprooted once again. Picard will carry out his orders but says that he'll feel regret over it. They make it very clear that Picard's not okay with this.
We have Picard's point of view, but we have the Native American's point of view: They spent 200 years searching for Dorvan V and won't leave. That puts Picard in a bind because he can't take "No" for an answer. Then the Cardassians arrive early.
... and then the Native Americans on Dorvan V opt to leave the Federation and continue to live on the planet, except under Cardassian jurisdiction. Why the Federation hadn't given this option to the inhabitants of Dorvan V, or any other Federation world in dispute, is something I wonder about.
Though if "The Maquis" will be any indication, it looks like several other worlds in the disputed areas will follow Dorvan V's lead and we'll see how that turns out.
Then there's the rest of the episode. I won't go into most of it because I want to focus on the elements relevant to DS9. You wouldn't think there'd be anything else, but there is ONE parallel I noticed. During the same production season that Jake tells his father he doesn't want to go the Academy or join Starfleet, we have Wesley over here, who's left the Academy. A stark contrast to right now, where the upcoming series Starfleet Academy is around the corner.
That's all I've got. Next up is "The Maquis, Part I".
EDITED TO ADD: By the way, if you want to see what assimilation is like in Real Life (no, it's not just something the Borg do), Mr. Beat did a YouTube Video on the cultural genocide of Native Americans. What happened was truly horrific.
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Actually, that was Gul Evek's second appearance. (First on TNG, though.)
He appeared earlier that year in "PLAYING GOD" when O'Brien was talking to him on the Ops viewscreen about the voles.
He next appears in "THE MAQUIS, PART I". Then "Preemptive Strike"... then DS9's "TRIBUNAL". And finally VOYAGER's pilot, "CARETAKER".
Clearly, that region was where he was assigned, and I liked that bit of continuity across the shows.
He appeared earlier that year in "PLAYING GOD" when O'Brien was talking to him on the Ops viewscreen about the voles.
He next appears in "THE MAQUIS, PART I". Then "Preemptive Strike"... then DS9's "TRIBUNAL". And finally VOYAGER's pilot, "CARETAKER".
Clearly, that region was where he was assigned, and I liked that bit of continuity across the shows.
Oops! You're right. I remembered it again as soon as I read that.
A beginning so humble I forgot!
"You've got the station, you've got the voles."
"Organized terrorist activities!"
Oh my God. I'm in the middle of watching "The Maquis, Part I" and I'm not even going to wait for the review. The actor who played Evek must've loved saying that line a little too much. "Organized terrorist activities!"
Also, probably because of my age, but when I see Bernie Casey, the first thing I think of is the History Teacher from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. "It seems to me like the only thing you've learned from my class is that Caeser is a Salad Dressing Dude!" But seriously, though, Bernie Casey is great on DS9. I'm glad they got him. Un-pausing and getting back to the episode.
EDITED TO ADD: Just finished Part I. I'm going to review Part I and Part II together. Just reviewing Part I makes me feel like I'm only reviewing half an episode, even though it's not.
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Richard Poe played Evek, if memory serves me.
I always remember Bernie Casey from REVENGE OF THE NERDS as the leader of Lambda Lambda Lambda.
I don't like being too negative about actors, I don't know their circumstances or what was going on that day. But I did get the impression that Bernie Casey had only travelled to Babylon 5 to pick up a cheque and I'm not surprised Deep Space Nine didn't ask him to come back.
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