The episode ended with Benny being beaten, he was fired and sent to an institution. I think the message he was sent was that he should stop fighting, it's only going to lead to bad things.
Bought season six
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I would also argue that the "racism of the 50s," if not still with us, still carries resonance. (and I'm not sure if I'd comfortably argue that it's not still with us.) There are still plenty of people still alive who lived through that, and found nothing wrong with the racism as practiced.
I liked that episode, and found it did have resonance. Sound as stupid as it does, there is a moment where it underlined for me that, "oh, yeah, a hefty chunk of the cast of this show is black, and this isn't a WB sitcom. How far we've come...."
They had to do it some time. And I agree, it would have been more relevant on TOS and focused on Uhura, but the proeblem there is, that if they tried, it most likely would never have gotten past the script stage.
Season 6 is one of the best of the entire run .Enjoy
Oh, yeah. That too!
I really liked the 'twist' in that Episode.
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I agree! I've seen some people claim it was unnecessary but I say BS. This is a science fiction show and twists like this is what makes episodes even more interesting.
What I appreciate most about Deep Space Nine is that it's different - very different from The Next Generation, even though it comes from the same era both in universe and production-wise. I'm really watching this show completely out of order. I've not seen full seasons, but just various episodes from each one.
My favorite episode of the series is still Past Tense from the third season - which, is the season I'm watching now. Having started the season from the beginning, I have seen The Jem'Hadar from the previous year, so I knew what was going on. I have, of course, seen the pilot and few more episodes from the first year.
I can see why the show is held in such high regard among the fans. We'll see how I rank the series against the others when I'm done.
My favorite episode of the series is still Past Tense from the third season - which, is the season I'm watching now. Having started the season from the beginning, I have seen The Jem'Hadar from the previous year, so I knew what was going on. I have, of course, seen the pilot and few more episodes from the first year.
I can see why the show is held in such high regard among the fans. We'll see how I rank the series against the others when I'm done.
Season 3 is one of my favourites. Fans often seem to think that there's some big change between seasons 3 and 4 and that that's when the "real" DS9 started, but personally I don't see it. The Jem'Hadar was probably the biggest turning point for the show.
I often hear that the first seasons are bad and it's only in season 3 that the show really starts (since the Dominion is introduced, I guess), but I think that season 2 was great. It has a few clunkers, but so do all the others.
/\ I like Season 2 as well - it's a definite step up from Season 1 and it has some of my favourite episodes (Necessary Evil, Whispers, The Jem'Hadar), but I still find quite a few of the episodes boring - not glaringly bad, just uninteresting. From Season 3 onwards, while the show definitely had its ups and downs it rarely bored me. I definitely think that the show shifted in Season 3 towards what it became in later years, but it's all Deep Space Nine to me.
I don't think there's a big difference between seasons 3 and 4...though I can say that season 3 always had a certain feel to it that I can't quite put my finger on...very ominous I suppose, where season 4 seemed a tad more light-hearted and less serialized. Season 3 for me packed alot of really creepy, foreboding stuff that worked great for the time, where we hardly knew the Dominion but they were always there; a looming, mysterious presence. Examples would be "The Search II"- alot of fans hated the ending, I loved it. It really creeped me out and drove home for me how big a threat the Dominion would be. Very unconventional. "The Adversary" also worked great on that level, and of course "Improbable Cause/The Die Is Cast".
Season 2 was great. And I think season 1 was just as good. "Captive Pursuit", to me, has to be the most underrated episode in DS9. Phenomenal.
Season 2 was great. And I think season 1 was just as good. "Captive Pursuit", to me, has to be the most underrated episode in DS9. Phenomenal.
I feel the show was great from day one.
It was Sisko that improved with Seasons 3-4.
My copy of season seven arrived yesterday. I watched five episodes already. I literally can't stop watching the show.
I really enjoyed "Take Me Out to the Holosuite." Out of all the fun Trek episodes, I think this was the one that I enjoyed the most.
Great fun.
"Death to the opposition!"
I really enjoyed "Take Me Out to the Holosuite." Out of all the fun Trek episodes, I think this was the one that I enjoyed the most.
Great fun.
Glad you liked it. It's one of my favourites, too. A top 5 favourite, even. I prefer it over some of the more popular serious episodes like "Duet" and "In the Pale Moonlight" (although I like those as well).
ya gotta watch S6 along with the last half of S5 though. have you seen Call To Arms?
to me, the perfect season of DS9 is last half of S5 and the first half of S6.
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