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My journey in Deep Space

"The Jem"Hadar"

"During a vacation in the Gamma Quadrant with Jake and Nog, Sisko and Quark are taken prisoner by invisible soldiers of the Dominion."

A bomb just went off in the DS9 world. This episode has effectively changed the show and its focus. The next season has to start with their response to this new threat. I must say the Dominion and the Jem'Hadar are quite a terrifying enemy. I was reminded of the Borg's first appearance on TNG ("Q Who?" I believe.) I'm really excited for the next season but now its time for the bonus material on the dvd.
 
"The Search, Part 1"

"Sisko takes his crew into the Gamma Quadrant on the prototype vessel Defiant to search for the leaders of the Dominion. While he tries to deal with the Jem'Hadar and Vorta threat, Odo finds himself irresistibly drawn to a nebula with a planet at the center."

The Defiant sure is a tough little ship. How big is the Defiant in relation to other ships in the fleet? I don't understand why the entire crew needed to be on the Defiant. Who was left on the station? It certainly was a bad ass episode, the action was top notch. Sisko kicked some Jem'hadar ass.
 
"The Search, Part 2"

"Odo studies the ways of his people, the Founders, while Sisko and the rest of the crew become victims of an elaborate ruse by the Dominion."

A let down from the first part. The whole "its just a dream" felt too easy of a plot device. The episode really accomplished nothing although I did enjoy Sisko yelling at Nechayev.
 
Actually, in retrospect this episode lays down quite a few plot threads, some which are not resolved until the end of the series.

The whole 'its a dream' thing seems kind of lame but the information gained by the Dominion does become significant later in the series.

I've found that's the case with many DS9 episodes. They seem irrelevant or insignificant at first but later on come to have deeper meaning. This is especially true of season 3 I think.
 
It may be too late now, but the DVD bonus features do feature spoilers for the entire run of the show. In particular, the first season looked at several characters at the beginning and end of their arcs. Just an FYI if you're bothered by such things.
 
"The House of Quark"

"Quark is accused of killing a Klingon and takes responsibility in order to boost his reputation. But when the dead man's widow demands that he marry her according to custom, he finds himself at the head of a struggling family in dire need of his financial skills."

The Klingon elements were predictable but I like the Klingons enough to see past that. Quark acted bravely while still in character. O'brien's family problems were very real and lets see if not having Keiko around will make a difference for Obrien. Average but enjoyable episode.
 
"Equilibrium"

"A secret from Dax's past threatens Jadzia's life and sanity, necessitating her return to her own planet to recover repressed memories of a joining gone bad."

Certainly the idea that half of the Trill population is capable of joining was an interesting one and worthy of the episode. I however just never connected with the episode.
 
"Second Skin"

"Kira is kidnapped by Cardassians and transformed via plastic surgery into one of them. A man who claims to be her father tries to convince her that she is a deep undercover operative, with false memories of being Bajoran. He turns out not to be her father, but a member of a heretofore unknown Cardassian resistance group."

The back story for this episode was as ridiculous as Nemesis. The emotional payoff at the end was worth it though. It showed that Kira has actually changed since Duet. She is able to see Cardassian's as decent people. Legate's comment about Garak was unexpected. I really have no idea where Garak's allegiance lies.
 
trentman359 said:
"Second Skin"

"Kira is kidnapped by Cardassians and transformed via plastic surgery into one of them. A man who claims to be her father tries to convince her that she is a deep undercover operative, with false memories of being Bajoran. He turns out not to be her father, but a member of a heretofore unknown Cardassian resistance group."

The back story for this episode was as ridiculous as Nemesis. The emotional payoff at the end was worth it though. It showed that Kira has actually changed since Duet. She is able to see Cardassian's as decent people. Legate's comment about Garak was unexpected. I really have no idea where Garak's allegiance lies.
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Hm...I wouldn't say "ridiculous" was ever a word that came to mind for this. But I think that is in large part due to the way the whole thing was acted. Lawrence Pressman is absolutely amazing as Legate Ghemor and Nana Visitor really seemed to react well to it. Heck...even the guy that played Entek did well.
 
It's not really a negative opinion. The Cardassians seemed to go a little too far so frame one dissident. Now if Kira was actually a Cardassian that would be intriguing. Of course that would completely change the show and she really would have no reason to be on it.
 
That had been the original plan for the story when they pitched it, but then they decided it would be going a bit too far.
 
trentman359 said:
It's not really a negative opinion. The Cardassians seemed to go a little too far so frame one dissident. Now if Kira was actually a Cardassian that would be intriguing. Of course that would completely change the show and she really would have no reason to be on it.
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Who says she wouldn't have had any business staying? That could've caused some very interesting--though very serious--complications had she had to decide, in full understanding of what her genetic background really was, where she wanted to stay. Not to mention the way the rest of the crew would react. Would there be an attempt to cover it up from everybody else? Or would the whole thing blow into the public and cause a furor? What about Section 31? Not to mention how this would affect her personally--her relationship with everyone onstation, her faith, etc.
 
"The Abandoned"

"When a young Jem'Hadar is brought aboard the station, Odo tries to train him to overcome his instincts to fight and kill. Ultimately, he is unsuccessful, but Bashir and the others learn a great deal about Jem'Hadar development."

A very useful story in explaining the Jem'Hadar. As usually I thoroughly enjoyed the secondary story and its focus on character development. Marta is hot, I hope I see more of her.
 
"Civil Defense"

"When an automated Cardassian self-defense programmed into the formerly Cardassian station is accidentally activated, not even Gul Dukat is certain he can save the crew which is trying to stop it."

Fun episode. Having Dukat get caught in his own trap was priceless.
 
"Meridian"

"On a planet which phases into a different dimension for the better part of each century, Dax falls in love with a man she can only stay with for a day - unless she chooses to stay for a lifetime. In the end, her inability to shift dimensions nearly destroys the planet, and she is forced to leave."

Regular character falls in love, everyone warns that its too fast, love lost in the end. Blah. At least Jonathan Frakes got to direct this garbage.
 
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