My Trek through The Dominion War

[Marie1]

I think I liked more in season 5 than 7... maybe... IPS/BIL, the ship, Apoc. rising, A Call to Arms... I may be exaggerating tho... I guess it boils down to- was watching the season still worth it?

On to six??

 

[jgdst]

My opinion of Season 5 is kind of mixed. It has less watchable episodes IMO then the other two, but in a sense the watchable episodes are more compelling. I think my favorites are "For the Uniform" and "Purgatory / Inferno." The first disc of the season was also stellar, as was Rapture. Also, "Blaze of Glory" was INCREDIBLE... almost like a sequel to For the Uniform. I did feel like Season 5 had an uncomfortable amount of "fat" though. There are a few discs that I don't even plan to re-watch....

I think that's a pretty accurate description - they do seem to do a lot of "calm before the storm" episodes, especially leading up to the war. I suppose it does a good job of keeping the series from becoming too dark, but on the other hand, you feel like you're treading water until the main event.

I can't remember if it's as true for season 5, but the "calm" episodes in earlier seasons all seem to have something important to look out for - an innocuous mention of the Dominion, a bit of Bajoran religion/politics, charcter building/development. So there's always a reason to watch most episodes just to build up a bit more background for the series.

Seasons 6 and 7 stretch this idea a bit with episodes like Prodigal Daughter and Profit and Lace, but it's easily forgiven given the quality of the show as a whole