Oh, the irony!

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Dr. Sevrin had to make use of his knowledge of the field he had rejected in favor of seeking Eden to achieve his goal.

Can anyone think of other Trek ironies? Cruel, funny, odd, etc...

 

[Seven of Five]

The Cardassians having their own resistance against the Dominion after being in the same situation with Bajor a few years earlier. Oh and of course Kira herself, a former resistance member herself, helping the Cardassians in their battle. That was all probably my favourite story in DS9's last season.

 

[2takesfrakes]

It was very ironic, indeed, when Bones took his ailing father off Life Support and ending his Life, only for there to be "... a cure! A goddamn CURE!!!" to be discovered, like the very next day. Oh, Bones, must you be so impulsive? So impatient? Have you never heard of the saying, "what a difference a day makes"? Some people just have to figure things out the hard way ...

 

[Kai "the spy"]

It was very ironic, indeed, when Bones took his ailing father off Life Support and ending his Life, only for there to be "... a cure! A goddamn CURE!!!" to be discovered, like the very next day. Oh, Bones, must you be so impulsive? So impatient? Have you never heard of the saying, "what a difference a day makes"? Some people just have to figure things out the hard way ...

That's not irony, that's bad timing.

 

[Myko]

It probably rained if Zek and Ishka ever got married on Ferenginar.

 

[Christopher]

Dr. Sevrin had to make use of his knowledge of the field he had rejected in favor of seeking Eden to achieve his goal.

That's not irony, just hypocrisy. Sevrin was a cult leader telling his followers what they wanted to hear in order to manipulate them into obeying him. Irony is something that goes against expectations. There's nothing unexpected about a power-mad leader self-servingly betraying the ideals he preaches to his followers.

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

After so many examples of things that aren't ironic I can never keep straight what is and what isn't, it's like ten thousand spoons and all I need is a knife.

 

[locutus101]

It was Ironic when Odo said that Rom couldn't fix a straw if it was bent and a couple of seasons later he was described by several people including Weyoun as an engineering genius.

 

[locutus101]

I know that's not ironic, that's just retconning.

 

[CorporalClegg]

It probably rained if Zek and Ishka ever got married on Ferenginar.

Martok says black flies in bloodwine add flavor.

 

[alensatemybuick1]

After so many examples of things that aren't ironic I can never keep straight what is and what isn't, it's like ten thousand spoons and all I need is a knife.

I've heard it said that Alanis' song is more like a littany of bummers than about irony.

 

[stardream]

Examples from Merriman-Webster Dictionary

It's ironic that computers break down so often, since they're meant to save people time

It is ironic that the robber's car crashed into a police station.

 

[retroenzo]

I've heard it said that Alanis' song is more like a littany of bummers than about irony.

It's said that the only ironic thing about the song 'Ironic' is that there's nothing actually ironic in the song.

 

[locutus101]

Martok says black flies in bloodwine add flavor.

He also says: "When a father and son don't speak, that means there is trouble between them."

No shit sherlock!

 

[locutus101]

It's ironic that in a thread about irony we can't find anything that's truly ironic.

 

[Vandervecken]

The creators of the Doomsday Machine being destroyed by their own destroyer. Same for the Minosians and their weapons systems (Arsenal of Freedom).


The Kelvans being "defeated" by their own physical transformation into humans, which to them had been just another weapon of war.

The Providers losing a wager to a thrall.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

That's not irony, just hypocrisy. Sevrin was a cult leader telling his followers what they wanted to hear in order to manipulate them into obeying him. Irony is something that goes against expectations. There's nothing unexpected about a power-mad leader self-servingly betraying the ideals he preaches to his followers.

Well he obviously wanted to go to Eden, but to what? Return to his scientific pursuits there and use them to dominate his followers in a location where nobody would/could come and rescue them from his tyranny? Betray what he told them and convince them it was part of a plan? That it's okay for him to have the tech toys, but not them?

Why not? He's a maniac. I guess even if the plants weren't acid, whoever next came to the planet years down the road would find them all dead from poison anyway.

 

[locutus101]

The creators of the Doomsday Machine being destroyed by their own destroyer. Same for the Minosians and their weapons systems (Arsenal of Freedom).


The Kelvans being "defeated" by their own physical transformation into humans, which to them had been just another weapon of war.

The Providers losing a wager to a thrall.

We don't know if the creators of the Doomsday machine were destroyed by it. In fact we don't know anything about them.

I don't know if the Kelvans were defeated, it's more like they were shown that they had different interests from those who sent them.

The Providers made a wager, mostly to fight boredom, it seems. When you make a wager there is always the possibility to lose. I don't know if there is anything ironic about it.

The minosians and their weapons seems to be the only example of yours that's truly ironic.

 

[locutus101]

Well he obviously wanted to go to Eden, but to what? Return to his scientific pursuits there and use them to dominate his followers in a location where nobody would/could come and rescue them from his tyranny? Betray what he told them and convince them it was part of a plan? That it's okay for him to have the tech toys, but not them?

Why not? He's a maniac. I guess even if the plants weren't acid, whoever next came to the planet years down the road would find them all dead from poison anyway.

He was a lunatic. Let's leave it at that. Crazy people do crazy things.

 

[JWPlatt]

It's said that the only ironic thing about the song 'Ironic' is that there's nothing actually ironic in the song.

Not exactly true. There is irony in the man afraid to fly thinking, as the plane crashed down, "Well isn't this nice" with such a calm demeanor. Obviously, that's not really where Alanis intended the irony, but it's there - accidental irony.