BINGO!Temis the Vorta said:
The correct answer is: IT WASN'T FUNNY!
'Profit and Lace' Why do people hate you so?
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I kind of liked "Profit and Lace". Granted, some of the humor was forced, but it was entertaining nontheless. There were some good lines here and there, the musical score was top-notch, and if you can wade through all the camp, there was a message buried somewhere in there.
My biggest problem (which kinda negates any message there might have been) was Quark's reaction at the end: He's supposedly so out of kilter from the hormones that he can hardly function. Granted, it could be argued that it's because he's not used to them, but everytime I see the episode, I can't help but read a bit more into it (females hormones = unstable behavior).
Not enough to make me dislike the episode, though: I'll give it 2 and a half (bordering on 3) stars.
My biggest problem (which kinda negates any message there might have been) was Quark's reaction at the end: He's supposedly so out of kilter from the hormones that he can hardly function. Granted, it could be argued that it's because he's not used to them, but everytime I see the episode, I can't help but read a bit more into it (females hormones = unstable behavior).
Not enough to make me dislike the episode, though: I'll give it 2 and a half (bordering on 3) stars.
It just sucked plain & simple. Whatever it was meant to be it didn’t end up being. It was embarrassing at times too.
It was a filler episode...they needed to stretch some stories before the juicy war arc resumed.
I can’t blame the writers though, not every episode must be serious or dramatic, they probably wanted to do something light before the season finale. Boy did they make up for it!
It was a filler episode...they needed to stretch some stories before the juicy war arc resumed.
I can’t blame the writers though, not every episode must be serious or dramatic, they probably wanted to do something light before the season finale. Boy did they make up for it!
I might agree, had Jadzia's death not been so patently silly and Dukat would now enter into full cartoon supervillain mode, from which the character would never fully recover.
Alright, otherwise it's a great finale. But atonement for 'Profit and Lace'? I don't know...
Quark was great and loveable, though the rest of the Ferengis were just poorly written and downright annoying most of the time in my opinion. Nog & Rom are the exceptions though (minor exceptions!). But even then Rom’s antics got boring very quickly, and was very predictable.
I actually thought the Ferengis were pretty interesting on paper. They got massive airtime on the show and the whole philosophy of Ferengi life was quite interesting, partly mirroring 20th/21st century Earth. I just wish they weren’t used as comic relief most of the time!
Anyway, as I said above ‘Profit and Lace’ was just awful. I’d hate to explain this episode to a non-Trek fan….
Fair points my friend. Yes Dukat lost his uniqueness after he became possessed by the pah-wraiths, but I think it was the next step in the development of his character. But he was never as interesting no.
I think so, but I agree they could’ve done a better job handling Farrell’s departure, and the consequences of it in that episode.
Well I agree, that's why I like it, despite the episode's blatant stupidity.
I wonder why they did not have a travelling rogue physician do Quarks operation rather than Bashir. This as always puzzled me and left me wondering what Quark have on Bashir to do something so odd.
If a "Quack" did the operation then that would have given a more logical explanation for the post op problems Quark had.
This could also have led to a much more acidic conclusion with Bashir struggling to rectify the botched operation, and we the viewers having the pleasure of watching the astonished reactions of Odo and Sisco as they have to set in motion the arrest of unregisterd Doctor.
This scenareo also leaves the viewer wondering just how much of a recovery Quark made and answers one of the major criticism of this episode which is that Quark made no character progress during this episode.
I don't blame the actors or director for this episode and I regard this as my guilty pleasure but if the powers higher up had made the comedy approach darker it surely would have felt more in line with the rest of the series.
Just a thought.
J
If a "Quack" did the operation then that would have given a more logical explanation for the post op problems Quark had.
This could also have led to a much more acidic conclusion with Bashir struggling to rectify the botched operation, and we the viewers having the pleasure of watching the astonished reactions of Odo and Sisco as they have to set in motion the arrest of unregisterd Doctor.
This scenareo also leaves the viewer wondering just how much of a recovery Quark made and answers one of the major criticism of this episode which is that Quark made no character progress during this episode.
I don't blame the actors or director for this episode and I regard this as my guilty pleasure but if the powers higher up had made the comedy approach darker it surely would have felt more in line with the rest of the series.
Just a thought.
J
I just watched, no, endured this episode during the course of my series marathon today, and oddly enough, it's not the horrific, soul-crushing nightmare I remembered. It's still a terrible, nearly unwatchable episode and a dated, embarrassing concept that should never have made it to the screen, but it didn't seem to provoke anything from me other than mild revulsion and disgust. (The last time I watched it, I threw things.) I must have mellowed out in my old age or something.
Thanks for your feedback. Keep it coming. I am pleasantly surprised that more people like it. Glad to know I am not alone.
Just for the record, one's penis isnt 'cut off'.
Its simply inverted. So you get an 'inny' instead of an 'outy'
Just for the record, one's penis isnt 'cut off'.
Its simply inverted. So you get an 'inny' instead of an 'outy'
I have to admit, when I first watched this, I laughed. Quite a lot as well. And I normally pride myself on laughing at things like Frasier and not at things like Profit and Lace.
I haven't watched it in years though, which may explain why I don't hate it.
I haven't watched it in years though, which may explain why I don't hate it.
You know, i actually enjoyed the episode. I thought it was funny. A funny episode to break up some tense episodes that aired around the same time.
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