The Visitor & The Inner Light

[Photon]

Obviously, great shows. So was The Visitor, Sisko's Inner Light episode?

 

[22 Stars]

Yes.

 

[highlander]

They are both very emotional episodes, and prove that family is more important to a man that his career. I just watched "Inner Light" on SciFi today. No matter how stoic Picard tries to be, a family and children is what he longs for. Ben and Jake have that, and "The Visitor" proves that nothing can break that bond.

 

[nx1701g]

And The Visitor is SO much better.

 

[Apogeal Alpha01]

At first blush it would seem to be Jake's Inner Light episode since he lived an entire life apart from his normal one. However it is Sisko who comes away with a revelation of how Jake's life turned out in response to his tragic, semi-death in limbo.

As it turned out, Sisko did end up in limbo, in teh wormhole, but Jake knows that he irretrievable without the consent of the wormhole aliens.

 

[Damask]

I would have said that Far Beyond The Stars was Sisko's Inner Light. I think it had a more profound effect on him. I'd argue that Rapture had more of an impact also. The Visitor is fantastic but I still see it as a Jake story.

 

[EnsignRicky]

I agree that Far Beyond The Stars is closer to being Sisko's Inner Light, though whenever I see The Visitor I do always think of Inner Light. It's probably because they are each series' respective best dramatic episode. As for which one I like better, it's funny, I personally like to think that The Inner Light is better, yet whenever I see The Visitor, I sometimes become aware of a strange liquidy substance forming around my eyes. Besides, this was more like Jake's Inner Light.