Your favorite black humor on DS9?

[Oddish]

In "Civil Defense", a random station crewmember is vaporized by a replicated energy weapon; later, Gul Dukat shows up and casually chats with our heroes (and Garak) while they duck for cover in Ops.

And he even orders the replicator to give him some beverage or other. It vanishes the raygun, produces the drink, then brings back the raygun and resumes shooting.

 

[Ragitsu]

My favorite moment of the whole episode is when Dukat tries to leave the station.

How about that moment when Garak - frustrated with Dukat's overtures (which Kira failed to notice) - outs the aspirational Cardassian?

In response, Dukat exclaims "Garak!" with the embarrassment of a Victorian lady.

"Where's Commander Sisko? I trust he wasn't vaporized while asking for one of those raktajinos he's so fond of..."

Pure pitch .

 

[Some Sort of Lemur]

Add to it that Garak and Dukat just keep talking with that deliberate Cardassian elocution as the phaser beams keep firing on

 

[Ragitsu]

Could Weyoun helping Jake to acquire a rare baseball card be considered black humor, if viewed in a wider context? After all, the Vorta does represent aliens who are bent on galactic conquest.

 

[Davy]

Could Weyoun helping Jake to acquire a rare baseball card be considered black humor, if viewed in a wider context? After all, the Vorta does represent aliens who are bent on galactic conquest.

100%. Jake and Nog literally on the eve of battle (In The Cards was the ep before Call To Arms and the Dominion War launching) end the episode by trying to convince the leader of the enemy side that Willie Mays was a time traveller and they're investigating. Absolutely dark comedy - a funny moment, with a heartfelt hug from Ben to Jake - and BOOM, that's how the episode ends then we're at war the next week.

 

[Ragitsu]

100%. Jake and Nog literally on the eve of battle (In The Cards was the ep before Call To Arms and the Dominion War launching) end the episode by trying to convince the leader of the enemy side that Willie Mays was a time traveller and they're investigating. Absolutely dark comedy - a funny moment, with a heartfelt hug from Ben to Jake - and BOOM, that's how the episode ends then we're at war the next week.

Whoa. I did not realize (remember) that the war kicked off next episode. "In The Cards" is blacker than I thought.

 

[SteveJRogers]

“You have my permission to peruse him. BUT! I must kill him.”

[Ezri looks back in shock]

“And Jazdia said I didn’t have a sense of humor.”

 

[SteveJRogers]

There is something darkly comical about correctly predicting that the Evil Empire would have a championship winning season before the end of the 20th Century that would still hold up among the greatest single seasons for a team in baseball history, literal decades, and fictional centuries later.

Just a year off though, but DAMN!

 

[Poltargyst]

"Find him and kill him!"
--Worf, Take Me Out To The Holosuite

 

[Ragitsu]

“You have my permission to peruse him. BUT! I must kill him.”

[Ezri looks back in shock]

“And Jazdia said I didn’t have a sense of humor.”

"Oh, Worf, you kidder."

 

[SteveJRogers]

Fine, but I can’t wait to see your face when we get back, and find out that I’ve never been born!

*O’Brien considers it, chuckles as Bashir glares at him

 

[Ragitsu]

Fine, but I can’t wait to see your face when we get back, and find out that I’ve never been born!

*O’Brien considers it, chuckles as Bashir glares at him

The Tribbles episode?

 

[SteveJRogers]

The Tribbles episode?

Yup. When Bashir thinks he ran into his great grandmother in an Enterprise turbolift, as they are being beamed to the space station.

 

[DonIago]

I'm not sure I'd call that black humor, but it is really funny.

 

[Oddish]

It would have been black humor if they actually DID erase Julian from the timeline.

 

[DonIago]

Or had a Gabriel Bell moment where Bashir found pictures of his great grandfather.

Might even explain why he was developmentally delayed enough that his parents had him genetically augmented.

 

[Rebel Scum]

You're Cordially Invited
Bashir and O'Brien: Gonna kill Worf

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