DS9 ReWatch: Season 7, “What You Leave Behind”

Today, we are closing out our review of our favorite Star Trek series, Deep Space Nine, with our analysis of DS9 Season 7. Because of the exceptional quality of Season 6, DS9’s writers, artists, and production staff had a huge task ahead of them to match that season’s excellence. But despite the season’s original plans, their efforts were hampered by an unforeseen complication that made their work more difficult. Continue reading DS9 ReWatch: Season 7, “What You Leave Behind”

DS9 ReWatch: S3 Honorable Mentions, E20 & 21

Kicking off the start of 2024, we’ll dive a little deeper into DS9’s 3rd Season and closely examine what makes it so unique. Many significant changes occurred throughout the 26 episodes. We’ll highlight them by reviewing our Season 3 Honorable Mentions, Eps. 20 – 21, “Improbable Cause” and “The Die is Cast.” Continue reading DS9 ReWatch: S3 Honorable Mentions, E20 & 21

DS9 ReWatch: S2, E8 – “Necessary Evil”

We continue our DS9 ReWatch with “Necessary Evil, the eighth episode od Season Two.” “Necessary Evil” is structured as a film noir, the form of American cinema popular between 1941 and the early 1950s. The trend was inspired by the hard-hitting pulp fiction of the 1930s. Odo is our dogged investigator searching for the truth in both the present as well as the past.

The episode could also be described as Odo’s origin story. It was the first time Odo met Quark and Kira, both of whom will develop significant relationships with the shapeshifter throughout the succeeding seasons. Continue reading DS9 ReWatch: S2, E8 – “Necessary Evil”