My understanding was that they had to 'cut the tether' while Sisko was there, so that it wouldn't have worked for Jake to just die; but it's actually been a while since I've watched the episode so I could be wrong.

My understanding was that they had to 'cut the tether' while Sisko was there, so that it wouldn't have worked for Jake to just die; but it's actually been a while since I've watched the episode so I could be wrong.

One thing that I find a little strange about 'The Visitor' is that its message, so to speak, seems a little mixed up.  We get a little bit of 'Jake should have moved on and lived his own life instead of being trapped in the past', most notably when Sisko is dismayed to learn that he's given up writing and such.  But…

One thing that I find a little strange about 'The Visitor' is that its message, so to speak, seems a little mixed up.  We get a little bit of 'Jake should have moved on and lived his own life instead of being trapped in the past', most notably when Sisko is dismayed to learn that he's given up writing and such.  But…

I agree that The Visitor is somewhat overrated.  It's a good episode, maybe even among DS9's best ten or so, but I just don't see it as being in an altogether different league from, say, Duet, or Necessary Evil, or Past Tense.

I agree that The Visitor is somewhat overrated.  It's a good episode, maybe even among DS9's best ten or so, but I just don't see it as being in an altogether different league from, say, Duet, or Necessary Evil, or Past Tense.

iluvcapra . . . but Lucas didn't write Red Tails.

iluvcapra . . . but Lucas didn't write Red Tails.