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Yeah, I think you're right.  Despite bits of subversion, early DS9 episodes mostly play like TNG episodes.  It'll get better at that.  And in general, the station's relationship to Bajor could always be
made more clear.  One of my favorite online reviewers used to comment in
the later seasons that "Bajor stories treat…

Zack, your criticisms are dead on.  Get used to them.  Although Quark does (intermittently) grow as a character, "he is duplicitous!" remains his defining trait throught the series, and the show's handling of "the Ferengi" as a whole pretty much never evolves beyond stereotyping and comic relief.

Those moments are way less frequent than episodes where the Ferengi need to learn that sexism or exploitation or whatever is bad.

Well, can't speak for anyone else, but I like it because it's a first-contact story that mixes a legitimately alien visitor with a very human protagonist.  And because regardless of the story being told, it shows early DS9 already able to tell that story with confidence and style.

I always figured he killed them too.  And if they'd survived they wouldn't have held it against him - the Hunt ought to be life-or-death for everyone involved.

Also, there're all those establishing shots and pans across the station in the early episodes, which helps establish where everything is in relation to everything else.  I think that adds to the sense of space.

Okay, I looked it up.  "Emissary" and "Duet" are his only S1 appearances.

I think Dukat only makes one (viewscreen) appearance in S1 after the pilot too.  They had these great potential recurring characters that they didn't get around to bringing back for awhile, for whatever reason.  Gotta establish the core eight, I guess, but the semi-regulars are often the best parts of DS9.  (Once we…

"A Simple Investigation" is a S5 episode in which Garak does not appear (I think).  IIRC, Theta's scene is in S3's "Improbable Cause."

Trek pretty much sucks at romance.  I've accepted it.

*Please*, make yourself comfortable here.

Great writeup; you're giving every episode the depth of analysis that only some of them actually deserve.

Mr. Handlen, I have literally been waiting for years for you to get to the good stuff.  Not that TOS and TNG weren;t great shows accompanied by great writeups of which I faithfully read every one, DS9 is special to me in a way that few other shows not connected with David Simon or Joss Whedon are.  Hope you enjoy the…

Zack, let me speak for the hopefully silent majority when I say that, although I never commented or participated, I've read every Trek review so far and then started looking forward to the next one.  The quality of the show plus your ability to explain exactly why it works for you and others (plus the gimmick…

Just FYI, I've commented on ATS rather extensively, and will continue to do so as Noel finishes the series.

Well, that's one possible implication.  The most straightforward explanation would be that - in a state where Buffy has made her choice, but is still waiting on Willow to whip up a new batch of antidote - that the false reality has no power over her anymore.

I think everyone has to chime in on this one:
10.  Wild At Heart/Pangs/Restless (yeah, cheating to do a "tie," but sometimes I'm in the mood for angst, sometimes for comedy, sometimes for trippy)
9.  Two To Go
8.  Lovers Walk
7.  Fool For Love
6.  Once More, With Feeling
5.  Normal Again
4.  Consequences
3.  Prophecy Girl
2. …

Of course you had to cover the finale on a day when I was away interviewing so no one will ever read this.  But you're right that everyone has their own Buffy and their own idea about why _Buffy_ is awesome, even if there's a lot of overlap.  This entry was a moving way to say goodbye to the show.  It's been a…

It's generally acknowledged that S5 was the only season of _Angel_ where Whedon was logging massive on-set time on the level of early _Buffy_.