Except I thought there was an episode later where someone referred specifically to Dominion space being nearby

Except I thought there was an episode later where someone referred specifically to Dominion space being nearby

That's nothing new. They blew up the ship several times during the show, and every time it was saved by a temporal anomaly.

That's nothing new. They blew up the ship several times during the show, and every time it was saved by a temporal anomaly.

Regarding the Odyssey in "The Jem'Hadar," I thought it was an effective storytelling tool to make it a Galaxy Class ship. To this point, TNG had just ended or was about to end (depending on the airdates) and so the Galaxy Class ship was one with which the audiences were familiar. The point here was that the Odyssey…

Regarding the Odyssey in "The Jem'Hadar," I thought it was an effective storytelling tool to make it a Galaxy Class ship. To this point, TNG had just ended or was about to end (depending on the airdates) and so the Galaxy Class ship was one with which the audiences were familiar. The point here was that the Odyssey…

"On the other hand, it's never exactly clear as to whether the mouth of
the wormhole in the Gamma Quadrant is in Dominion territory, or just
near Dominion territory. So it might be a situation where the Dominon is
claiming the entire Gamma Quadrant as theirs"

"On the other hand, it's never exactly clear as to whether the mouth of
the wormhole in the Gamma Quadrant is in Dominion territory, or just
near Dominion territory. So it might be a situation where the Dominon is
claiming the entire Gamma Quadrant as theirs"

EXACTLY!

EXACTLY!

One of Sorkin's writing tricks on display in this episode that irked me dealt with the whole motif of America not being the greatest country in the world anymore. Well, OK, the characters make an impassioned statement why they feel that way. And it may even be true. But Sorkin confuses the concepts of "greatest…

One of Sorkin's writing tricks on display in this episode that irked me dealt with the whole motif of America not being the greatest country in the world anymore. Well, OK, the characters make an impassioned statement why they feel that way. And it may even be true. But Sorkin confuses the concepts of "greatest…

I think the thing that annoyed me most was the attempt to retcon a fake newscast into a real-life situation. To me it's just lazy writing because Sorkin is using all the benefit of hindsight to prop up his characters.

I think the thing that annoyed me most was the attempt to retcon a fake newscast into a real-life situation. To me it's just lazy writing because Sorkin is using all the benefit of hindsight to prop up his characters.

Yep. Noted

Yep. Noted

not worse but as annoying

not worse but as annoying

I haven't read the books, but by this point isn't Jason supposed to be making panther babies or something? Not to say that would have been better for the show (having abandoned that potential storyline), but sometimes what happens when you take a character with a pre-existing storyline and you throw that out and try…

I haven't read the books, but by this point isn't Jason supposed to be making panther babies or something? Not to say that would have been better for the show (having abandoned that potential storyline), but sometimes what happens when you take a character with a pre-existing storyline and you throw that out and try…