The great thing about non-emotional Data, I think, is that it forced subtlety into Spiner's performance — clearly, he's got it in him to give good performances, because he did some amazing work in TNG, but in everything else I've seen him in, he's always been painfully hammy, whereas Data's lack of emotions took away…

The great thing about non-emotional Data, I think, is that it forced subtlety into Spiner's performance — clearly, he's got it in him to give good performances, because he did some amazing work in TNG, but in everything else I've seen him in, he's always been painfully hammy, whereas Data's lack of emotions took away…

On the other hand, hearing J.K. Simmons saying "yip yip" in his glorious booming voice is pretty great…

On the other hand, hearing J.K. Simmons saying "yip yip" in his glorious booming voice is pretty great…

The trailer for next week suggests that he's at least claiming the second one…

The trailer for next week suggests that he's at least claiming the second one…

Seriously. Asami and Korra could both do way better than Mako.

Seriously. Asami and Korra could both do way better than Mako.

I've always thought that Kira is really convincing as a devout layperson who isn't blinkered or fanatical (e.g. in "In the Hands of the Prophets" she starts off in agreement with Winn but later is able to reconsider that agreement without it causing her to lose her faith) but whose faith is a central part of her life.…

I've always thought that Kira is really convincing as a devout layperson who isn't blinkered or fanatical (e.g. in "In the Hands of the Prophets" she starts off in agreement with Winn but later is able to reconsider that agreement without it causing her to lose her faith) but whose faith is a central part of her life.…

As I recall, the Cardassian makeup was pretty much specifically designed to look good on Marc Alaimo, since he played the first significant Cardassian character back in "The Wounded." Which is just random supplementary information, because I totally agree with everything you said.

As I recall, the Cardassian makeup was pretty much specifically designed to look good on Marc Alaimo, since he played the first significant Cardassian character back in "The Wounded." Which is just random supplementary information, because I totally agree with everything you said.

@avclub-4215108aab6eeb76e0a44d2928e041ec:disqus I want to live in your universe where the Quark in drag episode doesn't exist.

@avclub-4215108aab6eeb76e0a44d2928e041ec:disqus I want to live in your universe where the Quark in drag episode doesn't exist.

Crazy Evil Dukat also has a really irritating Doylist explanation whereby the writers felt that, thanks to the relatively subtle and complex characterization they'd given Dukat, too many fans thought he was really a good guy underneath it all, so they needed to stop with the nuance and make him Pagh-Wraith…

Crazy Evil Dukat also has a really irritating Doylist explanation whereby the writers felt that, thanks to the relatively subtle and complex characterization they'd given Dukat, too many fans thought he was really a good guy underneath it all, so they needed to stop with the nuance and make him Pagh-Wraith…

I also love their conversation about Julius Caesar in…whichever episode it was. "Improbable Cause," I think. "I knew Brutus was going to kill Caesar in Act I! But Caesar didn't know it until the knife was in his back!"

I also love their conversation about Julius Caesar in…whichever episode it was. "Improbable Cause," I think. "I knew Brutus was going to kill Caesar in Act I! But Caesar didn't know it until the knife was in his back!"

The writers got lazy about his enhancements very quickly, but I always thought the initial revelation made sense — after ten years of grad school, I know a lot of incredibly brilliant people who are stupid in many of the same ways as Bashir.

The writers got lazy about his enhancements very quickly, but I always thought the initial revelation made sense — after ten years of grad school, I know a lot of incredibly brilliant people who are stupid in many of the same ways as Bashir.