For the first episode, at least. We'll see how it goes after this, though I'm hopeful.

For the first episode, at least. We'll see how it goes after this, though I'm hopeful.

Pretty much in the same boat here. Of those I know about, Jupiter is #1 with a bullet.

Hey, if the gloves come off, they still want to look stylish as they kick ass.

How nice is it that it's basically being simulcast in both Japan and America through Hulu with the subtitles? I think otherwise I would have gone "Huh, new Sailor Moon" and promptly forgotten about it. Instead I can watch along. Hooray convenience!

It is, and thank God there's at least some grappling with that, like Ross and Sisko pouring out their wine, and Garak and Bashir looking at the numbers. It's not quite a hollow victory, but it's damned close.

They were also just less important than the Dominion War, no matter how much they might go "super spiritual god warfare stuff!" Hell, the most important thing the prophets do is to intervene in said war when they wish the Dominion fleet to the cornfield.

That was actually not a matter of money, but of Terry Farrell (or at least her agent) not giving them permission to use any footage of her. They wanted to include her, and they were blocked.

I never had a big issue with it, mostly because to me, Odo can bring an experience no other Changeling can to the table-being saved entirely by solids. Kira stands by him at every step in the final season, and even when Section 31 is revealed as infecting the Changelings, two other members of Starfleet literally risk…

Jake really gets the worst ending, but even then, he's a young adult living in a place where there are people who know and care about him. As sad as it is that his dad is gone, he's at least not alone on DS9, and that last shot is so important for re-emphasizing that.

Okay, having made a sad comment about the end of these reviews, let's talk about the episode itself. As sad as Damar's death is, I already noted yesterday that his little crack about his secret hideaway feeds into my favorite little moment here before the actual end-when he, Kira, Garak, and all his sudden…

And….we're done.

What's that, Thot Gor? Kill them all? Good idea! Ahahaha!

The storyline makes sense in theory, but it's pulling focus from much more important events that we're also invested in. That and, as Zack notes, Quark immediately buys it instead of going "Wait a minute, what's the scam this time?" which just makes him look dumb.

Not going to spoil what, but the "mountain hideaway" line fits perfectly with one of my favorite (small) moments in "What You Leave Behind."

Also great: Ezri brings the right perspective to say what she thinks about the Empire in a way that Jadzia couldn't, but does so without putting Jadzia down. She just notes that Jadzia and Curzon were much closer to Klingon culture than she is, so she can't ignore the problems she sees with the leadership like her…

At the same time, Sisko says nothing obvious about it, and Worf just says "I may have a way." Sisko can legitimately argue that he thought Worf had some kind of leverage beyond outright killing.

How adorable is it that O'Brien finds the strength to move on not from the mission or the greater good, but from the idea that he'd die with Julian in someone else's mind? Miles Edward O'Brien: Not wanting anyone to misread his relationship with Bashir into something it's not, even the Great Beyond.

Yes. He keeps his promise to Odo up until it becomes a mission issue, and then when Kira says she already knew, he says nothing about it to anyone until Odo collapses. Garak will break his word on a dime if he thinks it's a good idea, but he doesn't do it out of enjoyment, at least not here.

Also: Zack already pointed it out, but I like that Worf hands off the chancellorship. It's probably one of the most disinterested and selfless acts someone could perform in such a situation. Martok as Chancellor might reform the Empire or just slow the decline, but Worf can always say he gave up power for the good of…