Best explanation I can think of is Wolf 359. After losing so many personnel in one day, they had to lower the standards for getting into the Academy. Otherwise, they'd take close to a century to replace all of the officers they needed.

Best explanation I can think of is Wolf 359. After losing so many personnel in one day, they had to lower the standards for getting into the Academy. Otherwise, they'd take close to a century to replace all of the officers they needed.

Kukalaka….That poor bastard was forced to stay alive for years….DECADES past when he should have died. Bashir may revere life, but to a twisted extreme.

Kukalaka….That poor bastard was forced to stay alive for years….DECADES past when he should have died. Bashir may revere life, but to a twisted extreme.

I think it works well, though. It means that even if Bareil is your least favorite character on the show (which seems to be a strong opinion here), there are stakes to his situation beyond how sad Kira will be, and the worry that Kai Winn will act up more often without Bareil to remind her how normal people might act.…

I think it works well, though. It means that even if Bareil is your least favorite character on the show (which seems to be a strong opinion here), there are stakes to his situation beyond how sad Kira will be, and the worry that Kai Winn will act up more often without Bareil to remind her how normal people might act.…

Gotta admit that it justifies the reasoning for killing him off, though. And making sure it was mostly other people reacting to his death, instead of Bareil trying to make some kind of heartfelt yet wooden speech about hoping to accomplish so much more.

Gotta admit that it justifies the reasoning for killing him off, though. And making sure it was mostly other people reacting to his death, instead of Bareil trying to make some kind of heartfelt yet wooden speech about hoping to accomplish so much more.

I like Nog's monologue too because it's…well, pragmatic. He's not looking to gain some glory for being the first Ferengi in Starfleet, it's just the best viable option for making a good life out of his engineering gifts. In its own way, that is a very Ferengi way to look at his own situation, with enough…

I like Nog's monologue too because it's…well, pragmatic. He's not looking to gain some glory for being the first Ferengi in Starfleet, it's just the best viable option for making a good life out of his engineering gifts. In its own way, that is a very Ferengi way to look at his own situation, with enough…

God, I hated the Story of Us.

God, I hated the Story of Us.

I like the fact that the episode was set not far into the future, even when it aired. That makes it easier to accept the problems, whereas saying the Bell Riots took place in 2124 would have made me wonder "Wait, did they have replicators by then? Or transporters? Did they invent all the futuristic stuff in just one…

I like the fact that the episode was set not far into the future, even when it aired. That makes it easier to accept the problems, whereas saying the Bell Riots took place in 2124 would have made me wonder "Wait, did they have replicators by then? Or transporters? Did they invent all the futuristic stuff in just one…

Well, there's still a difference between choosing to make open advances at someone and watching everyone badly ape your behavior.

Well, there's still a difference between choosing to make open advances at someone and watching everyone badly ape your behavior.

Oh, and I love Tom shutting down O'Brien by acting like they've had some horrifying split in the past. It's like a mini version of "Make O'Brien Miserable!"

Oh, and I love Tom shutting down O'Brien by acting like they've had some horrifying split in the past. It's like a mini version of "Make O'Brien Miserable!"

It makes no sense, yes, but I always took that as part and parcel of the Maquis experience. Tom's plan is stupid because he's desperate and thinks making some big, splashy strike will be enough to somehow defeat the Cardassians and make them give back the colonies, which is just how Cal Hudson saw it back when the…

It makes no sense, yes, but I always took that as part and parcel of the Maquis experience. Tom's plan is stupid because he's desperate and thinks making some big, splashy strike will be enough to somehow defeat the Cardassians and make them give back the colonies, which is just how Cal Hudson saw it back when the…