A lot of people thought this. I saw more than a few references to 'Julius Baltashir' which isn't a bad name in its own right.

A lot of people thought this. I saw more than a few references to 'Julius Baltashir' which isn't a bad name in its own right.

What @avclub-bca3531762af8a993c4f60c48fd5e33b:disqus said.

What @avclub-bca3531762af8a993c4f60c48fd5e33b:disqus said.

To be fair, that's probably less 'Starfleet has no idea what they're up against' and more 'the writers were playing fast and loose with how big they wanted fleets to be and hadn't really settled on it yet.'

To be fair, that's probably less 'Starfleet has no idea what they're up against' and more 'the writers were playing fast and loose with how big they wanted fleets to be and hadn't really settled on it yet.'

Oh man, normal Dukat and the Intendant?

Oh man, normal Dukat and the Intendant?

Okay, the criminal lack of chemistry between Worf and Dax is partly his
fault, but that's not really a question of skill or effort.

Okay, the criminal lack of chemistry between Worf and Dax is partly his
fault, but that's not really a question of skill or effort.

The brutishness could be a clever ploy.

The brutishness could be a clever ploy.

Trek has never been what you'd call hugely progressive in its sexual politics, but at least it tries, and I would argue that "Rejoined" is evidence enough that, while clunky, the Trek writers aren't just a bunch of dudes who think girls making out is hot.

Trek has never been what you'd call hugely progressive in its sexual politics, but at least it tries, and I would argue that "Rejoined" is evidence enough that, while clunky, the Trek writers aren't just a bunch of dudes who think girls making out is hot.

Well, for some degree of consensual.

Well, for some degree of consensual.

I'm gonna defend the b-plot of Muse.

I'm gonna defend the b-plot of Muse.

Doctor Bashir, I Presume was excellent and I'll argue about it with anyone who says otherwise.

Doctor Bashir, I Presume was excellent and I'll argue about it with anyone who says otherwise.