Could it be more common than Sarek's wife says it is? The Vulcans kept Pon Farr a secret until it happened to Spock. Maybe all elderly Vulcans who happen to get the disease seclude themselves in a way similar to Sarek, and just don't have the high profile in non-Vulcan communities that makes the concealment…

Sad Hard Truth: Your point is a fair one. The Ferengi are presented as mainly entrepreneurs who are very involved in the day to day aspects of their business, and large corporations don't seem to be a part of their world at all. Other bad aspects of pure capitalism (which I agree would be a dehumanizing way to…

That and the fact that he begins to make some grand statement about his tough upbringing and then reveals it to be a lie.

On a positive note, that use of the Ferengi is subverted in DS9 and they begin to stand for the good aspects of a capitalism (individualism, highly motivated creativity) as well as the bad aspects (I don't think I need to list them). Though they never fully overcome their most irritating features, the fact that they…

Jewish Caricature
I like both The Most Toys and Saul Rubinek, but isn't Mr. Fajo just a very, very blatant medieval Jewish caricature played completely straight. That aspect of the episode makes me more than a little uncomfortable.

IMDB says Darin Morgan is writing episode 6 of season 1! This is really exciting. It's been forever since a new Darin Morgan IMDB credit has said anything other than consulting producer.