Yeah, the other day I was looking at someone's list of top 10 DS9 characters, and I realized that I agreed with 8 of them but also could have put together a top 10 list using none of their entries.

The Electoral College doesn't serve the role of insulating the Presidency from the peasantry anymore anyway. It's just a somewhat flawed proxy for the popular vote.

The Electoral College doesn't serve the role of insulating the Presidency from the peasantry anymore anyway. It's just a somewhat flawed proxy for the popular vote.

Fuck, I wish I'd known about this before today.

Fuck, I wish I'd known about this before today.

My favorite thing about the Breen is that the only difference between the average Breen and their military leader is that the military leader has bitchin' gold braid on his environmental suit.

My favorite thing about the Breen is that the only difference between the average Breen and their military leader is that the military leader has bitchin' gold braid on his environmental suit.

My take has always been that it's not the Federation that's a communist utopia, but Earth. Everyone's always talking about how Earth is a wonderful paradise.

My take has always been that it's not the Federation that's a communist utopia, but Earth. Everyone's always talking about how Earth is a wonderful paradise.

@avclub-ba56a1fd70b8c7aff17bf4c58e614b42:disqus I don't think that she slept with Winn. Except in what I assume to be someone's hate-sex fanfic.

@avclub-ba56a1fd70b8c7aff17bf4c58e614b42:disqus I don't think that she slept with Winn. Except in what I assume to be someone's hate-sex fanfic.

Wow, really? I've always thought they had really great chemistry. There's a certain degree of distance there, but it makes sense that an independent freighter captain and someone as damaged as Sisko wouldn't have the world's most gushy, romantic relationship.

Wow, really? I've always thought they had really great chemistry. There's a certain degree of distance there, but it makes sense that an independent freighter captain and someone as damaged as Sisko wouldn't have the world's most gushy, romantic relationship.

Yeah, all future appearances are by a different actress, who makes her seem older and shriller.

Yeah, all future appearances are by a different actress, who makes her seem older and shriller.

The first change was just because the original actress was unavailable. The second was because they thought Ziyal needed to seem older in order for her plot arc to make sense.

The first change was just because the original actress was unavailable. The second was because they thought Ziyal needed to seem older in order for her plot arc to make sense.

Worf fought with Gowron during the "Redemption" plot. Maybe he's really good at that.

Worf fought with Gowron during the "Redemption" plot. Maybe he's really good at that.

Actually, Shakaar only shows up three times. Here, "Crossfire", and "The Begotten". "Crossfire" doesn't strike me as a Bareil plot, and he's a minor part of "The Begotten".