It isn't -that- bad. You can be disappointed by something without despising it, y'know?

I chose to believe it's not the true Garak, because if it is, the true Garak is a boring and somewhat cheesy stock villain. Mwa-ha-ha and all that. Besides, the character change was chemical, which makes it even less interesting. I liked the episode, but this isn't the kind of Garak storyline I enjoy best.

Eh, close enough.

I don't mind him crying, but I was disappointed that so much of the episode was about Garak not really being Garak.

Oh, I should've mentioned that, because it bugged me too.

Do most folks know that the Fantastic Four riff on the show is based on something that actually happened? Maria Bamford wasn't involved, and the movie was completed in 1994, but it's the same basic rights issue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…

Oh, I'm sure it's intentional; at the very least, I'm sure Publick and Hammer are aware of it, and it can work really well. But just because something's intentional doesn't mean it always works, and I thought this week's conclusion was sort of half-assed. Funny, but not their best.

I didn't even realize that until Publick posted it on Twitter. I love Jacobs, but not really the best use of her.

SPOILERS (cont)

That doesn't make it good drama, though. This is just really dull to watch, and even if you accept that Crangle is a deep character, waiting twenty minutes for him to receive obvious punishment is the laziest, most one-note kind of screenwriting.

No, I did not. This has been a crazy week, and I guess a really, really lame typo slipped through.

"I mean, if doctors show up at your door and tell you there has been a horrible car accident nearby, and a patient is in desperate need of a lung transplant RIGHT NOW or they will die, and you are the only match available, are you morally obligated to give up one of your lungs?"

Nah, that wasn't really spoiler-y.

I think it does? I guess I don't understand the need to pick at it that far. The fact that Sisko and the others all decide to stay behind makes sense within their characters, and that Future Odo's decision affects what we know about our Odo, is what matters. The philosophical stuff, while fun to debate on message…

Ahhhhhh. Well-played.

That's well-reasoned, but I have to say, the sci-fi parts of the story (and picking those parts apart) are by far the least interesting aspects of what it's about for me. What matters are the moments of humanity throughout, and Future Odo's decision at the end, and it seems like trying to take the premise overly…

Oh fuck. You're probably right—I just grabbed a ship name from my notes. I'll correct later today.

Crap, you're right.

Hey, it was a reasonable question, asked reasonably; I was wondering if someone was going to mention that. And thanks!

"A-" is basically a "This could be an A, but I want to see how it stacks up against the rest of the season first." Feel free to ignore the minus if this comforts you.