So are we to understand from that last scene that Limehouse's other lackey chose to get his hand eaten up rather than be let off with a warning?

Correct, she was technically nominated.

Yeah, I meant self-interest more in a societal sense than individual behavior.  I remember the family thing being brought up when it became important to the plot, but it's absolutely possible I'm forgetting earlier mentions of it.

He *did* say "arguably"…

I wouldn't want to meet the AV Bear.

They sure don't.  Gravity has always been the biggest problem for TV sci-fi.  Even Firefly couldn't get around it.

I would have to say the guiding principle of Cardassian society is basically pragmatic self-interest.  They also add in an emphasis on family later on in the series.
Also, welcome!  I hope you'll find us to be as friendly a bunch as we fancy ourselves to be.  There are a lot of in-jokes to wade through, though, and I…

A "-" ?!?!?  This episode clearly deserved a "-+"!

I think it also sets the DS9 tone in that TNG would rarely if ever put forth a situation where reasonable discourse would not resolve the situation.  Picard seems to know that there isn't really anything he can say to Sisko, that it's best to just do his job and let Sisko do his and move on.

Good work, team!

It was all Cardassian.  Remember when they

I'm surprised you found the Sisko/Picard scenes not compelling.  I love them, and found them to be among the best uses of crossover stunt casting that the various series employed.  Just because 359 wasn't Picard's fault doesn't mean we can't sympathize with Sisko, and that's what makes it an interesting conflict to me.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Congratulations, Zack!

Wait, but that would mean…

Myles, I don't mean this in any sort of accusatory way, or to imply that you're doing anything "wrong", but I am constantly fascinated by how much your Office reviews read like their subject is a drama rather than a comedy.

As a counterexample, allow me to present:

I went back to look for it, and I think it was the Hero Worship/Violations week, but the comments are now all screwed up and out of order there.  Possibly because of a deleted thread, parts of which seem to have resurfaced.

Apparently this has not been a very adorable experience, so let's switch it up and mention our more dubious memories.  Remember when that entire thread had to be deleted back in season 4 sometime?

Yeah, I'm not too down on Insurrection, either.  I just thought that sounded like a funny thing to say, so I went for it.