I wouldn’t go so far as to say the entire first season was amazing, but that pilot should be taught in schools. It’s the most perfect pilot I’ve ever seen, of any tv show. (And, of course, Duet...)

It’s a little unfair to wish for serialization when it wasn’t really a thing back then (especially for a show that was struggling to all of a sudden try something super experimental), but, my goodness, how I wish Year of Hell was a season long arc.

Yeah, when I re-watched it a few years ago I came to the realization that the seasons before the Dominion War were the seasons I liked more. Not that the Dominion War stuff wasn’t good, I just think the other seasons were even better.

With Star Trek: Discovery - don’t people feel insulted watching it? It’s literally the same 10 or so episodes repackaged and mad-libbed every single season.

...Have they had to break into some illicit and exclusive bar, yet, this season?

Yup. Though, I’m what you’d probably call a “reverse” time traveler. You see, starting May 24th, 1994, I started to live life backwards through time. I’m writing this to you from the year 1964.

Oh, well, if you say it’s not, then it must not be so. Whew. Glad we cleared that up!!!

It’s kinda hard to read anything you wrote after “grimdark.” Hard not to assume the rest wasn’t also buzzword gibberish.

lol “you’re the only one talking about race here!”

Do you hear yourself?

And, no. I’m not saying he’s an avatar for his race. I’m actually arguing against that in my post. Try reading it again!

Also, if you think Sisko’s portrayal is totally devoid of his race, I suggest you actually watch DS9. Try sticking around for…

Here’s the thing: any of the captains, as written and portrayed, would have done what Sisko did. Janeway, Kirk, Picard, Archer...the whole lot of’em.

If you think Sisko is uniquely capable of bending his principles/morality then you’re feeding into some negative stereotypes around African American men. I mean, listen…

The fact that this article exists feeds into it.

For every twenty articles/blog posts like this one, I see maybe one mentioning his relationship with Jake.

It’s certainly a facet of the character. And that’s indeed what makes him a great character and one of the best in the franchise. But, I’m arguing it’s a tiny, tiny portion of his character. The “clean cut positives” are what we see way more of in the entire run of the show.

I would never, and do not in my post, advocate for the erasure of Sisko’s race. That’s a vital and obvious part of his character.

I think some fans, maybe most fans, see his race and apply negative stereotypes to him as a result. Stereotypes that are actually completely opposite of what we actually see of the…

Don’t get me started on how Kirk’s been mischaracterized as some philandering himbo...

Yes, I am basically Benny Russell. Hey you should watch that episode of DS9, actually. Season 6, Episode 13. You might even like it!

Oh no lol did you just pull the “I don’t see color” card?

If you think Brooks’ and DS9's writing staff’s portrayal of Sisko is “race netural” you haven’t seen the show. You must be one of those “fans” that just fast forwards to the phaser fights and keeps watching the ship battle scenes over and over.

Maybe you run in great fandom circles. All I ever see is him being the only one to punch Q or destroying a whole planet’s atmosphere to get one dude (all things he did for sure, but not the majority of things he did).

You do realize I’m saying he’s NOT an unhinged madman. I’m saying it’s *wrong* to (mis)characterize him that way...

What movie? Picard’s character ended after the TNG finale...

I’m never a fan of praising this stuff. It feeds into the idea that Sisko is this unhinged madman, who’s the antithesis of the refined officer that is Picard. And, look, I think part of that mischaracterization is borne from racist attitudes towards African American men (see also how Janeway’s character is…

I’m surprised it made it this far. It’s way too good of a show to have been kept alive with this current spate of awful Trek shows.