It's easy to say that now, but please keep in mind that serialized storytelling on television at the time was very experimental. The showrunners on DS9 were doing something somewhat pioneering. Yes, Babylon 5 did it first, & arguably did it much better, but that sort of narrative on TV was almost unheard of at the…

I'll admit that Time's Orphan isn't great, but I get weepy just thinking about it. Like now. Dammit, something's in my eye again…

You didn't miss much, which is sort of the problem. That story needed a bit more weight & consequence, neither of which it sold very well. The Reckoning should have been a pivotal, landmark event in the series, something that had a lot more build-up & repercussions, & instead in came & went like a monster-of-the-week…

When you swing for the fences, you often still just hit air.

As this episode deftly illustrates, that's kinda bullshit. A Starfleet officer's first duty is to the survival of Starfleet & the Federation. Without that, the truth doesn't matter. Would anyone have been better off had Sisko confessed? No, of course not. What's done is done, the ends sometimes justify the means,…

That would have been amazing, no matter how contrived a scenario would be to set that up.

Yeah, I was gonna mention his bodyguards. Or aides. Or whatever they were. Those guys probably knew that the rod was a fake, too. I doubt that Vreenak would have kept that little nugget to himself for the whole trip back to Romulus. Why would he? In fact, Garak's whole plan relies on Vreenak maintaining radio silence…

Was that a celver attepmt to illusrtate the inevatible erorrs in the data revocery, or a typo?

Cats! They'll make a mint!!

Well, I'd say that you've learned a lot, & that sci-fi has helped you at least a little, & has entertain you quite a bit more.

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Sadly, I see them as having (regretful) closure at the end of the first film. This is not a happy story for most involved. Just as we pushed the Neanderthals to extinction, & bear their legacy within us, so too shall the apes carry on our memory long after they've buried our last remains. We will finally reap what we…

You jest, but your initial premise has some merit. I would say, though, that the reader of any fiction is advised to approach the material with a certain amount of Willing Suspension of Disbelief. Without that, all fictional stories are without merit, for they all can be undermined by their inherent unreality. This…

Specism. "The human race is the pure race! Down with monkeys!"

It was his sled. I just saved you 119 minutes. You're welcome.

Democrapes versus Monkeypublicans. I can't wait.

… I see what you did there. Good one.

Yeah, IRL Franco's character would have been seen as an irresponsible idiot, & Caesar would have been put down, either by the cops or an animal control unit. The neighbor would likely have been viewed as the unfortunate victim of a demented old guy & his son's wild pet.

The box office receipts told me that they had plans.

Already done above, but I like it just the same.