True Heroes

Ray’s Take on Season 2, Episode 1: “The Homecoming”  This episode kicks off a three part arc, which I think is pretty ambitious.  “Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.” And, Quark is always quite the ladies man. I’m not so sure that I would follow Sisko’sContinue reading “True Heroes”

A powerful season opener

Matt’s Take on Season 2, Episode 1: “The Homecoming” This is quite an episode as it not only kicks off the season, but it also begins a several episode story arc involving a lot of political intrigue. We get our closest look into the messy world of Bajoran politics so far, and we see thatContinue reading “A powerful season opener”

Groundbreaking, Ongoing Story Development

Rhonda’s Take on Season 2, Episode 1: “The Homecoming” (Part 1) In the age of binge television, we might overlook how groundbreaking an ongoing storyline was. Yes, there were season ending cliffhangers to keep the audience waiting for a new season, but very little connective tissue within a television series back in the 1990s. TheContinue reading “Groundbreaking, Ongoing Story Development”

Deep Space Nine: Now with 50% More Swagger

Jim’s Take on Episode 1: “The Homecoming” (Part 1) As brilliant as DS9’s first season was, and it was pretty brilliant, Season 2, to use a metaphor Sisko might approve of, is a whole new ballgame. There is a confidence and swagger that wasn’t quite there yet in the first season and it comes throughContinue reading “Deep Space Nine: Now with 50% More Swagger”