Ray’s Take on Episode 2.14: “Whispers” Miles faces death yet again. The writers truly give him the Dresden1 treatment. So the Paradans stink? Dual relationships can be challenging. You don’t want to be drinking buddies with the guy that does your prostate exam. When your wife prepares your favorite meal, which she dislikes, and itContinue reading “Surprises for our characters and for us”
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Risky storytelling is a successful ploy
Rhonda’s Take on Episode 2.14: “Whispers” This episode uses my least favorite storytelling technique: the fakeout. I am not a published novelist, memoirist, or scriptwriter. My published writings include entertainment reviews for several online sites and a handful of poems and short stories in literary magazines or anthologies. However, I consider myself a student ofContinue reading “Risky storytelling is a successful ploy”
The Rough Road for O’Brien Begins Here
Jim’s Take on Episode 2.14: “Whispers” Another great tradition of DS9 begins with this episode. Because O’Brien is the beloved and adorable “everyman” of Starfleet, the writers can’t resist coming up with strange ways to inflict awful tortures and emotional damage on him! This is the first of many really weird and terrible things thatContinue reading “The Rough Road for O’Brien Begins Here”
Ponderings from the Promenade: A Journey through Star Trek Deep Space Nine 