Jim’s Take on Episode 2.15: “Paradise” From previous viewings, I have strong memories of “Paradise” as a Sisko episode. Mostly because of the scene where he proves himself to be a formidable, indomitable, badass by walking himself back to Alixus’ torture box instead of bending to her “cult leader” beliefs in any way. I stillContinue reading “Miles Edward O’Brien: The Most Dangerous Game”
Category Archives: Season 2
Surprises for our characters and for us
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”
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”
Miles envisions circuitry; Julian reminisces about feet
Ray’s Take on Episode 2.13: “Armageddon Game” Harvesters sound right nasty, and they are. I love it when the technobabble includes real concepts. A real engineer or physicist would blow a gasket, but as an armchair theoretical physicist, I find it quite enjoyable. 10,000 Muon particles pass through our bodies each minute, some do ionizeContinue reading “Miles envisions circuitry; Julian reminisces about feet”
Serious title for a buddy comedy
Rhonda’s Take on Episode 2.13: “Armageddon Game” This episode has such a serious title for what is essentially a buddy comedy! (Yeah, yeah, O’Brien almost dies and that’s serious too, but his interactions with Bashir are full of humor.) “Armageddon Game” refers to the reason Bashir and O’Brien are off station. They are on aContinue reading “Serious title for a buddy comedy”
Bickering and bonding at the heart of this episode
Jim’s Take on Episode 2.13: “Armageddon Game” There are many great character duos in Star Trek’s long and storied history. Kirk and Spock. Data and Geordi. Odo and Quark. Seven and The Doctor. Michael and Tilly. Mariner and Boimler. I could go on listing awesome duos all day. But none of them can really compareContinue reading “Bickering and bonding at the heart of this episode”
Lovecraftian monster aids mending bridges
Ray’s Take on Episode 2.12: “The Alternate” Odo claiming that death rituals are his hobby is somewhat disturbing. If you’re going to sell counterfeit death disks, make sure the celebrity is actually dead. I think I may have just come up with a new Rule of Acquisition. Dr. Mora is played by James Sloyan whoContinue reading “Lovecraftian monster aids mending bridges”
“The Alternate”: An extended metaphor on parenting
Rhonda’s Take on 2.12 “The Alternate” We’ve mentioned before that Deep Space Nine is about fathers and sons. Here we get yet another view of parenting as the scientist tasked with raising Odo arrives at the station and Odo is less than pleased to see him. Any of us who’ve reached adulthood know exactly howContinue reading ““The Alternate”: An extended metaphor on parenting”
We all have issues
The Alternate Investigates Familial Relationships Jim’s Take on Episode 2.12: “The Alternate” What has the universe come to when you can’t trust the Ferengi Seal of Dismemberment? I know Odo’s just doing his job here, but it’s Quark I feel for. I mean, what’s the poor guy supposed to do with 5,000 pieces of PleggContinue reading “We all have issues”
Ponderings from the Promenade: A Journey through Star Trek Deep Space Nine 