American sci-fi series which ran in syndication from 1993-1999 as part of the Star Trek universe
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 6, Episode 3 Star Trek‘s characters almost always have a fraught relationship with their families, and offspring are no exception (although to be fair, two of the main characters of Deep Space Nine … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Sons and Daughters”
***Content Warning: Suicide*** Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 6, Episode 2 In keeping with its full commitment to depicting an all-out interstellar war, Deep Space Nine seemed to use the granddaddy of all wars as its metaphorical template … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Rocks and Shoals”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 6, Episode 1 War is a subject very near and dear to Star Trek, and a topic featured heavily throughout all its series. Humanity’s own wars (both before and after the creation of … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “A Time to Stand”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 26 The teased-out possibility of war with the Dominion had been brewing since the end of Season 2, and grew in intensity with each passing season. It’s a credit to the … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Call to Arms”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 23 Two characters who can’t stand one another having to team up is a classic formula that Star Trek has used on a number of occasions. “Blaze of Glory” isn’t an … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Blaze of Glory”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 21 Or How Martok Got His Mojo Back As one-note as Star Trek’s most famous alien race the Klingons may seem on the surface, the various series have squeezed a lot … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Soldiers of the Empire”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 19 For my money, I think Kira Nerys is the most important character of Deep Space Nine. Of course, Benjamin Sisko is the lead character and the chosen one and all … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Ties of Blood and Water”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 16 The development of Dr. Julian Bashir’s character throughout Deep Space Nine is a fascinating journey, and like many others on the show, he goes through a stunning metamorphosis. “Doctor Bashir, … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Doctor Bashir, I Presume?”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 15 “By Inferno’s Light” (sick title, brah) is a little unusual as a Best Of Trek entry – I’d say it’s probably my third favorite episode of Deep Space Nine, but … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “By Inferno’s Light”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 14 I said it recently, and I’ll say it again – Deep Space Nine has the best two-parters (and they really knock it out of the park with the episode titles). … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “In Purgatory’s Shadow”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 11 Describing Deep Space Nine as “dark” is a no-brainer – it’s not always as dark as its reputation suggests, but its premise was mired in some very serious material, and … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “The Darkness and the Light”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 2 On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well, it’s easy to be a Saint in … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “The Ship”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 1 One of the many things that makes Deep Space Nine the best Star Trek series was that it almost always killed it when it came to two-parters (not to mention … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Apocalypse Rising”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 18 As problematic as the Ferengi could be, I still appreciate their inclusion and greater emphasis in Deep Space Nine (even if the episodes that focus on them weren’t my favorites). … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Business As Usual”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 4 One of Deep Space Nine’s important distinctions among Star Trek series was its heavy emphasis on war. It was the first time a long-running war was depicted in a Trek … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Nor the Battle to the Strong”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 10 Deep Space Nine’s most controversial aspect was the religious Chosen One theme applied to its lead character, Benjamin Sisko. Star Trek had been decidedly, even passionately atheist from the start. … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Rapture”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 13 Deep Space Nine quickly earned a reputation (and even criticism) as a darker and grittier Trek series. It’s easy to see why, what with its more exotic alien locale, a … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “For the Uniform”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “The Alternate”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 1, Episode 20 The first season of Deep Space Nine was a much more coherent and watchable one than The Next Generation’s first – not just in terms of visual and stylistic consistency, … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “In the Hands of the Prophets”
“Rejoined”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 4, Episode 6 Throughout its run in the 20th century (and even into the new millennium), Star Trek’s track record with queerness was not great. Acceptance of queer identities in modern mainstream pop … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Rejoined”
“If Wishes Were Horses”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 1, Episode 16 Ah, Season 1 Trek – this nonexistent guy over here knows what I’m talking about! It’s been pointed out ad nauseum that the first seasons of these … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “If Wishes Were Horses”
