Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Our man Ben is going to abuse his power this week to force everyone to do stuff they'd really rather not. First up, in "Afterimage", Ezri really should be taking some time to get her head straight but Sisko decides it would better if she try and counsel a deeply distressed Garak. After that, the Emissary decides everyone needs to be involved in an old grudge of his and drags them onto the baseball diamond in "Take Me Out to the Holosuite"!
Also this week: classy songs for a classy intro, f***ing around and finding out, and way too much baseball chat.
[Timestamps: Afterimage: 04:22; Holosuite: 35:51]

SSHB

Episode 222: Ben Sisko Is a Monster

Well, vacation is over. We've got an office to de-prank and a bunch of voicemails to answer, but it means we're back to "Trek"! But not just ANY "Trek"! It's time for "Deep Space Nine", with a slew of new faces, a new premise, and a show where our crew's home is a space station instead of a starship! Meet Commander Sisko and his crew as what looks to be a thankless, middle-of-nowhere diplomatic posting gets a lot more complicated when a stable wormhole is discovered just nearby!
Also this week: no relation, an awful bird, and Odo's sandwich.

Episode 146: From Zero to OW!

Knowing where to put your faith when things are at a breaking point can be the difference between life and death this week on DS9. First up: in "Past Prologue" an old comrade of Kira's comes calling, but he's from a faction so violent that even the Bajoran government wants nothing to do with them. Has he really given up the life? After that, an obvious frame-up gives some discontent members of DS9 society an excuse to shake their fellow-denizens belief in Odo in "A Man Alone".
Also this week: here comes Garak, how Keiko met Miles, and don't overthink Odo.

Timestamps: Past Prologue: 2:14; A Man Alone: 27:07

Episode 147: Trust

The Chief plays pivotal roles to varying degrees in DS9 this week. First up: his job as head repairman also makes him patient zero for an aphasia virus in "Babel". After that, he goes full Starfleet when morality and the rules clash in "Captive Pursuit".
Also this week: Tosks, DS9 security is as silly as "Enterprise" security, and worst contact.

Timestamps: Babel: 1:36; Captive Pursuit: 34:40

Episode 148: Starting With O'Brien

DS9 is feeling a lot like its predecessor this week on SSHB. First up: Q and Vash are in town, and a mysterious artifact from the Gamma Quadrant is causing trouble in "Q-Less". After that, where TNG debated personhood in "Measure of a Man", DS9 tackles where one person ends and another begins in "Dax". But it's not as good. Whoops.
Also this week: all alone, telegraphing twists, and video game adaptations.

Timestamps: Q-Less: 0:52; Dax: 31:17

Episode 149: TN9. Or is DNG better?

Holy Hannah we've hit one-fifty (ignoring various tens-forward and shore leave, shh) and to celebrate, "Trek" has given us...a real pair of stinkers. Damn.
First up, a Starfleet Doctor has someone's consciousness joyriding in their noggin. No, we've not re-watched "The Search for Spock", we were subjected to the utterly obvious "The Passenger". After that, two writers and plenty of research into games still couldn't deliver an episode that rises above mediocre in the infamous "Move Along Home".
Also this week: evil eyeliner, a cake and fish tangent, and record screeches.

Timestamps: Passenger: 02:33; Move Along Home: 33:19

Episode 150: Sasquatch Millennial

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