Let me comment on the terrific job the DS9 alien makeup department does throughout the entire run of the series. The Jem'Hadar look like pissed off ferocious biped dinosaurs and they make an effective antagonist.
There's a fair bit going on here in this episode. It's fair to say that Ben Sisko does indeed have some prejudices again Ferengi and is having an unspoken battle within himself wrestling with the knowledge that Jake and Nog are good friends and what example does he want to set for his son? It can be a bit subtle but I see this in Avery's performance.
Quark (like a good ferengi) see's opportunity to befriend Ben Sisko if he tags-a-long for the school science field trip. The question I ponder is whether Quark actually believes Sisko is prejudice or if this is simply a ploy to gain sympathy and concessions from Sisko regarding Quarks desire for DS9 advertisement jingles.
Ultimately the plot moves forward and the crew bumps into a fleeing Vorta. Not long after they are captured by the Jem 'Hadar and put on notice that incursions into the gamma quadrant will not be tolerated. Thankfully Quark is a master at breaking locks and he free's the vorta and eventually we end up back at DS9. Quark is no fool and he uncovers that this whole turn of events was a ploy by the Vorta to be a spy on DS9 for the Dominion but nothing can be done to question the Vorta as she magically teleports away ... to Somewhere? Somehow?
This episodes succeeds in establishing the Jem 'Hadar as merciless fighting machines. We also get references to the founders and the general idea that the dominion has advanced technology in comparison to Starfleet.
Season 2 Overall:
Based on my reviews this season gets a 7.5 average score. This is just below season 3 of TNG score and means this is the 2nd best scored season of star trek post TOS era to this point.
The high score for S2 of DS9 and a low score for S7 of TNG can likely be attributed to an exodus of skilled talent from TNG to the creative department of DS9. It is clear to me that DS9 had a vision and plan from the start of the series and it shows when you reflect back on previous episodes and look for little breadcrumbs.
Strongest actors this season: Odo/Quark/Kira.
No 10/10's this season but it did have three 9/10's and a ton of 8/10's.
DS9 did a far better job establishing characters early in the series when compared to TNG. I noticed that DS9 tends to have less A and B plots and concentrates on telling one story and that form of storytelling works better for my personal tastes. This is star trek firing on all cylinders.
There's a fair bit going on here in this episode. It's fair to say that Ben Sisko does indeed have some prejudices again Ferengi and is having an unspoken battle within himself wrestling with the knowledge that Jake and Nog are good friends and what example does he want to set for his son? It can be a bit subtle but I see this in Avery's performance.
Quark (like a good ferengi) see's opportunity to befriend Ben Sisko if he tags-a-long for the school science field trip. The question I ponder is whether Quark actually believes Sisko is prejudice or if this is simply a ploy to gain sympathy and concessions from Sisko regarding Quarks desire for DS9 advertisement jingles.
Ultimately the plot moves forward and the crew bumps into a fleeing Vorta. Not long after they are captured by the Jem 'Hadar and put on notice that incursions into the gamma quadrant will not be tolerated. Thankfully Quark is a master at breaking locks and he free's the vorta and eventually we end up back at DS9. Quark is no fool and he uncovers that this whole turn of events was a ploy by the Vorta to be a spy on DS9 for the Dominion but nothing can be done to question the Vorta as she magically teleports away ... to Somewhere? Somehow?
This episodes succeeds in establishing the Jem 'Hadar as merciless fighting machines. We also get references to the founders and the general idea that the dominion has advanced technology in comparison to Starfleet.
Season 2 Overall:
Based on my reviews this season gets a 7.5 average score. This is just below season 3 of TNG score and means this is the 2nd best scored season of star trek post TOS era to this point.
The high score for S2 of DS9 and a low score for S7 of TNG can likely be attributed to an exodus of skilled talent from TNG to the creative department of DS9. It is clear to me that DS9 had a vision and plan from the start of the series and it shows when you reflect back on previous episodes and look for little breadcrumbs.
Strongest actors this season: Odo/Quark/Kira.
No 10/10's this season but it did have three 9/10's and a ton of 8/10's.
DS9 did a far better job establishing characters early in the series when compared to TNG. I noticed that DS9 tends to have less A and B plots and concentrates on telling one story and that form of storytelling works better for my personal tastes. This is star trek firing on all cylinders.