| Reviewer : |
Hattix |
| Ave Rating : |
3.8000 for 5 reviews |
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| Title : |
Shadowplay |
Rating : |
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| Writers : |
Robert Hewitt Wolfe |
Year : |
2370 |
| Review : |
Shadowplay is one of those episodes that DS9 did quite often in Season 2, the unexpected twist. The main plot follows Odo with Dax along for support, which takes a while to build up steam but rapidly twists when it does. The subplot is Kira character building with just a little added in from Jake Sisko. Vedek Bareil makes an appearance, thanks to Quark it turns out, who is again up to no good. In all, expect a run of the mill DS9 episode which is by no means a bad thing. The first ten to twenty minutes are all buildup so might drag a little, patience is rewarded. |
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| Title : |
Paradise |
Rating : |
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| Writers : |
James Crocker, Jim Trombetta |
Year : |
2370 |
| Review : |
If you watch no other Season 2 episode, then make it this one. Taking the classic Good Guys vs Oppressive Tyrant approach, Paradise adds the Trek philosophy and results in one of the best evil-doers DS9 - Trek as a whole - has seen. Alixus isn't evil for evil's sake or a power-mad psychotic, but evil for the sake of a philosophy she's grown which eventually consumed her as religion. Evil so self-assuredly right that you can identify with the character and know why she's done what she did, no matter how wrong it was. Excellent stuff. |
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| Title : |
Second Sight |
Rating : |
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| Writers : |
Mark Gehred-O'Connell |
Year : |
2370 |
| Review : |
Aha, the typical DS9 stinker. I think Graham's a bit harsh on it with his 0 rating, but not far from the truth. It's not bad or awful, just boring. The story doesn't go anywhere, the writing's not convincing, it's just DS9 going through the motions. The easily-played token mad scientist doesn't even come off well. Not necessarily one to avoid, but hardly great entertainment. |
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| Title : |
The Search, Part 2 |
Rating : |
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| Writers : |
Ira Steven Behr, Robert Hewitt Wolfe |
Year : |
2371 |
| Review : |
The second part of a feature-length has always been enshrined in Trek mythology as a phaser blasting ship kabooming action epic. This isn't. It's a philosophical tour-de-force pitting the core of the Dominion against the Federation and leaving us to decide what's right and wrong, which is not black and white. The characters are left to do the same thing in a universe which is obviously not all it seems to be. |
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| Title : |
Accession |
Rating : |
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| Writers : |
Jane Espenson |
Year : |
2372 |
| Review : |
A "bajoran light ship" drifts out of the wormhole containing a 200 year displaced Bajoran claiming to fulfil the prophecy of the Emissary. At first, Sisko is very pleased to step aside but the new spiritual leader wants a return to the old caste system of Bajor, something which will automatically exclude them from Federation membership. When a Bajoran is murdered for defying his caste, Sisko challenges for his old place. The retcon of the prophets was long overdue, as such central figures they were bit-part players with no motive nor purpose, written into a corner during the pilot. Accession retcons them into a more active role and sets the stage for great episodes involving them later in the series. |
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