Deep Space Nine 3.01, 3.02
I really liked how “The Search, Part I” started out with Sisko off the station. We don’t find out until later where he is or how long he’s been gone but it’s nice seeing Kira be in charge and no one bats an eye at her authority. Mr. b was convinced we didn’t get the Defiant until Worf but I remembered. Oh yes, and thar she blows. Tough little ship.
What I did not remember is that this is the first appearance of Eddington. Interesting. And why don’t we get more Subcommander T’Rul? I always liked her. Every time I rewatch this show I’m disappointed all over again that she doesn’t stay. They make such a big deal about the Romulans loaning out the cloaking device but then completely drop the character.
I couldn’t remember what was up with Odo being such an ass. So it was fun to watch him act like a complete dick to everyone and have to go into his bucket in front of Quark. I also thoroughly enjoyed Sisko making Quark kiss the Nagus’ staff! HA! It was nice having Quark be recognized for all the contacts he’s already made within the Dominion. Tulaberry wine! The Karemma! Ah, continuity. Good stuff. But it was nice that Quark then dismissed himself from the mission. What a great way to illustrate just how much traffic there is going through the wormhole now. He knows without asking that there won’t be any issue hitching a ride back to the station.
I thought it was odd how things ended without us finding out what happened to Dax and O’Brien. I snickered at Bashir being able to do everything Sisko asked of him during combat. Great Jem’Hadar battle and awesome Odo absconding with Kira in the shuttle to the Shapeshifter’s planet. “Welcome home.”
I spent most of “The Search, Part II” trying desperately to remember just what the scam was. At first I was convinced that Jadzia and Miles were Changelings. But that didn’t seem quite right. I’m not sure how long it took before I remembered that they were all in the Matrix instead.
So let’s start with the big giant mindfu-excuse me, simulation. I like how subtly it all goes sideways. At first it’s just Admiral Nechayev being her usual awesome, creepy self. Hard to read anything into that behavior after all of Picard’s encounters with her. And there’s a “Founder” with her, being creepy and sycophantic and awesome as well. How much do I love that we still don’t hear the name Vorta? That’s brilliant. Also brilliant is having the Romulans shut out of the negotiations. Again, nothing that doesn’t seem completely out of the question. It’s still believable, though definitely lame that the Federation would go for it. Things start to get wonky when Eddington takes the side of the Jem’Hadar and basically tells O’Brien he shouldn’t have been standing there. (And the Jem’Hadar have their white tubes now!) Still, we don’t know this Eddington guy so maybe he really would do something like that. Oh but then, then we learn that theFederation is withdrawing, and the Dominion gets Bajor. Nope. That’s it. And that’s it for Ben, too. I love his conversation with Garak. I love how quickly the little resistance cell not only forms but goes to work. I love that they blow up the goddamn wormhole.
Meanwhile, back in reality, we get Odo and Kira hanging out in the Garden of Eden. Everything a Changeling could possibly need is right there. Including slightly creepy maternal-edged link/sex with the Female Changeling. Which Kira watches. Oh boy. I do enjoy how thrilled she is for her friend though. Nana Visitor’s face radiates pure joy that Odo found his people. She never considers for a moment that there’s anything shady going on, even when asked to not make any transmissions from the planet. Or upon finding out a subterranean power source is blocking all signals. Or upon discovering a frickin’ door. OK at that point she’s curious, but she still doesn’t think there’s anything sinister. I’d say if anyone is more suspicious it’s Odo, who had finally experienced the bliss of Being another creature after simply going through the motions before.
And then they open the door. The revelation that the Changelings are the Founders. That they control everything and everyone out of ancient fears of being hunted. It’s just so astounding. To quote another space-station set serialized science fiction show, “And so it begins.”
What I did not remember is that this is the first appearance of Eddington. Interesting. And why don’t we get more Subcommander T’Rul? I always liked her. Every time I rewatch this show I’m disappointed all over again that she doesn’t stay. They make such a big deal about the Romulans loaning out the cloaking device but then completely drop the character.
I couldn’t remember what was up with Odo being such an ass. So it was fun to watch him act like a complete dick to everyone and have to go into his bucket in front of Quark. I also thoroughly enjoyed Sisko making Quark kiss the Nagus’ staff! HA! It was nice having Quark be recognized for all the contacts he’s already made within the Dominion. Tulaberry wine! The Karemma! Ah, continuity. Good stuff. But it was nice that Quark then dismissed himself from the mission. What a great way to illustrate just how much traffic there is going through the wormhole now. He knows without asking that there won’t be any issue hitching a ride back to the station.
I thought it was odd how things ended without us finding out what happened to Dax and O’Brien. I snickered at Bashir being able to do everything Sisko asked of him during combat. Great Jem’Hadar battle and awesome Odo absconding with Kira in the shuttle to the Shapeshifter’s planet. “Welcome home.”
I spent most of “The Search, Part II” trying desperately to remember just what the scam was. At first I was convinced that Jadzia and Miles were Changelings. But that didn’t seem quite right. I’m not sure how long it took before I remembered that they were all in the Matrix instead.
So let’s start with the big giant mindfu-excuse me, simulation. I like how subtly it all goes sideways. At first it’s just Admiral Nechayev being her usual awesome, creepy self. Hard to read anything into that behavior after all of Picard’s encounters with her. And there’s a “Founder” with her, being creepy and sycophantic and awesome as well. How much do I love that we still don’t hear the name Vorta? That’s brilliant. Also brilliant is having the Romulans shut out of the negotiations. Again, nothing that doesn’t seem completely out of the question. It’s still believable, though definitely lame that the Federation would go for it. Things start to get wonky when Eddington takes the side of the Jem’Hadar and basically tells O’Brien he shouldn’t have been standing there. (And the Jem’Hadar have their white tubes now!) Still, we don’t know this Eddington guy so maybe he really would do something like that. Oh but then, then we learn that theFederation is withdrawing, and the Dominion gets Bajor. Nope. That’s it. And that’s it for Ben, too. I love his conversation with Garak. I love how quickly the little resistance cell not only forms but goes to work. I love that they blow up the goddamn wormhole.
Meanwhile, back in reality, we get Odo and Kira hanging out in the Garden of Eden. Everything a Changeling could possibly need is right there. Including slightly creepy maternal-edged link/sex with the Female Changeling. Which Kira watches. Oh boy. I do enjoy how thrilled she is for her friend though. Nana Visitor’s face radiates pure joy that Odo found his people. She never considers for a moment that there’s anything shady going on, even when asked to not make any transmissions from the planet. Or upon finding out a subterranean power source is blocking all signals. Or upon discovering a frickin’ door. OK at that point she’s curious, but she still doesn’t think there’s anything sinister. I’d say if anyone is more suspicious it’s Odo, who had finally experienced the bliss of Being another creature after simply going through the motions before.
And then they open the door. The revelation that the Changelings are the Founders. That they control everything and everyone out of ancient fears of being hunted. It’s just so astounding. To quote another space-station set serialized science fiction show, “And so it begins.”