DS9 Discussion Post: 2x06, "Melora"
Here are this week's discussion questions! If you missed the first rewatch, never fear: there are three more coming up. Details here.
1. The big one: how well do you think this episode handled its engagement with disability politics? Where was it at its best and/or worst in this regard?
2. Julian's relationship with Melora begs some questions about doctor/patient ethics. How does their romantic attachment influence how you read his treatment of her so-called 'condition'? What do you think of how Melora reached her decisions, and how Julian responded to them?
3. Regarding that romantic relationship: what do you think about how much emphasis was placed on true love and long-term partnership? What do you make of Jadzia's advice to Melora? How would the episode have been different if Julian and Melora had been more casually involved?
4. Quark. Will you ever learn? Or: so, there's a B-plot. What do you make of it?
Silly bonus questions:
5. Zero-grav sex. Best idea ever or worst idea ever? Related: if you had a zero-grav room to yourself, what would you use it for?
6. Melora/Klingon Waiter: OTP?
7. What were Garak and Kira up to while the events of this episode were happening?
1. The big one: how well do you think this episode handled its engagement with disability politics? Where was it at its best and/or worst in this regard?
2. Julian's relationship with Melora begs some questions about doctor/patient ethics. How does their romantic attachment influence how you read his treatment of her so-called 'condition'? What do you think of how Melora reached her decisions, and how Julian responded to them?
3. Regarding that romantic relationship: what do you think about how much emphasis was placed on true love and long-term partnership? What do you make of Jadzia's advice to Melora? How would the episode have been different if Julian and Melora had been more casually involved?
4. Quark. Will you ever learn? Or: so, there's a B-plot. What do you make of it?
Silly bonus questions:
5. Zero-grav sex. Best idea ever or worst idea ever? Related: if you had a zero-grav room to yourself, what would you use it for?
6. Melora/Klingon Waiter: OTP?
7. What were Garak and Kira up to while the events of this episode were happening?