Most DS9 episode titles are thoughtful or clever but they got bored with this one and just named it after a character.
Oh man I will never get tired of the “entire station falls apart without Miles at the helm 24/7” trope
Ah! The first mention of the existence of the infamous raktajino! Love seeing the first time things get introduced that become such a show staple.
I’m laughing so hard at Dax not even deflecting, just flat out ignoring each line of flirtation Julian tries on her.
Dax always walks with her arms folded behind her back and I’ve tried this and it is uncomfortable
Kidnapping! Punching! No, Julian! Eek! Intense!
“Which not only compromises Bajoran security but also… *makes a crazy face* annoys us.” I luv you, Kira. Marry me.
I can picture it, as soon as Sisko said they needed a place to do the hearing, Odo leaped at the opportunity to run to Quark’s and inform him they would be commandeering his holosuite. It’s the biggest joy in his life.
I am also in luv with Anne Haney’s performance as the snappy Bajoran arbitrator, Renora. Marry me. (She played on an ep of TNG too!)
Ahhh another Space Mystery™. Why won’t Jadzia explain? Who was the real murderer? How will this be wrapped up in a neat package in just 40 short minutes!?
“If this is true I’d hang Curzon Dax up by his heels myself.” “Thanks for the confidence.” Odo and Sisko dry-sarcasming to each other makes my day.
This makes me realize how carefully the DS9 creators worked to create unexpected characters for this show. The two ‘warrior’ types, Dax and Kira, are beautiful young women, not typical beefy men. The doctor is brilliant but socially awkward to the extreme. The commander is as unlike Picard, the captain of the previous show, as they could possibly make him. With each character they tried to take what we would expect and turn it on its head. (These were the days before 'subverting audience expectation’ was abused so much that it’s become almost a stereotype of bad writing, today.)
They did a good job balancing the ep, it’s an entertaining murder mystery plot but also lets us learn about Dax’s character and Trills in general
Julian getting all indignant when Tandro interrupts his testimony hee hee. Aww but then he gets distraught when the questioning turns against him and he walks right into it! He baby…
I like that Odo is the one to interview Enina Tandro. He sees things in such black and white, the truth is the truth, that’s all there is. But then he gets exposed to this culture that won an entire war based on a lie, based on the person they thought this general was, but he wasn’t. Sometimes there’s more to truth than just facts.
“Live, Jadzia Dax. Live a long, fresh, and wonderful life.” Wow. The last lines of this ep turned out to be heavily ironic…
