But it wasn’t consistent in Deep Space 9 already, within a couple of seasons, sometimes episodes.

That it’s not consistent what Trill remember and what not. Sometimes Dax knows everything about her former hosts, sometimes nothing. Sometimes the hosts are important, sometimes the symbiont.

How could you forget about Keiko! Lol

I remember an early (season 2?) DS9 episode where Sisko had to remind Dax that one of her previous hosts had a specific skill which they needed in that situation, but Dax was like “Oh yeah you’re right.” So either these memories are so deep in their subconsciousness or… I don’t know.

As I said, I don’t like the Trill as a concept and they were regularly my least favourite episodes in DS9.

My understanding is that only the religious leaders of Bajor could feel it, if it even was possible to feel it. So some college student shouldn’t be able to do it anyway.

The Pagh thing to me just looked like it was a traditional form of a greeting with no real meaning behind it.

It’s just something I read on reddit. maybe the “certain degree” was “he read the script and did not object”. Maybe they meant this: https://screenrant.com/star-trek-starfleet-academy-avery-brooks-sisko-voice-cameo/

Lofton: … And so throughout the step-by-step process of this episode developing, he was aware of it. I had his blessing, and I was happy to get the opportunity to do this love story for Sisko.

Newton: … Ciroc got a phone call, and it was Mr. Brooks, and it was out of the blue. And he was able to put me and Kerrice both on the phone with them, and I won’t share the details of the conversation, but what I got to witness was Mr. Brooks unequivocally handing the reins over to Kerrice, to this younger generation.

I totally agree with her that DS9 is a very overlooked series, especially compared to TOS (basically got DIS season 1 and 2 and SNW), TNG (Picard and LD) and Voyager (Prodigy? Not sure, only watched the beginning so far) which all got spinoffs of sorts. But DS), despite being called the best Trek series very often? Nada.

I think using Dax as a link is a clever idea (because they transcend time), and she plays the role well, but I just don’t like the Trill because it’s never quite clear how much they remember from past hosts. Then there’s this thing where they meet all their previous hosts, and if you lived for a thousand years, this is just gonna take a year now lol

They also just introduced one of the main characters of TNG in season 4, even referencing a TNG movie. It is wild to assume Star Trek was never self-referential lol

Makes sense. Apparently he was also creatively involved in the episode to a certain degree.

So, as someone who is watching the entirety of DS9 for the first time… Spoilers? Lol. But actually, that made me appreciate the episode more.

I really like how this series evolves. The last three episodes were all really good. This DS9 homage felt great in a franchise which is very much TOS/TNG focused.

I did not quite get the “Thank you, Avery” in the end and had to check whether Brooks died? Is it because he retired?

I also wondered about the debate. As a German I know nothing about debate culture, and this episode did not help lol

I just think the show needs to be careful. I like that the stakes at the moment are low and personal, and there’s not galaxy threatening desaster (yet). I think the show would profit if they kept ist that way.

Everything else in this episode on what it means to be a Klingon was probably top 10 Trek for me.

Obviously, you need some disbelief for this kind of show. It’s also always the main group of people solving the problems, not that random dude in the third row.

The show just needs to be cautious with not overdoing it. This is the second major federation “crisis” solved at the school in just four episodes, while they should actually study that nebular or learn temporal mechanics

But Star Trek writers should come up with new ideas other than “our favourite alien race” diasporas. Will we have a Frengi diaspora next season?

I agree that the resolution to the conflict was obvious and it took the episode a bit too long to get there.

Not sure about the PD. I guess it is complicated by the fact that we are talking about the Klingons, a foe and friend for like a millennium. It’s hard to turn away from their struggle. But the federation comes across as if they’re not looking at Klingons on the same level. Like “look at this planet, it has lots of Vulcans, you will love it”, as if Earthlings would be happy if Klingons showed them a planet and are like “this place is 80% water, take it”. I know that’s not even discussed in the episode, but that’s, at least to me, a bigger point than what the Klingons bring up. Home is where the heart is? But then again, Klingons do what Klingons do, so yeah, let’s battle it out

That was a fantastic episode altogether. Loved it.

I agree that the resolution should be obvious, and after the Betazed episode, it is again ridiculous that political problems are solved at a school, but then again, it was ridiculous that Picard solved all problems in the galaxy.

I also like how this episode resolves why Klingons played no role in Discovery after the time jump.

The alt right is a global movement.

The 1’s are just there to review bomb, and a lot of the 10’s probably to increase the rating. If you look at the other ratings, the bell curve looks to peak somewhere between 7 and 8.

It is polarizing. An average rating does not represent this.

Then it is still meaningless if 5 rate you a 10 and 5 a 0. What would this rating say about you?

I only got to know her videos after watching the 4 h dissection of SNW season 3, but her analyses (at least the ones I have seen so far) are very much on point. I love it. Far better content than that alt-right outrage about “pronoun Torpedoes” and “phasers set on woke”