DS9 as a whole is my favorite Trek series, but the worst episode in all of Star Trek, in my opinion, is from the show: Move Along Home, episode nine of season one. The gang gets trapped in an alien’s board game, and hijinks ensue. It features all the worst things about Trek, and none of the best. It’s campy but not charming, it’s got nonsense words that are completely unnecessary and never again referenced, its stakes are simultaneously too high and insignificant, and the writing is just bad.
Similarly, Voyager is my favorite, but it also has my absolute least favorite episode: the one where Kes goes into heat. I’m not going into any further details lol
Great period of episodes with that subject because it’s a direct reflection on our history and our ideas and attempts at ‘purifying our race’ or in the ideas that “some are worthy” and others are not.
First time I saw those episodes was last year and the image of Barjoran extremists really reminded me of the “OK” finger gesture that white supremacists used a few years ago.
Also note that the name of the Barjoran extremist group is “The Circle” which can be seen as comparable to the idea of the KKK … KKK is an acronym for Ku Klux Klan which takes its name from the Greek word Kuklos, which means “the circle” … I’m pretty sure the writers were really making a statement by coming up with that name.
Definitely a great watch because there is more to come in future episodes … you’re going to enjoy yourself.
I just finished watching the episode where Dax’s symbiont was stolen. The saga before that with The Circle was pretty good.
I think there’s great stuff in seasons 1 and 2, but, like all Star Trek, there’s some rough ones too
DS9 as a whole is my favorite Trek series, but the worst episode in all of Star Trek, in my opinion, is from the show: Move Along Home, episode nine of season one. The gang gets trapped in an alien’s board game, and hijinks ensue. It features all the worst things about Trek, and none of the best. It’s campy but not charming, it’s got nonsense words that are completely unnecessary and never again referenced, its stakes are simultaneously too high and insignificant, and the writing is just bad.
Similarly, Voyager is my favorite, but it also has my absolute least favorite episode: the one where Kes goes into heat. I’m not going into any further details lol
Found it … here’s the post I made that talked about those episodes
https://lemmy.ca/post/17723490
Great period of episodes with that subject because it’s a direct reflection on our history and our ideas and attempts at ‘purifying our race’ or in the ideas that “some are worthy” and others are not.
First time I saw those episodes was last year and the image of Barjoran extremists really reminded me of the “OK” finger gesture that white supremacists used a few years ago.
Also note that the name of the Barjoran extremist group is “The Circle” which can be seen as comparable to the idea of the KKK … KKK is an acronym for Ku Klux Klan which takes its name from the Greek word Kuklos, which means “the circle” … I’m pretty sure the writers were really making a statement by coming up with that name.
Definitely a great watch because there is more to come in future episodes … you’re going to enjoy yourself.