The Way of the Warrior: I feel so bad for Worf, but at least we get to keep him! I supposed we’re gonna have issues with the Klingons now that they aren’t part of the Federation. That said, I feel like he fits seamlessly into this series. I definitely see that jump in quality everybody talks about, even though I did like this show before.

The Visitor: okay you guys finally got me into Sisko and his dad. There were tears. Maybe a lot of tears. In the end this was sort of a zero consequence episode but somehow also completely emotionally brutal. Sisko is always going to know that his son would decide, over and over and over, to give up everything for him. Not very many people get to know someone like that.

Hippocratic Oath: I think this is one of the best episodes I’ve seen so far. Now, granted, I DO prefer when Julian and Miles are friends. Significantly. But this showed some truly incredible parts of their personalities. Miles, who spent most of his career on the Enterprise, could never let Julian accomplish what he wanted to do. Julian, who is incapable of not caring, could not leave without trying to help. It was the most honest episode of any show I have ever seen in my life. The scene at the beginning was also a gem. That said, and you guys probably know by now that I’m going to say this: there were NO CONSEQUENCES AGAIN. I mean, of course Julian wasn’t going to bring Miles up on charges but like... we’ve essentially established that between them, the chain of command means absolutely nothing and Miles is gonna do what Miles is gonna do. Julian's desire to help at any cost just cuts me to my core. I want to be like that... without the naive, constantly babbling part.

Indiscretion: This is interesting. Gal Dukat seems to be a more pervasive character than I thought he would be. Anytime something happens on DS9 and the Cardassians get involved, it has to be him. And as I typed this I just realized it's because he used to command the station. Also this is the episode where I think I realized everybody got a promotion, not just Sisko.

Rejoined: This episode hurt so much. Dax loves recklessly. I no longer want her to be with Julian. Julian would take care of her the way Miles cares for Keiko and she would get bored. Dax has lived so many lives that she needs constant adventure, and if loving frantically gives that to her, then fine by me. I loved the scene with her and Sisko where he tells her that if she decides to get back with ex wife, he's with her all the way. It's one of the few Sisko scenes that really got me. But I get the feeling I'm going to warm up to Sisko. He was much, much more powerful in this set of episodes. It felt like he had a real purpose. Like in the Visitor, his relationship with his son wasn't as simple and straightforward as it usually felt to me. But I loved him breaking down telling Dax that he believes in the choices she makes. That was lovely.

ETA: This blog may become a little more sporadic. My life just sort of upended (in a good, but very chaotic way) so I won't have as much time to watch. If anybody has been following, would you prefer I post more often with fewer episodes discussed, or less often discussing more episodes at once?