To the Death: This one was fun. Worf is still more aggressive than I remember, easily offended. Which is fine, I’m still quite fond of him. I think it’s just indicative of how DS9 seems to have less structure/discipline than a Star Ship. Now, don’t get me wrong, discipline on TOS, Next Gen, and Enterprise is questionable as well, but I’ve only seen Sisko have ANY discipline at all in recent episodes.

I am becoming more invested in the Jem’Hadar/Dominion plot line. It’s not really my style, because it’s so fighty, but I really like how the characters (except Worf) are willing to change their minds about them, or compromise with them/work with them when they have to. It’s making for more dynamic plot lines, like when Julian tried to cure their dependence on White, Odo tried to help one do something other than murder, etc. I like the overall messaging that you can be something other than what you are told to be, but sometimes it takes a lot of work to break out of.

The Quickening: I’m pretty sure this show is designed to break your heart for the characters. It’s been a long time since I didn’t use that phrase in a post. But I seriously love Julian. I’m glad we finally acknowledged his arrogance, and I love the way they did that, too. The exchange between Julian and Dax was one of my favourite in the show. It was difficult to have- Julian had to face one of his biggest character flaws and Jadzia was MAD. It felt to me like she knew it wasn’t Julian’s fault, but was upset because she believed in him and was disappointed that he failed. But what Julian poured into this is why I love him so much. I am very emotionally invested in his emotional investment.

This episode also had those little details I love about this show. Like how Jadzia used her hair clip to bargain for a trip to the hospital. They could have just as easily said, “This guy was kind enough to give us a ride.” But they made it more interesting.

Body Parts: okay so by parts they meant the whole body. I love Garak so, so much. “Which way in particular do you want to be assassinated?” And it was pretty cute that the station pulled together to reopen the bar. The storyline with Kira carrying Keiko’s baby is a little... strange to me. Certainly entertaining. But it makes me wonder who on earth came up with these ideas