DS9 S5E25. Holy fucking shit, they jumped the shark

[Ishpeck]

I never saw the episode "In the Cards" before today. It was surreal.

After 11 years of being fed Venus Project propaganda, this episode is a violent departure from the usual smacking of the Berkley pulpit.

The entire thing actually preached that selfish interests can improve life for everyone. It praised Ferengi values as a path to happiness. And it did this while telling a good story and not ramming it down your throat.

Hate to say it but I think the death of Gene Roddenberry was the best thing to happen for Star Trek.

[Namrok]

Man, Sisko is still my favorite captain. Had the most believable relationship with his son of any Star Trek family. He actually had a personality and quirks and moods you could read.

It's a shame DS9 was mediocre science fiction at best, and mostly just space drama.

[Ishpeck]

It's a shame DS9 was mediocre science fiction at best, and mostly just space drama.

Yeah, it's hard to have equal dedication to science and humanity. You usually gotta move a spider between the two.

The Abyss by James Cameron is the best balance I can think of.