Really good interview, I’m glad she’s doing so much press in support of the episode.

It’s kind of nuts that this is her first episodic TV credit - she’s been very open about how that process works, both here and elsewhere (her interview with Cirroc on The 7th Rule is good, too).

I’ve never been convinced that the ear-grabbing actually did anything. Bareil certainly had no patience for it.

It’s funny - I knew he would be wearing it at some point, sort of had my eye out for it…and didn’t notice it at all when I actually watched the episode.

I wonder if there was more to it that got cut for time. I think it’s…fine as it is, if only because Holly Hunter’s physicality in the role is a sight to behold. But it doesn’t have much to offer besides the further development of the relationship between Ake and Kelrec.

DS9 was not a UPN show - it was syndicated.

The residents of the Institute are a bit of a minefield, not least because the show didn’t do much to sketch out exactly what challenges they were living with. We’re unfortunately left to assume that they would be at risk of harming themselves or others were they living on their own.

I do think Lauren was portrayed as having delusions more than any kind of “sex addiction,” and you could make the case that Patrick may not be able to safely care for himself.

But a lot has happened in the deinstitutionalization movement since those episodes were produced, so it’s pretty tough to justify way they were treated. It is, however, a decent mirror to the way society was at that time.

I’ve been pretty excited for this one ever since it was highlighted as a “love letter” to DS9…but I was pretty nervous about a couple of things.

I wasn’t sure how the hell they would make it relevant to the cast of this show, and keep them rightly front-and-centre. There was no obvious connection for them to do so, and it wouldn’t serve them well to just do a full-on nostalgia fest.

I also wasn’t sure how to explore Sisko’s fate in a way that felt substantial. It seems like any story about his return would have to be pretty significant (or, alternatively, so insignificant that it would be hard to make an episode about it).

As it turns out, I needn’t have worried. They threaded the needle pretty perfectly. SAM was the central character from beginning to end, and her “connection” to Sisko was uniquely intertwined with the character’s motivations. And they sidestepped my second issue entirely, but in a way that I still found satisfying.

I feel bad for Ben and Kasidy’s kid, though - apparently completely insignificant to the history books.

And I do hope he was able to visit them from time to time.

Is that the lesson here? 🤔

DS9 ran on fusion power, so in theory there wouldn’t have been any dilithium in use (though the same couldn’t necessarily be said for docked or orbiting ships).

But I tend to think the station itself should be gone by now, unless they decided to preserve it for historical reasons or something.

At least we’ll always have Turner.

You don’t think the mysterious disappearance of a war hero who was also entangled with non-linear, godlike beings would be interesting?

It’s only sitting next to a portal to the other side of the galaxy that also happens to be the home of a species that exists outside of linear time - nothing significant there!

They seem to be tailoring the SFS previews for the social media crowd, with no “standard” formatting.

I suppose you could argue it’s targeting a specific audience, but…it’s weird.

Oh, interesting - not that I know of, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they did some sort of tie-in.

The Chimerans were introduced about a year ago, though it’s been a pretty thin year since then, and we still don’t know much about them.

Oh of course, you’re absolutely right!

The Borg have only been mentioned once in the 32nd century, unless there’s something I’m forgetting:

At the conference discussing the species behind the DMA, someone raises the possibility that they could have a collective intelligence. President Rillak says, “like the Borg?”

In my opinion, her tone is a little fearful. Make of that what you will!

Additionally, we’d like you to join us in welcoming Thomas Marrone as the new Executive Producer of Star Trek Online! Formerly the Art Director for Star Trek Online, Thomas Marrone will be leading its current and future development.

Holy crap, what a career trajectory…

Oh yeah, the publicity stills are often laser-focused (phaser-focused) on being as boring as possible - if it weren’t for the logline and information on the writers and directors, I’d consider them almost completely worthless.

This is now an Avengers: Doomsday spoiler community.

As a cadet sets out to solve an ancient Starfleet mystery, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and learns the value of forging her own path. Meanwhile, Nahla agrees to help a fellow chancellor with an elaborate alien ritual.

I have a strong suspicion that this shot from one of the early trailers wasn’t a throwaway easter egg as many of us assumed:

Between this and Freeland, I wonder if we’ll see an election called in the near future.