Emissary (⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑)
Deep Space Nine's pilot episode is nothing less than a masterpiece. I could call it the best pilot episode of any Trek series (as many, though for some reason not…
Past Prologue (⭑⭑⭑⭑)
"Past Prologue" is a pretty good follow-up to the pilot episode that makes a lot of solid storytelling moves. It's not an incredible standout by any means, and four stars…
A Man Alone (⭑⭑⭑)
"A Man Alone" is a pretty busy episode, weaving together a lot of disparate elements that don't reallly cohere into a meaningful whole. I like a lot of the individual…
Babel (⭑⭑)
This fairly dull and routine-feeling offering confronts us with the unwelcome reality that, thus far, each episode of the new series has been worse than the previous one. "Babel" isn't…
Captive Pursuit (⭑⭑⭑)
This is a perfectly serviceable little episode. It has modest ambitions, but it's quite engaging, and I don't have any major complaints (though I will have some things to say…
Q-Less (⭑)
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. An episode written by Hannah Louise Shearer (who penned a number of terrible TNG episodes in its first few years, including "Pen Pals" and "The…
Dax (⭑⭑⭑)
I find "Dax" both engaging and a bit disappointing as an episode, placing it pretty solidly in the three-star category. Going into this re-watch with only the dimmest memories of…
The Passenger (⭑⭑⭑)
"The Passenger" is a pretty down-the-middle three-star episode, albeit one that, I must say, I really did not remember very well at all from previous viewings. It's the least "DS9-specific"…
Move Along Home (⭑)
This nonsensical episode is nothing but a pointless waste of fucking time. I can only surmise that the writers must have wanted to do a DS9 take on the "classic"…