Odo learns about his people. So, first of all - the 'reset button' simulation that most of the crew are in for the majority of the episode didn't…
Trekathon
Sisko gets a new toy, and heads off to the Gamma quadrant with it. There's a lot of 'course adjustment' in the show format early on. Giving the…
In contrast to TNG, DS9 had a pretty good year. They managed to avoid 'awful' entirely, and only three 'bad' episodes (*Melora*', *Rules of Acquisition* and *Profit and…
A science project turns into a war. This episode develops in a very careful sequence. For the first 10 minutes it looks like its going to be an…
Miles O'Brien goes on trial for war crimes. Once again there's a Federation double standard on display here. There's a lot of lip service in other episodes about…
Season 7 ended well. That's about the nicest thing that I can say about it. Otherwise the season was mostly bad to mediocre, with only 6 episodes making…
And now, the end of the end. Endings are hard. But they pull it off about as well as could be imagined. It's a good story, the stakes…
It's the beginning of the end for The Next Generation. Endings are hard. Just ask the the writers of *Lost* or *Mass Effect 3*. So there's a lot…
It's everyone's favourite SF theme, elections for a religious post. Overall the structure of this episode is quite clever, and it manages to avoid a lot of the…
The Maquis and the Cardassian DMZ are back. That's four episodes now, must be a thing. At last, a good episode of TNG. It's been a while, as…