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Summary: Deep Space 9 - Season 2
Review: In season 2 we learn quite a bit about the crews past (e.g., previous loves, alliances, etc.)1) The Homecoming - Kira risks war with the Cardassians when she attempts to rescue a Bajoran from a prison colony. 2) The Circle - Kira helps revealing the secret behind "The Circle". 3) The Siege - Bajoran forces are due to arrive and take over the station. Sisko and his officers remain on board to delay the takeover. 4) Invasive Procedures - A Trill steals Dax's symbiont with the intentions of transplanting it into himself. 5) Cardassians - An orphaned Cardassian raised by the Bajorans causes trouble on Deep Space 9 when the Cardassians try to get him back. 6) Melora - Dr. Bashir develops a way so that a woman he has fallen in love with can walk in normal gravity. 7) Rules of Acquisition - A female Ferengi, disguised as a male, falls for Quark. 8) Necessary Evil - When an attempt is made on Quark's life, Odo is faced with a 5-year-old murder, which Kira was the prime suspect. 9) Second Sight - Sisko falls in love for the 1st time since his wife's death. 10) Sanctuary - An alien race arrives on Deep Space 9 and claim that Bajor is its homeland. 11) Rivals - A swindler comes to Deep Space 9 and is in competition with Quark at the same time Bashir and O'Brien clash in a sporting contest. 12) The Alternate - Odo's old mentor arrives and wants to resume looking for Odo's true origin. 13) Armageddon Game - Dr. Bashir and Chief O'Brien work with two alien races for peace and rid them of deadly weapons. 14) Whispers - After returning from a mission it appears the entire station has turned against him. 15) Paradise - Sisko and O'Brien are stranded on a planet where the inhabitants appear to have rejected any form of technology. 16) Shadowplay - Odo and Dax work a mystery where the inhabitants of a planet are slowly disappearing. 17) Playing God - The station is facing disaster from a "new" universe that is expanding. 18) Profit and Loss - Quark is reunited with an old love which happens to be a Cardassian that is now a fugitive and he is willing to risk everything to win her back. 19) Blood Oath - Dax is willing to risk her life and Starfleet career to honor an oath made with 3 Klingons. 20&21) The Maquis (part 1 & 2) - Sisko discovers that terrorist actions could start another war with the Cardassians. Sisko and Gul Dukat work together to avert the war. 22) The Wire - Dr. Bashir saves his friend Garak who is slowly dieing of a brain implant. 23) Crossover - Kira and Bashir enter an alternate universe where Bajor is powerful and humans are slaves. 24) The Collaborator - Kira investigate the man she loves because he may be the one that aided the Cardassian's and 43 Bajorans were killed. 25) Tribunal - Chief O'Brien is put on trial by the Cardassians for a crime he insists he did not do. 26) The Jem'Hadar - The Jem'Hadar from the Dominion captures Sisko and Quark.
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Summary: Deep Space Goodness!!!
Review: In the second season of DS9, we see the continuing development of a superior science-fiction series, based on excellent story-writing and character development. The 3-part season-opening story arc (The Homecoming, The Circle, and The Siege) shows us the darker side of Bajoran politics. Invasive Procedures gives us a deeper glimpse into Jadzia Dax. Shadowplay teaches us about loss and the lengths someone will go to keep memory of loved ones intact, while at the same time giving us a cryptic preview of the Dominion. Blood Oath gives us a glimpse of the past with Klingons being portrayed by legendary original Trek actors, such as Michael Ansara. The Maquis two-parter kicks off the storyline regarding ex-Federation members having to go it alone against the Cardassians in the De-Militarized Zone. Crossover shows us the consequences of James T. Kirk's actions from the original Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror." The Jem'Hadar finally introduces us to the sinister Dominion, in what will turn out to be the dominating storyline for the rest of the series. There is much more that can be said about this wonderful season but there is not enough time and space. The best that can be done now is to purchase this season (and all the others) on DVD and see for yourself.
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Summary: Getting Better
Review: It was during the second season where things came into play that would effect the series. The mention and eventual appearence of the Dominion, the Maquis, Winn becomes Kai, continuing conflicts with the Cardassians. Highlights: Rules of Acquisition: This was a really funny episode with the first look at a female Ferengi, and the first mention of the Dominion. Rivals: THis was entertaining even if it was not overly popular. The Maquis Part I and II: A two parter about a Terrorist organization working against the Cardassians. Sisko fights a dear friend and is at loggerheads with Dukat. The Wire: A really good Garak Show. Talks about Garak's back story including his days in the Obsidian order, his relationship to Enabran Tain, and his exile Crossover: DS9 revisits the classic parallel universe. Humans are subservient and Kira is evil. This was a dark and yet a very entertaining episode. THe Jem Hadar: The seeds of conflict are sewn here. Sisko is taken prisoner by the Dominion and the crew has to get him back. While this is not when the war starts, this is where it is declared. The fact that the Dominion destroys a Galaxy class ship shows how powerful they are.
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Summary: Season Two is exciting.
Review: Paramount Home Entertainment have introduced "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; The Complete Second Season" on DVD three months ago, April 1st. The set contains seven discs, and on the seventh disc, special featurettes are included. The set includes, of course, the episodes from the second season, which was 26 episodes in total. The Second Season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine also included an episode which is about 100 years after the Original Series episode "Mirror, Mirror" which was the episode "Crossover" and the book, "Dark Mirror" which was before it aired in 1994. THE STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE; THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON SET CONTAINS AS FOLLOWS: Disc 1: "The Homecoming," "The Circle," "The Seige," "Invasive Procedures" Disc 2: "Cardassians," "Melora," "Rules of Acquisition," "Necessary Evil" Disc 3: "Second Sight," "Sanctuary," "Rivals," "The Alternate" Disc 4: "Armageddon Game," "Whispers," "Paradise," "Shadowplay" Disc 5: "Playing God," "Profit and Loss," "Blood Oath," "The Maquis, Part 1" Disc 6: "The Maquis, Part 2," "The Wire," "Crossover," "The Collaborator" Disc 7: "Tribunal," "The Jem'Hadar" and Special Featurettes, including the feature New Frontiers: The Story of Deep Space Nine: Year Two; Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Ira Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe discuss the creation of the legend of Deep Space Nine and its development through the Second Season, exploring original concepts for the series and how characters were developed, Michael Westmore's Aliens: Season Two, Deep Space Nine Sketchbook Season Two, Crew Dossier: Jadzia Dax, a new featurette entitled "New Station, New Ships" where Dan Curry, Robert Legato, Rick Sternbach and others describe the designs and models for the Space Station, Runabout and Cardassian warships and Section 31 Hidden Files. Buy the DVD set now and you will save more money than buying all of the Season Two episodes on VHS.
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Summary: Deep Space Nine gets deeper
Review: Season 2 gets better as the plot thickens with the introduction of the Jem'Haddar...a ruthless race of aliens from the Gamma Quadrant. Watch the return of John Colicos as Kor, Michael Ansara as Kang and William Campbell as Koloth from the Original Series. It's priceless! BEST EPISODES: Blood Oath, The Jem'Haddar
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Summary: DS9 Gets Better In Sophmore Year
Review: Star Trek DS9: The Second Season. We're introduced to the Dominion when Quark tries to establish a Ferangi trading aggrement in the Gamma Quadrant and then the Jem'Hadar in the season ending cliffhanger. The episodes were better this year when the series seperated itself and tried to be less like The Next Generation and established its own identity. Although future seasons were better than this, a few of my favorite series episodes: notably Rivals (with The Princess Bride's Chris Sarandon) are in this season.
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Summary: Great Season...More Special Features Needed
Review: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was groundbreaking in its first season. It was dark, but a good dark and not the negative kind of dark the producers don't take kindly to in interview after interview. To contrast the dark it was also the most cleverly funny and humurous as well. It stretched the Star Trek universe by bending its rules, its atmospheres and its characters. Season 2 did little different in its approach. In some ways, Season 2 is slightly, if just a tad, bit better than season 1 and that is usually expected. There is only one gripe...the extension of the main story. Season 2 seemed to be strecthing down the same road for most of the season except for very intelligent and low-key mentions of the Dominion and the in-your-face-forget-what-Star-Trek-was-before-eat-this-for-a-change-storyline in "The Jem'Hadar". The episodes were well produced and acted exceptionally and I can't complain that they were excellent hours of television but half way through the second season I found myself saying, haven't I seen this before. (Maybe Enterprise should pick up on that question!) However, amid some of that a few episodes popped up that made me realize that Deep Space Nine is not just science fiction in the Star Trek realm but science fiction in the realm of our reality. Spaceships and aliens are just background features next to the examinations of our souls as friends and lovers and workers.
A few episodes stood out for me in the first season and they were Progress, Dramatis Personae, and Duet. Each of these episodes exemplified the human condition when thrown into conflict with moving on (Progress), the absence of control (Dramatis...) and when confronted with the Hitler of our generation (Duet). Though Season 2 trudged some of the path of season 1's less character driven episodes the episodes titled Armageddon Game (my fav of the season), Necessary Evil, The Wire, and the Collaborator all stood out above all the others, even "The Jem'Hadar". Each of these episodes show the extent the human condition and character development the show would specialize in later in its run. The great thing about the The Wire and Collaborator is that the plot is centered around semi-regulars (Garak and Bareil). Deep Space Nine went out of its way to create more than just 7 or 8 solid characters. It created well over 30 that you love to see again and again. Dukat, Rom, Nog, Martok...the list could go on.
The gripe I have with the DVD is the lack of change from season 1 to 2 (and so on all the way up to 4, so far). The interview with Nana Visitor in the first season set was engaging and interesting and the other special features were intriguing but short. The season 2 special features are at times even shorter and the interview with Terry Farrell was almost unwatchable because of its excessive use of footage from the show and not enough content from the interviewee. Other than that the Section 31 files are always a treat and this is a recommended buy!
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Summary: DS9 gets better and better
Review: The one thing that is really remarkable about DS9, is that it gets better and better with each season. That's not to say that the earlier seasons aren't important or worth getting, in fact, just the opposite. To understand the complexity of the story that develops in the later seasons, one must know the story and motivations for the characters early on. I love this season, and think it is worth every cent. I think you will too. DS9 is not only the best Trek, but one of the best shows ever on television. :)
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Summary: Some seeds are sown
Review: The second season of Deep Space Nine is where things start to get a little bit interesting. The focus of the stories appeared on first glance to be about the Bajoran/Cardassian situation (when they were about anything at all), but slight mentions of the Dominion also begin to crop up this season. The show still doesn't quite seem to know where it wants to go yet, although it has a lot of interesting directions it could turn. We hear small hints during the course of this year that will eventually have great impact upon the development of the series. A number of the hints are subtle indeed: who would have guessed that the fearsome Dominion would have been first mentioned in an apparently throwaway and goofy Ferengi episode? I vaguely remember watching the series at the time of original broadcast and those hints went utterly over my head. I don't remember them at all. It's very interesting to go back now with the benefit of hindsight and see what the Creators were showing us. Some of the references and plot lines are so vague as to be almost non-existent. It would be fascinating to know which strands were placed in the story-arc with a definite plan in mind, and which ones were thrown in there just to see if the audience would react favorably. Uber-story aside, how are the individual episodes themselves this season? Well, as with the first season it's a bit of a mixed bag. The characters are developing nicely (we see the O'Brien and Bashir working relationship moves towards a direction that would be described a season later as O'Brien "not hating" Bashir any more), but the stories that they're placed in do not always shine. There are some gems, of course, and some flops, but overall, I'd describe this season as solid. Not terrific or horrible, but good. The DVD extras on this set are geared towards (surprise, surprise) the second season of Deep Space Nine. As with the previous season's DVD package, we get an in-depth look at the alien creatures' makeup and costuming. There is also a short feature focusing on the character of Jadzia Dax consisting of interviews with the actress, the writers and producers. As with the previous season, this DVD set features some "hidden" interviews that aren't very well hidden. The extras are decent, but not extraordinary; I can't imagine anyone buying the whole box-set just for the short documentaries included. The season closer is particularly strong. It takes some of the seemingly minor threads that have been running through the course of the year and suddenly throws a curveball at the viewer in the form of the Jem'Hadar, the Dominion's stormtroopers. The season ends on a particularly chilling note. Bring on season three!
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Summary: Some seeds are sown
Review: The second season of Deep Space Nine is where things start to get a little bit interesting. The focus of the stories appeared on first glance to be about the Bajoran/Cardassian situation (when they were about anything at all), but slight mentions of the Dominion also begin to crop up this season. The show still doesn't quite seem to know where it wants to go yet, although it has a lot of interesting directions it could turn. We hear small hints during the course of this year that will eventually have great impact upon the development of the series. A number of the hints are subtle indeed: who would have guessed that the fearsome Dominion would have been first mentioned in an apparently throwaway and goofy Ferengi episode? I vaguely remember watching the series at the time of original broadcast and those hints went utterly over my head. I don't remember them at all. It's very interesting to go back now with the benefit of hindsight and see what the Creators were showing us. Some of the references and plot lines are so vague as to be almost non-existent. It would be fascinating to know which strands were placed in the story-arc with a definite plan in mind, and which ones were thrown in there just to see if the audience would react favorably. Uber-story aside, how are the individual episodes themselves this season? Well, as with the first season it's a bit of a mixed bag. The characters are developing nicely (we see the O'Brien and Bashir working relationship moves towards a direction that would be described a season later as O'Brien "not hating" Bashir any more), but the stories that they're placed in do not always shine. There are some gems, of course, and some flops, but overall, I'd describe this season as solid. Not terrific or horrible, but good. The DVD extras on this set are geared towards (surprise, surprise) the second season of Deep Space Nine. As with the previous season's DVD package, we get an in-depth look at the alien creatures' makeup and costuming. There is also a short feature focusing on the character of Jadzia Dax consisting of interviews with the actress, the writers and producers. As with the previous season, this DVD set features some "hidden" interviews that aren't very well hidden. The extras are decent, but not extraordinary; I can't imagine anyone buying the whole box-set just for the short documentaries included. The season closer is particularly strong. It takes some of the seemingly minor threads that have been running through the course of the year and suddenly throws a curveball at the viewer in the form of the Jem'Hadar, the Dominion's stormtroopers. The season ends on a particularly chilling note. Bring on season three!
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