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Summary: The end of the Dominion war was dissappointing...
Review: ... and they got a little too family-oriented for me, but I loved the series overall. The early episodes of season 7 were full of sentimentality, each main character having his own personnal problem to overcome episode (their last goodbye, I guess). They over-used the Vegas nightclub singer hologram to give everybody personnal advice on those matters.Things didn't get really good until they got back to the almost-forgotten climactic battle between the Federation and the Dominion. The back-and-forth alliances with the Klingon Empire and also the Cardassians, over the course of the series, was interesting and made the story more dimensional (instead of good guys over here, bad guys over there). However, the way it all ended made you think that maybe they should've shaved off a couple of those tear-jerky episodes for a more satisfying, kick-ass conclusion than having one side simply... (well, better not give it away). I still didn't understand the whole thing about the Prophets and their relationship with the wormhole, but who cares. That was just the writers trying to get all spiritual on us and prove that God (or Gods), is (are) indeed spoken about on Star Trek. Now onto Star Trek Voyager...
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Summary: The Best Star Trek Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: After season 6 leaves you on such high, season 7 is a huge disappointment. The writers get way off track forcing unneccessary character Ezri Dax unto the viewer without any rhyme nor reason.
The season's opener is a continuation of 6's cliffhanger, but watered down to introduce Ezri Dax. The next few episodes also take you away from the strength of the series (its established characters and Dominion War storyline) to try and make the Ersatz Dax character have some relevance.
The nadir of the series hits with the wasteful "take me out to the holosuite" epidsode. Simply horrible and a waste of an hour.
It takes the writers the last 6 episodes to get on track, but even for a devout DS9 fan its a struggle to get the momentum back.
This was a disappointing ending to a great, great series.
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Summary: The best Trek ever... volume 7!
Review: Change was the theme for this season. The series was ending and the producers were determined to go out big. The Founders and Cardassians would see their alliance fall apart. Gul Dukat would stoop to any level to control what he saw as his destiny. A new Dax would make her way to DS9. New leaders for the Cardassian and Klingon Empires. And, some of the most amazing space battles ever staged in Trek's long history. An excellent ending to an excellent series.
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Summary: Deep Space Nine's Finest
Review: Deep Space Nine has always had a certain special charm about it. I, myself having grown up with Deep Space Nine, also learned and grew with the characters on the show. This season is has such a wealth of wonderful ideas and insights into each of the characters in the series. Episodes like the Siege of AR-558, we again see how the affects of war change and mold people into hardened into soldiers and cold blooded killers. Section 31 makes a come back at Bashir as they require his services for covert operations. The episode Inter Arma Enim Silent Legas really takes a look at how in war, all laws really do become silent as the fight for survival takes precedence above all else. And the end of the series is done so wonderfully well. A beautiful and touching montage of clips taking a look back at Deep Space Nine's legacy remind us of just how far these characters have come. The last episode in particular always touches me as we say goodbye to each of these wonderful characters. The most jaw dropping moment, in my opinion, is Garak's final conversation with Bashir... as he describes the once "rich and ancient culture" the Cardassians had now become tarnished by their betrayal of the entire alpha quadrant. Its not at all unlike the fall of the Germans during WWII... And, once again, Garak reminds Bashir that not all things in this universe are certain as they each say their goodbyes. I suggest this season to any hard core star trek fan. Not to mention, if you've already gotten the last 6, why stop? This season answers a lot of questions DS9 fans have been asking, and also raises a few as it closes on a controvertial note... Magnificant! Bravo! My hat's off to the entire staff behind DS9. This series will not be forgotten =)
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Summary: A Mix of Outstanding and Overdone
Review: Deep Space Nine is my favorite series in the Star Trek universe. While season 7 has numerous outstanding episodes and performances by the cast, I found two things that made me weary. The worst was the use of hologram 'Vic Fontaine' and his slang of irritating "paly". I always find it strange that aliens and Earthers would find 1962 to be a fascinating period, especially in a tedious lounge act. Delete this program. The other problem I had was the extensive Ezri Dax centered episodes. She's a whiner and belongs on Trill, not a front line station. Insecure and mentally shakey, I fail to see why the show's creators wanted such a character. One comment heard in the season 6 material is that they liked Sisko calling Dax 'old man'. Too bad Jadzia didn't make it through season 7 as well, because Ezri just doesn't do it for me. A male Dax host would have been far more progressive after the outstanding female host was killed. Other than these two areas, season 7 is terrific and makes a good end to a series I wish hadn't ended. Yet, these two characters kept me from giving season 7 a 5 star rating.
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Summary: The Final Chapter
Review: Deep Space Nine's Seventh Season is basically a highlight reel. One show after another sparkles, there are plenty of twists, and, most importantly, the show ends so well. The final arc is truly amazing and makes us remember why we liked the show in the first place. First off, there is a new Dax host in the last season. Nicole DeBoer plays Ezri Dax in the final season, taking over for Terry Farrell. I always liked the idea of having a new regular character come in before the end to mix things up, and there are a few good episodes devoted to her. "Afterimage" has Ezri trying to get her old friends to accept her; and "Field of Fire" has her enlisting the help of psychopath Joran Dax to catch a clever killer. It was in this episode where we learned how different she was to be from the previous Dax: her readiness to access the twisted Joran part of herself. Also, "Prodigal Daughter" explores her backstory.
All the characters receive a fitting coda. Sisko begins the season confused about his purpose, but wraps up the season fulfilling his destiny. Kira is promoted to Colonel, but finishes up the season as a freedom fighter once again, and ends up in command of the station. Worf has an eventful season, which includes depression after Jadzia's death, nonacceptance of Ezri leading to romance, as well as indignation at Gowron for his purely personal motives in the war. Julian has a couple of run-ins with Section 31 and overall becomes a wiser, more mature person. Garak ends up finally ending his exile, Quark still runs the bar, and Rom becomes the Grand Nagus. All in all, the denouement of the show was perfect. Some of this season's highlights are "Take me Out to the Holosuite", a whimsical break from the war which pits Sisko against an academy nemesis in baseball, "Once More Unto the Breach" and "The Siege of AR-558", a pair of war stories, "Treachery, Faith and the Great River" with Weyoun defecting from the Dominion, "It's Only a Paper Moon" and "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang", both Vic Fontaine episodes, the first dealing with Rom's injury, the second is a tribute to heist films. The aforementioned "Field of Fire" is a great mystery story, but my favorite episode of the season is "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges". This is the best Section 31 episode of all of them, a complicated morality play/spy story where nothing is as it seems. "The Changing Face of Evil" has more twists than Lombard Street, including Damar finally breaking off and starting his resistance movement. "Tacking into the Wind" finally has Gowron getting his just dessert, and "What You Leave Behind" concludes the series well by ending the Dominion war and having the characters go their separate ways. It is easy to say that Season 7 is among the show's best. It is definitely worth purchasing.
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Summary: No one cared when the show was over....
Review: DS9 ability to maintain an audience slowly declined over the seven years that it was on. This last season pretty much drained the well dry in terms of trying to resolve the Dominion War. The fate of Gul Dukat and Sisko was poorly handeled. Lost in a series of X-File like stories that saw both charecters die. In the end, when the show was over. No one seemed to care.
Time to fire Rick Berman and his production team now, wise up Paramount!
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Summary: Box Sets prove DS9 is THE definitive Trek
Review: DS9 has always been my favourite trek. The fact that the Federation and the Bajorans had to constantly work together to keep the station running was what made the show interesting. Constant conflict, no neat and tidy endings (like TNG), and continuing story arcs that encompassed fun stuff but also politics and religion. The extras are great (love the crew dossiers). I was so psyched when the final season came out. The resolution of the Dominion War, Section 31....all amazing.
***note to diehards*** - I got THIS final set at Future Shop (in canada) and it came with an extra DVD packaged outside of the boxed set. Does anyone know if the other 6 season have a similar extra DVD, and if so, can you buy them separately?
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Summary: A fine wrap-up
Review: DS9's seventh and final season was, in some ways, its best. In addition to the long-overdue alliance between the Federation and both of its original series adversaries we see a Cardassian become a hero in the fight to liberate his people from the Dominion, which is wrapped up in an excellent series finale. My favorite episodes include "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River," "Once More unto the Breach," and "It's Only a Paper Moon." In the first of these we see a "defective" Weyoun clone who questions the Dominion's policy of conquest and urges Odo to use his status as a Founder to change the Dominion into a more peaceful society. The scene between them is reminiscent of Kirk's parting message to the mirror-Spock in the original series, and in DS9's finale Odo does indeed honor Weyoun's request. In "Once More unto the Breach" we see Kor once again. After two episodes and who knows how many decades of feeling his best years are behind him he says, well you can guess what he says, and proves his worth in battle one last time. Vic Fontaine really shines this season, particularly in "Paper Moon". He's sort of an unofficial counselor, much like Guinan was on Next Generation. I didn't like the pah-wraith storyline that much. I think they could have found other ways for Dukat to cause trouble in the last season. As for Gowron, who started the Dominion War by invading Cardassia in the first place, he gets his comeuppance this season. We also saw DS9's final mirror universe episode, "The Emperor's New Cloak". It's apparently a different quantum reality from the third season episode "Through the Looking Glass," because in that episode we saw Alliance ships decloaking, and here the Alliance didn't have a cloaking device. While it may not have been the writers' intention, that's how it worked out. Watch the two eps back-to-back some time. It's the best way to explain the discrepancy.
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Summary: The final arc of the war Vs. the Dominion
Review: Ezri Dax climbs aboard...making a dismal replacement for Jadzia Dax. The final conflict vs. The Dominion and Gul Dukat steals the show.
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