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Summary: DS9 -4
Review: 1) The Way of the Warrior ' Klingons arrive at the station and want to take shore leave. Worf is called in to help.2) The Visitor ' Sisko is killed by a plasma leak from the warp core. 3) Hippocratic Oath ' Bashir and O'Brien are captured by the Jem'Hadar and held prisoner. 4) Indiscretion ' Kira and Dukat go together on a mission. 5) Rejoined ' Dax is faced with a choice and must chose between the Trill society and one of her previous hosts. 6) Little Green Men ' Quark, Nog and Rom travel back to Earth of 1947 in Roswell. 7) Starship Down ' The Defiant get trapped in a planet's atmosphere after a battle with the Jem'Hadar. 8) The Sword of Kahless ' Worf, Dax and a Klingon warrior setout and search of an artifact that they believe will unite the Klingon Empire. 9) Our Man Bashir ' Bashir is a 1960s secret agent, in holosuite, and is the only one that can save his friends. 10) Home Front ' Sisko and Odo travel to Earth and investigate a possible war between the Changelings and the Dominion. 11) Paradise Lost ' Sisko and Odo discover that Starfleet plans to seize control of a planet. 12) Crossfire ' Odo finds that his feelings for Kira are interfering with his work while trying to deal with a death threat to a station visitor. 13) Return To Grace ' Kira is recruited by Dukat to help him regain is former status in the Cardassian Empire. 14) The Sons of Mogh ' Worf's brother want him to kill him, because of his dishonor. 15) The Bar Association ' Rom organizes all of Quark's employees into a union and goes on strike. 16) Accession ' After 200 years, a legendary Bajoran appears and w9uld like to see things return to the 'old' ways. 17) Rules of Engagement ' Worf goes on trial after destroying a Klingon ship carrying 400 civilians. 18) Hard Time ' O'Brien is sentenced to prison for a crime he did not do. 19) Shattered Mirror ' Sisko goes after Jake into an alternate universe. 20) The Muse ' Jake falls under the spell of a mysterious woman. 21) For the Cause ' Sisko learns that his girlfriend maybe a Maguis smuggler. 22) To the Death ' In order to stop a bunch of renegades, Sisko must join forces with the Jem'Hadar. 23) The Quickening ' Dr. Bashir attempts to save the Gamma Quadrant society from a terminal disease. 24) Body Parts ' Quark sells off his body parts to pay off his debts. 25) Broken Link ' Odo is put on 'trial' for killing a Changelings.
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Summary: Second season picks up steam
Review: Although DS9 was still finding its legs, season two demonstrated that DS9 wasn't going to be a Trek knock off. The writing by co-creator Michael Pillar, Ira Behr and others developed a number of key conflicts that would continue to pay off until the series conclusion 5 years later. Conflict is the essence of drama and Ds9 makes the most of the conflict between the spiritual Bajorans, the secular Federation, the xenophobic Founders and the untrustworthy Cardassians. Oscar Winner Louise Fletcher returns to the role of an evil Vedick and she makes the most of this role. During the second season her character develops more depth. Guest stars such as Frank Langella, Steve Weber, Stephen Macht and others bring considerable acting muscle to the series. Let's not overlook any of the regulars. DS9 had an acting ensemble comparable to TNG in depth and experience. Politics plays a much larger role in DS9 than TNG. Part of that is the confined nature of a series set on a space station. But DS9 really was always meant to be Casablanca in space to some degree. The complex story arcs began their development here during the second season. The boxed set (unlike the first season) contains 26 episodes and about an hour and a half of extras that are enlightening but hardly essential. Once again Paramount missed the boat with the DVD reissue of this series. Commentaries from actors, writers and directors would have been interesting and provided an extra dimension to the DVD. Additionally, Paramount has priced DS9 like Trek at a premium....
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Summary: Station Keeping
Review: As the seond season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine began, it broke new ground for a Trek series, with the first ever three part story arc. The storyline takes viewers further inside Bajoran society. As Major Kira (Nana Visitor) is relived of her duties on the station, she relocates to the planet, where action and political intrigue are the order of the day. The writers are smart enough to keep things interesting, with the return of many of the series recurring characters and guest stars for these three episodes, and throughout the season. Highlights include visits from Louise Fletcher, Marc Alaimo, Andrew Robinson, Steven Webber, and Frank Langella, in a uncredited role. Any talk about the second season must also mention 2 standout episodes featuring elements familiar the original Trek series of the 60s. In Blood Oath, Dax (Terry Farrell) teams with the first Klingons of Trek-Kor (John Colicos), Koloth, (William Cambell), and Kang (Michael Ansara) to battle an old enemy. While in the episode Crossover, Kira and Doctor Bashir (Alexander Sidig) end up in the Mirror Universe, first visited by Kirk and the original crew of the Enterprise. It was great to see that the producers were not affraid to dip into the history. It was clear, even at this stage, that the producers knew that when done right, it could be really good. The Mirror setting would be visited again in later seasons. By the end of the year, enemies and allies that would influence the series later on would start to make their mark. Some complain that DS9 was too serialized. While I suppose some can argue that point, I think that's a strength of the series, DS9 is still TREK any way you slice it though. This season may not be my favorite season, but, it is very well done and improves over season one The extras of the 7 DVD box set are laid out in the same fashion as the first box set. There are interviews with folks behind the scenes and such. Of these my favorite is with make up effects master Michael Westmore--good stuff. The character profile of the set is all about Dax and the ins and outs of her character. Rounding it all out are "hidden files" that aren't so hiiden The second season box set is recommended
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Summary: Better than Next Gen's second season
Review: Aside from such clunkers as "Melora" (with the exception of that beautiful flying love scene but will poor Dr. Bashir ever get a romance that doesn't make us wince?), this is TV a cut above the average, from the introduction of the Dominion all the way back to the beginning and the introduction of The Circle and Bajoran intrigues. Kira Nerys shines in such episodes as "The Collaborator" and "Necessary Evil," also "Crossover" in which the evil Intendant (Kira's mirror-twin) is at her best and sexiest. The standout Bashir episode is "The Wire," which gives Siddig El Fadil (now Alexander Siddig) the chance to flex his acting muscles beyond "They are the ambassadors of unhappy!"
The three-part opener always deserves to be seen back-to-back (like the six-part war arc opener in Season 6), so thank goodness for DVD.
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Summary: The excellence continues
Review: At the height of Star Trek popularity the producers of the show created a spin off about a man who'd lost his wife, and was assigned to command the recently wrestled from Cardassian control Terok Nor (Renamed Deep Space Nine by the Federation of Planets). His name, Benjamin Sisko... And he didn't want to be there. Regardless, being the good soldier that he is he takes his son and relocates to the station where he meets the moody Kira Nyrese, the shape shifting Odo, the scheming Quark, and a reincarnation (sort of) of his old friend Dax.
What I love about Deep Space Nine is that it removed the cowboy diplomacy of previous installments. The crew of DS9 was stationary, and had to deal with the consequences of their actions, unlike Kirk and Picard who could just fly off to the next planet, Sisko was stuck dealing with the problems that were created.
Season 2 does not delve into the Dominion much, but begins to hint at their existence, in introduces us to their minions, the Jem'Haddar. There's a lot to love about this season as the foreshadows of the future that's still somewhat fresh on everyone's mind begins here. We learn a lot of interesting things about the characters, and they continue to develop incredibly well.
Because DS9 developed its characters so well it is, in my mind, the best of the treks. I am grateful to Paramont for these box sets, though I do feel they are awefully expensive (Fox's 24 in contrast runs about $50-60 a set). A price drop would be nice, but as of now I'm only two seasons short of the collection. Deep Space Nine is TV as it should be. Great stories with great role models for our kids, episodes that are completely inoffensive, and completely entertaining. I wish DS9 had never ended. Of all of the TV shows I love that are now gone I miss DS9 the most.
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Summary: Notes from the Gamma Quadrant
Review: Building on the success of season ones finale, the producers and writers seemed to understand that this show was going to be much different than what came before. And despite some fan irritation that this was bad Trek because everyone came to them instead of the crew going "where no one has gone before", they seemed to generally ignore them. So much for the good. Season two launches with an ambitious 3-part story ("The Homecoming", "The Circle" and "The Siege"), as Sisko and his team reluctantly become more involved with the politics of Bajor. It was also the season that the series would begin to lose some of its episodic roots, as the show slowly began to add continuing story lines and recurring characters. It would also introduce us -through a comedic Ferengi episode "Rules of Acquisition" - to the concept of The Dominion, a great power in the Gamma Quadrant. They would be mentioned again in "Sanctuary" and "Shadowplay". Season two -while still having problems -did shine on several occasions, with episodes like "Cardassians", "Necessary Evil", "Armageddon Game", "Whispers", "Paradise", "Blood Oath", "The Maquis, parts 1 and 2", "Crossover" (a sequel of sorts the TOS episode "Mirror, Mirror") and the "Jem'Hadar", which fully introduced the Dominion and there genetically engineered stormtroopers, the Jem'Hadar.
The introduction of Dominion was done subtly, and that's what made their rise to be so much better than the in your face Borg. And while season two struggles to balance the stories so they appealed to everyone, you felt and saw that below the surface, there were stories that were not going to resolved in one hour. And as the season concluded, we were left with a portentous warning, as Eris warns the crew..."you have no idea what has begun here."
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Summary: Star Trek Deep Space Nine Season-2 on DVD
Review: Dear Amazon.com Customers,
What could be more exciting than having Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season One on DVD? Well how about Season Two on DVD? This release is the next series of installments of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine programs. The first season focused mainly on the environment settles and the foundation elements for the various characters. The second season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine picks up substantially in themes and plots with greater emphasis on each of the major races and characters and their respective roles in this quadrant of space. In this release, the commander of the space station Benjamin Sisko played by "Avery Brooks" comes to terms with his role as the Emissary for the Bajoran people. Although he still misses his role as the commander of a starship, he becomes more settled as the commander of what later becomes the most important space station in the Federation. The character Major Kira played by "Nana Visitor" has accepted the fact that the Bajoran people cannot seek revenge against their enemies the Cardassians without causing more suffering and hardship to their own planet of Bajor. Although Major Kira still has angry feelings toward the Federation for not aiding Bajor in a retaliatory war against the Cardassians, she manages to stage her own personal campaign against the Cardassians throughout this series. During the second season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the audience finally gets to see the inter-workings and politics of the sometimes-complicated race called the Ferengi. The character called Quark played by "Armin Shimerman" shows that even though he governs his life by the strict code of conduct, The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, he has his moments in which passion and family come first before business. Even the character called Odo played by "Rene Auberjonois" is surprised at Quark's behavior in his emotional moments. It is in this series that the audience also learns the originals of Odo and that his search for knowing who he really is will lead to the most significant event in this entire section of the galaxy and the series of the show. The audience also gets to see the return of the most popular race in all of the Star Trek universe series of stories, the Klingons. Although their presents is very short during this season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, their role as citizens of the galaxy will determine the fate for all races and species in this section of space. Sci-Fi fans in this season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine will also get to view more insight into the most unusual race of the Federation which are called the Trill. The character Jadzia Dax played by "Terry Farrell" finds herself caught between past lives and present ones. This aspect of the series becomes an interesting challenge for the writers of the show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine because the character Jadzia Dax has actually lived many lives. This aspect of the Trill having symbionts to share their life with the Trill host introduces a very high level of complexities to the character development of Jadzia Dax. I could go on and on but the best thing for you to do is purchase Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season Two on DVD and see it for yourself. I think that you will find the themes and stories just as intriguing and interesting as most of the Sci-Fi and Trekker fans have come to discovery. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season Two on DVD is a must have for any Sci-Fi DVD collection.
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Summary: So Glad to See DS9 on DVD!
Review: Deep Space Nine was the most thoughtful of all the Star Trek series, and I am delighted to have the first two seasons in my home on DVD! (I plan to buy all of the seasons as time goes by.) Of all the Star Trek series, DS9 did the best job of presenting "story arcs" that allowed them to seriously develop characters and philosophical themes. It is therefore a great pleasure to see the episodes without commercials and in the order they were intended to be seen in. (The last time this series aired on our local L.A. airways at 4 AM, the station scrambled the order of the episodes, perhaps not realizing that each episode builds on the previous one.) Watching these episodes is like inviting old friends into your home! The DVDs come with lots of special interviews and special goodies, too. This is well worth the money.
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Summary: As always spectacular
Review: DS9 is the best Trek series ever bar none. What makes it personally and thematically better is that it deal with interpersonal conflicts as well as eventually war. The other shows touched on them but then raced away before truly exposing the ramifications of all the actions performed.
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Summary: DS9 Season Two - A great second season!
Review: DS9 season two turned out many of the series greatest episodes and at the same time started to give ominous signs that portended what was to come with this outstanding and spectacular Star Trek series. The producers, while entrenched in the final season of Star Trek The Next Generation, preproduction on Star Trek Generations and preproduction on Star Trek Voyager brilliantly were able to write and produce one outstanding episode of Deep Space Nine after another. The second season is where the producers and everybody involved found their stride with the series resulting in absolutely amazing character interactions where everybody worked well off of one another. Of the many Star Trek variants, DS9 I believe as a whole is dramatically the most compelling due to its very nature of conflict between the main characters. It was truly fun watching DS9's first season, STNG's sixth season and then DS9's second season and STNG's seventh season all in the order they were originally aired, just as it was when they were all aired. It is too bad we won't initially be able to do that with DS9 & Voyager since we won't be seeing those sets until sometime next year. Of all the series that have passed, this is the one that I miss the most. A brief synopsis of some of the "stand out" episodes of this great season: The Homecoming, The Circle and The Siege - What can one say when they're treated to such an outstanding, well written and performed trilogy to begin a season of Star Trek, amazing! The thought process that went into this trilogy is well played out on the screen as our beloved characters find themselves deeply entrenched in the political situation on Bajor after Kira receives evidence of a famous Bajoran freedom fighter named Li Nalas still being held by the Cardassians. This is where we first meet Vedek Winn and learn of her ambition to become the next Kai and the lengths in which she'll go to attain that goal. Invasive Procedures - This is a great episode in that it does give us some idea about how Trills end up being joined Trills. Cardassians - This outstanding episode serves well to give us a slight glimpse into Garak and at the same time raises more questions about this superb character played by Andrew Robinson. Rules of Acquisition - This is another outstanding Ferengi episode starring Quark, one of the most entertaining characters of the series. Along with Quark, we're treated to Grand Nagus Zek and several other Ferengi characters. Necessary Evil - This is one of the most outstanding episodes of the season as it gives us a glimpse into what DS9 was like when it was Terok Nor and under Cardassian rule during their occupation of Bajor. Rene Auberjonois performs admirably as Odo when Gul Dukat thrusts him into the role of an investigator in order to discover who killed a Bajoran merchant. This is when Odo and Kira met and also where a huge question between them wasn't answered until the poignant conclusion of this episode. Blood Oath - In this incredible episode we're treated to three Original Series Klingons all dressed up as "new" Klingons and they have a blood oath in which Jadzia Dax is a part of. This great episode is certainly a great precursor to her later "Klingon" episodes and when Worf joins the crew. The Maquis, Part I & II - As a follow on to STNG's episode, "Journey's End" establishing the treaty between the Federation and Cardassia where several colonies end up on the wrong side of the border and the setup of the premise to the beginning of Star Trek Voyager, we're treated to a full blown Maquis episode. What makes this so intriguing is the fact that Sisko and gang don't necessarily know who to trust due to several Starfleet officers resigning to join the Maquis. The Wire - Even after seeing a full seven years of DS9, this episode stands out as one of the best featuring the Garak character. Again, we're treated to a few answers about this rather enigmatic character, such as his first name Elim but we're also left to question whether what was revealed was true or not... Crossover - After so many years of waiting, we're finally treated to what happened to the Mirror Universe after Kirk left. Kira and Bashir run into some form of an anomaly and then go through the wormhole only to find they've gone through the looking glass. This is but the first of several outstanding, humorous and enlightening "Crossover" episodes. Tribunal - In this outstanding and quite poignant episode, we see O'Brien captured and put on trial by the Cardassians. Colm Meaney performs brilliantly in this episode where his character is tried, convicted and sentenced all prior to his capture. The Jem'Hadar - In this great season finale, we finally get to find out a little bit of what the rumored Dominion is about along with their fighting force, the Jem'Hadar. This episode is extremely intriguing as we see a Galaxy class starship easily defeated and we see that Starfleet's defenses are easily defeated by the Jem'Hadar. This episode is one of the biggest reasons why DS9 is referred to as a 176 hour saga because from here on out a majority of the episodes deal directly or indirectly with the pending war between the Federation and the Dominion and the whole "epic" feel of it all. {ssintrepid} Special Features: New Frontiers: The Story of Deep Space Nine
Michael Westmore's Aliens - Season Two
Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: Season Two Crew Dossier: Jadzia Dax
New Station, New Ships
Ten different "hidden" Section 31 clips Episode list: The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Necessary Evil
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis, Part I
The Maquis, Part II
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar
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