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Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Complete Sixth Season

Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Complete Sixth Season

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Second Best season
Review: A Time To Stand- don't remember
Rocks And Shoals- don't remember
Sons And Daughters- 3/10
Behind The Lines- don't remember

Favor The Bold- don't remember
Sacrifice Of Angels- 3/10
You Are Cordially Invited...- 4/10
Resurrection- 9/10

Statistical Probabilities- 8/10
The Magnificent Fergeni- don't remember
Waltz- 7/10
Who Mourns For Morn?- 6/10

Far Beyond The Stars- 9/10
One Little Ship- 10/10
Honor Among Thieves- 6/10
Change Of Heart- 6/10

Wrongs Darker Than Death Or Night- 10/10
Inquisition- 7/10
In The Pale Moonlight- 9/10
His Way- 10/10

The Reckoning- 7/10
Valiant- 8/10
Profit And Lace- 2/10
Time's Orphan- 10/10

The Sound Of Her Voice- 8/10
Tears Of The Prophets- 7/10


The best episodes of this season are: Wrong's Darker Than Death or Night, His Way, One Little Ship, Time's Orphan, In The Pale Moonlight, Far Beyond The Stars, Resurrection

The worst episodes of this season are: Profit and Lace, Sons and Daughters, Sacrfice Of Angels

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Star Trek Deep Space Nine Season-6 on DVD
Review: Dear Amazon Customers,
One of the most exciting series of programs in the Star Trek universe returns in its sixth season on DVD. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in season 6 takes on some of the most aggressive story development ever in the Star Trek universe of programs. It is the sixth season that really defines Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the pinnacle of SCI-FI shows in the Star Trek universe.

In the sixth season, Benjamin Sisko played by "Avery Brooks" must come to terms with himself and makes a decision as to his dual roles as the Emissary of Bajor and as a Commander in Starfleet. Even as he leads an assault force that frees the Space Station Deep Space Nine from the clutches of the Cardassians and the Dominion, he finds himself torn having to struggle between both roles. The Federation has asked him on a number of occasions to choose between his dual occupations. In season 6 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sisko must make his decision.

It is in the sixth season that the audience learns even more about the turmoil inside of the character Odo played by "Rene Auberjonois" and his wanting to return the Great Link and to his own people. Troubled at Odo's loyalties to his people, Kira Nerys played by "Nana Visitor" confronts Odo with the question as to which side of the war he is on. Odo is caught again with the decision to pick between his love for Major Kira and his desire to return to his own kind. These events leads the two characters into one of the most tremulous period of their lives.

During this season, the character Miles O'Brien played by "Colm Meaney" is reunited with his family but is still cautious and tries to protect them from the horrors of war. Although he has never questioned the actions or his loyalty to Starfleet, O'Brien finds himself confronted with the decision to help friends or to blindly follow the orders of his superiors. The writers of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine finally give the opportunity for "Colm Meaney" to show some excellent dramatic acting as the character Chief O'Brien.

What would season 6 be without the appearance of the most popular race in the entire Star Trek universe, the Klingons. In season 6 we get to see the wedding between the Klingon character Worf played by "Michael Dorn" and the Trill character Jadzia Dax played by "Terry Farrell". Their sometimes on again off again romance makes for some interesting dialog between the two but finally it comes to a conclusion with the wedding ceremony which reveals even more about the Klingon society. One of the most aggressive aspects of the show is revealed on the last episode of this season in which both Jadzia Dax and Commander Worf's lives are dramactically affected forever.

Many SCI-FI fans and Trekkers alike will be dazzled this season with the special effects of the first ever space battle scene shown in it's entirety from start to finish. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had already received accolades for it's special effects in previous episodes but in this season, the audience gets treated to the most spectacular space battle scene ever shown in the Star Trek universe of programs.

I could tell you so much more about this season but the best thing for you to do is purchase Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 6 on DVD. You will find that this season is the absolute best that the Star Trek universe of programs has to offer. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in season 6 reached all new heights in story, character and special effects development which has not been repeated in the Star Trek universe of programs since the airing of this show. You will thoroughly enjoy Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 6 on DVD.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Dax's death was shock entertainment value alone.
Review: DS9 ended on a low note with the sudden exit of Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax, only a handful of episodes after she had married Worf, Farrell had a disagreement with series creator Berman about money and in a cheap sudden decision, Dax was killed in the season finale. Leaving Worf without a wife, and Ben Sisko so saddened that he resigned his command and returned to Earth to run his father's restraunt. I think the show should have been cancelled after that. By this point, several Trekkies had grown disllissioned with Star Trek under Berman's direction and went over to watching Babylon Five.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Apex of the series
Review: Everything comes together fantastic in season 6.

The writers really hit their stride especially the last 4 episodes. Without a doubt the best season in the series.
In fact, it ends so well that Season 7 is a flop by comparison. Highly recommended the culmination of the first 5 years. Great stuff



Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Incredible, Mind-Boggling Season
Review: For my money, Deep Space Nine's Sixth Season was the series' best, and that is quite a distinction. The show tells stories in this season that are both more epic and more personal than ever before, features genuine twists, great acting, of course, as well as some infinitely memorable moments.

The season begins with a sensational story arc that picks up where season 5's "A Call to Arms" left off. The arc is perhaps the show's best, and brings about many developments: Nog becoming an officer, Gul Dukat's daughter getting killed by his second-in-command, Starfleet retaking the station. The show then segues back into its blend of character-based drama and war tales that make this season so good. Character stories are plentiful here and include: Worf and Jadzia tying the knot in "You are Cordially Invited...", Bashir being reunited with his not-quite-so-well-adjusted genetically engineered friends in "Statistical Probabilities", and Dukat's truly evil nature being exposed in the terriffic "Waltz". Marc Alaimo delivers an astonishing portrayal of the once-proud Cardassian Military Leader now a schizoid, hallucinating, paranoid man driven hopelessly mad by his beloved daughter's death. The highlights continue with "Far Beyond the Stars", an episode on race relations on Earth, circa 1950, that has echoes of TNG's "The Inner Light". But where that episode was warm, this one is painful and uncomfortable, but unmistakeably brilliant. It even ventures into the metaphysical, onto the nature of perception and dreams. A memorable episode. Sisko also had some important development in "The Reckoning", where we truly begin to see how great the changes in his soul have become when he is willing to be an Abraham to save Bajor. There were plenty of other character-driven episodes. Chief O'Brien befriends a criminal in "Honor Among Thieves", Kira learns the horrible truth about her mother in "Wrongs Darker...", and Bashir is recruited into a ultrasecret intelligence agency in "Inquisition", which brought us the first glimpse of the amoral Section 31 group, and "Tears of the Prophets" has the most shocking plot twist of all, with Dukat becoming indwelt by a Pah-wraith and murdering one of the crew, as well as the disappearance of the wormhole. There were also plenty of lighter moments. "His Way" introduces the very popular Vic Fontaine hologram who helps Odo out with his love life. "The Magnificent Ferengi" has Quark, Rom, Nog, Brunt and various other Ferengi attempting to free Quark's mother from Dominion incarceration. "Who Mourns for Morn" is the only episode dedicated to everyone's favorite barfly, "One Little Ship" is a cheeky tribute to old science fiction shows where people become miniaturized.

This season also includes my personal favorite episode. "In the Pale Moonlight" is undoubtedly the most spectacular episode that the show ever created. For an episode where nobody leaves the station, nobody gets in a firefight and without even a single scene of space combat, some might wonder how this could be the best episode, let alone one of the most exciting. It is both, in my opinion. The episode centers on Ben Sisko's attempt to gain the Romulans as allies in their fight against the Dominion. In order to do this, Sisko fabricates internal Dominion files, trades a potentially lethal substance for an essential data rod, and becomes indirectly responsible for the death of a Romulan senator. However, the plan soon gets out of Sisko's control, and he must continue down the road paved with good intentions. The episode is beautifully paced, with several twists and a great sudden reversal at the end. One must marvel at the choice that Sisko had to make: save countless lives and compromise your moral integrity or don't and suffer the consequences. A thoroughly nuanced and powerful hour of television, with Avery Brooks' most powerful performance in the run of the show. After watching this episode, it is easy to see why most DS9 fans hail him as Star Trek's best captain. Andrew Robinson as Garak also turns in a memorable performance.

In short, the highlights of this season are too plentiful to list. Buy it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: DS9's Best Season
Review: I also have to register my complaint with Paul Tonks' rather ignorant and dismissive editorial review for DS9's 6th season, which I consider to be its most complete and satisfying overall.

The famed 6-part story arc isn't famous because they tried it, it's famous because it succeeded. Even the weakest ep of the 6, Sons and Daughters, did its part to move the compelling storylines along in an interesting way. And Rocks and Shoals is DS9 doing what it does best: showing fascinating aspects of the Trek universe (and its inhabitants) without having to fly around in a ship greeting the alien of the week.

It's generally accepted that few episodes of any Trek series were as powerful or compelling as In the Pale Moonlight, which Tonks neglects to even mention. He decries the overabundance of humourous episodes, but it seems he forgot to watch some of the most important 'serious' eps in order to come to his conclusion. And Far Beyond the Stars, while packed with humorous moments, isn't a 'comedy' episode at all. It deals with subjects such as racism and segregation from a Trek vantage point.

As for the comic eps, yes, there are several, and while Profit and Lace is a Ferengi stinker, The Magnificent Ferengi is probably the best Ferengi ep in the series' history. You Are Cordially Invited is a treat for fans of any Trek show or movie, as it uncovers even more aspects of Klingon culture and mating rituals. And while some may not have been fans of the Kira/Odo pairing, His Way was a very clever way to finally bring it out into the open, adding another great recurring character in the mix in Vic Fontaine.

As for Tears of the Prophets, it was an abrupt way to have Terry Farrell exit the show, but for anyone who knows what the Dax character is about, killing Jadzia is the only way to have the Dax character live on in the form of another host body, which is how Ezri Dax came to be in Season 7.

Season 6 was all about risk taking for DS9, and I think it paid off in some of the best hours of Trek ever seen.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Critics cannot be objective
Review: I am sorry but critics who are not Trek fans cannot wtite obectionable opinions of trek shows or movies. I am sorry but no one is un-biased in any way, wht I might like is not what you may like, so on and so forth. All I have to say is I LIKE it, and if no one else like star trek then don't buy it, but DO NOT base your decision on someone else, becasue as I said what you like and what I like are two different things.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Star Trek Franchise's Finest Season
Review: I don't use those words lightly. The 6th year of Deep Space Nine is *the* best season of TV episodes Trek has ever seen. Other reviewers have already gone into far more depth than I could ever hope to go on the reasons for this. I'm just posting this review so my rating of the DVD set will be registered.

If you are a sci-fi buff, you owe it to yourself to buy this, though it is not recommended until one has seen Seasons 3,4, & 5, as those provide a vital build up to the epic developments in year 6 - mainly, the outbreak of the Dominion War, which is the first and only time a prolonged interstellar war is (well) portrayed in the Trek universe.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Punctuation
Review: I like DS9, and I found that the series improved year after year. For a bunch of people wearing funny nose make-up there is a lot of drama, humor, and increasingly in the final three seasons, action.
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best of DS9
Review: I think Season 6 is by far the best Season in DS9, and possibly all of Star Trek. With the exciting 4-show storyline about the occupation on Terak Nor (Deep Space Nine), Dax and Worf's wedding to end the storyline, the introduction of Section 31 (one of the most interesting ideas in the Star Trek world), the introduction of Vic Fontaine, a sencient hologram, the birth of a real relationship between Kira and Odo, the death of Jadzai (I don't think I spelled that right), and a few comic episodes in between, I think that makes for a very good season. I admit that this might also have been one of the darkest seasons, the war was going on and many people died (including one of the main characters).


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