Why did Vic Fontaine sang entire songs in the later seasons of DS9? (startrek.website)

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For those who watched DS9 during its first airings, did it seem odd to you that Vic Fontaine/James Darren sang entire songs in the later seasons of DS9?

I only finished watching DS9 recently and just found it really odd. It seems out of place in the regular TNG/DS9 format, didn't drove the plotline forward, and sometimes felt just like a filler.

(I don't mean to be disrespectful, I like the character and the actor can sing well, I am just curious why the producers made that decision).

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[-] MyopicTopic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think anyone has a problem with bottle episodes. It's the bottle episodes specifically starring Vic Fontaine which stretches the premise thin to incredulity that I think people--or at least I--have an issue with. Do another Ferengi or Klingon thing if need be. But attaching such sentiment to a character that the show really really wants you to like doesn't work for me. Again, he's a love him or hate him character. At least Ezri's episodes, while shoehorned, made sense for why they needed to be there if they had to have her as a replacement at all. Vic was just an insert the writers specficially wanted for no good reason.

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