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This is great. Love it.
But why's it in ten forward?
Dude. Elmo got hard.
(Thank you. I could never get into ds9)
Give it another shot. I hated (hated) hated it in the beginning.
There are character arcs that will confound you, but there’s others that are humanizing and beautiful.
I think, like next gen, if i skip a season i might get into it easier
I'd use a skip guide if you're struggling, season 1 is basically just the opening 2 partner and 'Duet', which came out of nowhere.
But it's so so good when you get into it.
Personally I like season one a lot but I understand this stance. However, you should never sleep on In The Hands of the Prophets. An amazing ep just as good as duet in my book.
As others have said, it starts kinda aimlessly. But it gets really good as it goes. It's my favorite series in the franchise.
DS9 is the best version of Star Trek
Echoing what EmpathicVagrant said. DS9 takes a bit to get going, and there are a few early episodes which don't hold up, but once you're into late S1, it goes hard and keep going.
Don't feel bad ... I think I tried starting and restarting it about four times over the past ten years ... I only just recently finished watching it about two months ago ... and as others have said, it takes a while to get into it but when you do, you really get into it.
I just want to second everything everyone here says ds9 is a great minivan
Everyone needs a good minivan once in a while
That's a line from Sisko.
Say what you want about Sisko, he's the best captain in ST; for three reasons.
and 3), he's the only captain to ever KO Q. .. and Q never bothers him again.
Sisko's a badass, but he's no Janeway.
Genocide for coffee Janeway
see #3. Janeway entertained Q's bullshit and he kept trying to hook up with her. shoulda just kicked him in the balls.
edit: in a slightly more serious tone, Janeway wasn't trying to make moral decisions, per se. the argument, for example, with Scorpion and the fight between 8472 and the Borg, wasn't about being ethical or moral. It was about getting home. she said it herself... "We're a federation starship, with a federation crew.... but how do we do that so far from home, cut off from everything the Federation stands for?" (paraphrasing.) If a decision came down to getting home or being 'morally justifiable', she was choosing 'getting home'.
Not the only male she had to fend off.
In fact, the only one she persistently pursued was the holographic Irishman.
She don't lose sleep over nothin.
With exception to drinking too much coffee.
She ain't got coffee. She's so sleepy.
Janeway is great, but she's also kind of a tyrannical psychopath. Which, while perfect for the mission she was given.... doesn't compare to The Sisko.
Because we don’t have a Quark’s for DS9-specific memes.
Well done
DS9
Ah. Thanks