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what parts of real history were most influential on your writing in ds9?
Off the top of my head:
Bajor - WW2, the Troubles, Israel/Palestine, the Belgian Congo
Dominion - Roman, Mongol, and British Empires
Cardassia - The Cold War, DDR
Federation - The Red Scare, various CIA scandals, post-WW2 America in general
Maquis - The Maquis
Ferengi - late stage Western Capitalism, Robber Barons
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine // S02E24: The Collaborator
Ties of Blood and Water
I saw so much death during the Occupation, I felt so much pain… But my father… he was my strength. And I… I couldn’t stand to see that strength slipping away. So I ran.
Maybe you should talk to Worf, again!
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “Strange Bedfellows"
Sisko Week - Day Eight
I didn’t know what to do for the last day, but since I did a lot of happy!Sisko posts, I thought it would be appropriate to end the week with a random gifset of Sisko’s smiles.
Anonymous said: Cardassians: Aamin Marritza orGul Macet
“Duet” was one of DS9′s strongest earlier episodes. Well worth watching if you haven’t seen it
“Duet” was the episode that convinced me DS9 was Trek in its truest sense, and I think really the watermark for recognizing when the show found its footing and identity.
how our bodies, born to heal, become so prone to die
“You know that woman?” “I know her. She used to be my wife.”
I just love this scene so much and I want to unpack it a little… First off, I love that they play it off at first like these two are enemies. And all the build towards who they are to each other. Then, how Kahn doesn’t even bother with the pleasantries of saying hello to anyone else. She just locks eyes with Dax and it’s like no one else is even there. The way they both seem to be staring each other down. And in the third gif where they go to shake hands, it’s obvious the actresses fumbled with the take, too busy sustaining eye contact. Normally, something like that would bug me, but honestly it just works here because it shows you how intense while at the same time how nervous both characters are. And then the way Jadzia’s eyes trail on Lenara long after she’s out of the shot followed by the huge sigh of relief Dax let’s out, presumably once the Trill landing party has turned the bend and is no longer in sight… Gah! Seriously this scene was just so good it gives me chills!!
The Dominion War’s opening salvo: The Fall of Deep Space Nine
