Comments on: Retro Review: A Man Alone

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:42:00 +0000

There was a line, quite small, but that I always liked with this episode. And it’s the one where Sisko says he believes him (or something to that affect) and Odo says “why would you” and in typical Odo style lays down how Sisko’s words are empty.

I loved it becuase it’s a very Star Trek thing that people on your crew are your crew… always beyond reproach. If something goes wrong, you know they’re in the right and they’ll fix it in the end.

Sisko started to take that line… but DS9 is different, and Odo summed it up brilliantly.

By: Mike DeLaney

Mike DeLaney — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:15:00 +0000

I agree, I just don’t think that during the examination of the greater whole that we should lose sight of the individual episode entirely. It’s just a balance question, which has been tipped ever so slightly out of whack, I think… not a big thing, just hoping for a tiny bit more balance.

By: ldude

ldude — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:21:00 +0000

I understand your comment, but part of the nature of DS9 as a series is its continuity and development. Each episode stands on its own but is also a chapter in a longer story and is more interesting when viewed in that context.

By: Brett Schuitema

Brett Schuitema — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:29:00 +0000

They really were masterful in shaping the themes of the series into a consistent whole so early on as the first season… whereas TNG and TOS did not have a consistent theme for the series apart from incredibly solid morality plays and the evolved nature of the Federation and Starfleet.

Guest: I read “partiallly human” in Worf as his being raised in human culture, but having romanticized and attempting to embrace Klingon philosophy.

By: Mike DeLaney

Mike DeLaney — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:28:00 +0000

I generally like your reviews, but so far with the DS9 stuff I feel like you are providing too much of an overview of the series with touches of the episode, whereas the balance should be mostly the episode with some touches on the wider series… a minor complaint, but I hope you focus more intently on the actual happenings within each episode going forward.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:30:00 +0000

Worf isn’t “partially human.” He was merely raised by humans.

I never thought Founders “pair off,” and suspect they don’t exist individually except for specific interactions with the outside universe.