free the sea

and now..... GARAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He's so amazing here he's such a show-off and a bother and a genuine threat but also!!! they couldn't have done this show without him. he is the moment and the conflict. amazing, brilliant show-stopping etc.

How he is able to sacrifice probably the only people who care about him and himself for the greater cause!!! i am clutching my "Our man Bashir" meta post. It IS about being able to kill something you hold dear if necessary. Harder than just killing yourself.

Plotline A is suchhh a good character development for Quark. The way he used to hold on to Ferengi values and then he realizes that true traditionalists hate his guts and the actual good thing is his life is the power of friendship. Splendid. I wonder if it will restore his relationships with his mom since they are booth outcasts now? also Garak was hilarious in this episode i missed him a lot.

Plotline B. I think i would hate this plotline on its own but knowing they did it for irl reasons makes me feel better about it overall, i think it was a clever solution. Also O'brien family shenanigans are amazing like sure. bring in all the strays. I wish they would talk more about bodily autonomy and the inherent body horror of another person growing inside of you all of a sudden, kira's feeling on the matter and all, but it would make this storyline the main one i guess.

also thank you past sasha for writing these posts they are very helpful in finding out where did you stop watching (which is a major problem for me with any media)

4x23 - To the Death. Surprisingly pleasant. Very interesting to see how different Jem'Hadar from other species in ST especially that bit where worf says that victory doesn't matter if you can't celebrate it. when was the last time you celebrated anything my man. enlighten us.

Weyoun was a funky guy!! i thought he is supposed to be a recurring character and was very excited to meet him but look whos dead and gone lol. stranger things have happened i guess, we'll see ohow it goes.

Sisko and his style of command!!!

unfortunatly I already knew about Eddington, and I found out about Kassidy while trying to check if this episode has two parts. No suspense here, but the way it was played out was cheff's kiss. I liked the conflict they introduced between Ben and Kassidy, and the way she comes back to face the consequences of her action and redeem herself in a way. Eddington's twist was also very fun, i liked how expressive he is in his last monologue in comparison to his usual very calm demeanor.

As for plot B. Well. I hate Quarks "You're a man, she's a woman, it's a date" because i feel like it's not even his usual misoginy, it's the writers. Wow we have a cardassian woman on board!! Let's play noah's arc!! I feel like my girl deserves better. At least she's 19, I could have sworn she was 14 the last time they mentioned her age.

4x20 - Shattered Mirror. Beautiful. No notes honestly. Jake just wanteed to see his mom one last time and he lost her TWiCE. Mirror kira as evil and bisexual as ever. and how could i forget. garak on a leash. 4x21 - The Muse. Really like this eps take on creative work. You can crash and burn once or learn how to work consistently and with purpose, so it doesn't destroy you.