Post by Alenis Meru on Jan 6, 2015 2:25:28 GMT
So, what are yours?
There's the usual suspects, episodes like The Measure of a Man, Balance of Terror, Best of Both Worlds, etc., which are atop everyone's lists.
But I think for me, one of my favourites is the first season DS9 episode Duet:
(huge spoiler alert)
It's a great episode, one that I don't think makes a lot of people's top five lists. But that scene at the end there where everything is revealed is amazing. And I think the episode has a lot of poignant and powerful commentary. It's an interesting and weighty question they tackled, in terms of the impact that atrocities has not just on the victims but also on the perpetrators, who lose a little piece of their humanity themselves. I think it was Marx who said something to the effect of "a nation which oppresses another cannot be free itself," and that quote comes to mind watching this scene. Also, it shows another side to the Cardassians as something other than remorseless, ruthless dicks -- Marritza tried to do a very noble thing, and he was clearly pained by the memories of the occupation as well.
So, what are yours?
There's the usual suspects, episodes like The Measure of a Man, Balance of Terror, Best of Both Worlds, etc., which are atop everyone's lists.
But I think for me, one of my favourites is the first season DS9 episode Duet:
(huge spoiler alert)
It's a great episode, one that I don't think makes a lot of people's top five lists. But that scene at the end there where everything is revealed is amazing. And I think the episode has a lot of poignant and powerful commentary. It's an interesting and weighty question they tackled, in terms of the impact that atrocities has not just on the victims but also on the perpetrators, who lose a little piece of their humanity themselves. I think it was Marx who said something to the effect of "a nation which oppresses another cannot be free itself," and that quote comes to mind watching this scene. Also, it shows another side to the Cardassians as something other than remorseless, ruthless dicks -- Marritza tried to do a very noble thing, and he was clearly pained by the memories of the occupation as well.
So, what are yours?
