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Starfleet Academy - It's Happening

I didn't like the b storyline. I couldn't tell if they were pranking the war college guy or not. By the end, I guess they weren't, but we never got to see the eels!

I know most find Sam annoying, but I still think she's kind of adorable, because she is learning how to exist. Her makers are jerks, and I hope she is free from them interrupting her life all the time. I very much enjoyed seeing grown up Jake, and the recording of the Sisko at the end made me cry a little bit. It is very cool that Dax is still around. I thought I saw a bit of Jadzia in some mannerisms.

The bar stuff was silly. Sam making herself drunk was funny, though.
 
Not reading anything in here because I haven't watched the episode yet but I was spoiled that Cirroc is in the episode by... Cirroc on Facebook so I have high hopes for this one.
 
Not a huge fan of SAM. Didn't like the start all that much, but overall it was a good episode as it went on.

The Doctor was kind of annoying at times.

The bar scene was fun, but the whole plot w/ Starfleet Academy vs The War College is silly.
 
I picked a random episode of TNG this afternoon. "Unification Part I."

I've seen it a billion times. I can quote lines from it.

I couldn't take my eyes off of it. The deterioration of Sarek was depressing and I could imagine myself having to see something like that with someone I respected.

And it was 100x better than anything coming out today in the Trek Universe. Even SNW.
 
All the subplots were dumb and clumsily handled. All of a sudden the War Chancellor is a loveable bumbling galoot? No. And these cadets are young adults being written like children. By people who somehow think this show should be at a children's show level. So all the non-Sam stuff was a waste of time.

The Sam/DS9 stuff? Let's just say I'm glad they did such a deep nod toward DS9, but... was it deep after all? I almost wish that the future's understanding of that period was handled like how those future aliens thought of Voyager in "Living Witness" -- and then maybe Ilya Dax comes along to correct things with her magic bag of artifacts. But this was presented as a clear-eyed understanding of the past with amazing detail -- but it felt hollow. Especially since it had to compete with all the dumb subplots for airtime.

But it was a good decision to make it through Sam's experience with the Emissary connection, and the actor playing Sam is really, really good. And some good ideas were brought up and some really nice things said about Sisko, so okay. But it was a clumsy, bumpy ride getting there.
 
Thatr's right -- Mr. Sisko said he was going to take his gumbo recipe to his grave!
 
Fun fact -- the drag bartender in the episode was Jackie Cox, a contestant on Drag Race Season 12 and a hardcore Trek fan. During one challenge, Whoopi Goldberg was a guest judge...

 
Where to begin? What an impactful and emotional tribute. There was Jake and Dax, mention of Benjamin, The Prophets, the Fire Caves, punching Q ... Gumbo, tomatoes, The Dominion. Phew! It's a pity they didn't mention peppers 'cause he grew peppers, 'member? I'm surprised Dax didn't bring up how Kassidy burnt them, remember? But that aside, I remember these things from the television series I liked - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. And they mentioned and *showed* them here! Just amazing - funny feels in my tummy. Just just just wow!

For a more detailed overview of this beautiful and thoughtful tribute to my favorite Trek series:
 
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