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The first act of the second episode of season 2 of DS9 is possibly the best scene in all of Star Trek (startrek.website)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I'm rewatching it now, it's so well written that it almost stands out from the rest of the episode. It comes off like something from David Mamet or The West Wing. It's not Far Beyond The Stars or In The Pale Moonlight, the stakes of the episode are too low. But the material it gave all the actors to work with, the incredibly realistic way it weaves together different conversations going on between a large group, that the (really really good) acting abilities of the cast just get pushed over the top. It's all in one room, no effects, no cost except for the appearance of Bareil, but it's riveting, you can't stop paying attention. It's kind of a master class in writing. And it's buried after the opening credits in the second episode of season 2.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Had to pull it up but recognised it immediately.

"A party, oh!" - Quark

But for real, you're totally on the mark on how each of them pivot from each other, how Kira hits eats of them

"these ar- these are my friends" - Kira

Really shows how sh'es grown. I love the double take, and pause when she first is about to blurt it out, then says it more sincerly to Bareil. Thanks for pointing this out and reminding me of how awesome #DS9 is.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She grew against her own will. Not uncommon but very difficult to portray. And it never would have worked if Nana Visitor hadn't had the chops to pull it off, and the writers had the writing talent to write it. We really lucked out with DS9, they hit it out of the park so many times and in so many different ways, week after week for years.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Characters going through unwanted growth reminds me of Quark and Garak too.