Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Complete Fourth Season Review
Season Four of DS9 was very much of the same quality of the previous three seasons. The larger story arcs involving the Cardassians, the Klingons, the Dominion, and the Federation were deepened and continued. What astonished me most about DS9 was how consistently good it was. This season was as strong as the previous ones and contained a host of great standalone episodes in addition to furthering the overall story.
One thing that I found especially interesting was the way that they handled Nana Visitor's real-life pregnancy. The basic decision in these situations is whether or not to hide the pregnancy or make it part of the plot. On THE X-FILES, they put lots of trench coats on Gillian Anderson to disguise her pregnancy and put her behind a lot of tall counters. Roxann Dawson's character B'Elanna Torres on STAR TREK: VOYAGER took to wearing her jacket unbuttoned, so that it would billow around her midsection. Other shows work the pregnancy into the story (interestingly, in one episode of VOYAGER B'Elanna Torres is shown in a fictitious sequence set in Nazi-occupied Europe pregnant, so her pregnancy did make it into the series after all, albeit briefly). Sydney Bristow's pregnancy became a major component in ALIAS. But Nana Visitor's pregnancy is probably unique in the history of TV. Initially the pregnancy was that of the O'Brien's and I have wondered whether that pregnancy was already on the books when Nana Visitor learned that she was pregnant, or whether the O'Brien's pregnancy was created in order to provide a cover for Visitor's real life pregnancy. But the notion of having Keiko's fetus moved to Kira's womb. Definitely one of the more innovative responses to a cast member's pregnancy in the history of TV.
So, who said consistent is bad. Sometimes consistent just means consistently good. Although DS9 was already my favorite STAR TREK series, I had never actually seen every single episode. So this time through is a lot of fun, seeing several new episodes that I had never previously seen. The result has been that DS9 is even more my favorite STAR TREK series than it was before. STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE is set on a space station orbiting the planet Bajor. Commander Benjamin Sisko (Brooks) is in charge of a diverse crew who must fight off rival alien species who want to control DS9 because of its strategic position close to a wormhole that allows speedy travel to the far reaches of space. Season 4 includes the episodes "Broken Link" and "The Visitor," which TV Guide included in its Top 35 Star Trek episodes ever story (Aapril 20-26, 2002). "The Visitor" was listed as the #4 favorite.
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Best Star Trek Series Ever. - M. E. Mitchell - California
Do not miss out on this series. Yes it is different from the normal wandering the universe, but it shows more character development. The stories are well thought out for the most part, and there is no lack of conflicy.
Jun 24, 2010 16:42:10
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