No offense to the great Patricia Tallman, the fantastic actor and stunt person largely known for her work on Babylon 5 as well as the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. The wide eyes just seemed an odd choice.

Also Patricia Tallman:

  • Lath
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    214 months ago

    My DS9 is rusty, but I think most people were expecting it to fail or go boom. So the portrayal here might have been meant as a “huh, we didn’t blow up” type of reaction.

    • @ummthatguyOP
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      154 months ago

      This takes place before they confront the Klingons, so all systems are presumably nominal. Chalk it up to nerves, I guess.

      • @ChicoSuave
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        134 months ago

        She’s thinking of the Pegasus and tapping the console with crossed fingers.