DS9 s1e10 “Move Along Home”

Edit: Coincidentally put together last night before NegativeNull’s Kiss post. Funny how that works.

  • @TheGrandNagus
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    616 hours ago

    I don’t know why people hate this episode so much.

    It’s a little cheesy, but who cares? So are dozens of episodes people love

    • Flying SquidM
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      12 hours ago

      Personally, I find the main alien characters highly annoying and the little girl singing the song over and over again even more so. And that’s before we get into the “none of this actually mattered because there were no actual consequences” ending.

      Edit: Not to mention, the exact same “this was all a game and there were no consequences” ending was done so much better in Shore Leave where Kirk still grew as a person despite the fact that he was never in any real danger.

      • @TheGrandNagus
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        412 hours ago

        And that’s before we get into the “none of this actually mattered because there were no actual consequences” ending.

        To me, that doesn’t matter as much because the characters weren’t aware of that. Sure if it happened every other episode I’d be annoyed - it’s like the “it was all a dream” trope ending, in a way. But I don’t have issue with it if used sparingly.

        I think it was also useful in terms of showing, early on, that Quark does care about people over profit, and signals to the viewer that he is very much a redeemable character, and will have character growth in the future.

        Overall I view it as a silly but kinda enjoyable episode. I certainly understand why people wouldn’t like it, but I’ve never really understood why some hate it.

        • Flying SquidM
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          312 hours ago

          I don’t hate it, but it’s an episode I’d be fine to skip if I did a repeat viewing of DS9.

      • @TheGrandNagus
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        16 hours ago

        I’ve seen a lot of hate for it, although entirely online

      • @TheGrandNagus
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        16 hours ago

        Yeah but there’s a lot of cheesy Trek