DS9+17: 112: The Vortex
In which we encounter a 3rd gamma quadrant species, which is also incredibly douchey, and saves us from having to interact with them again (or the writers having to write them again) by “knowing all about” DS9 and the wormhole & having no desire to interact with them.
A brief recap:
species 1: hunts sentients
species 2: plays total dick-ass holosuite games that are a) more powerful tech than anything the Federation has and b) totally stupid. Also has the most annoying laugh ever. And are total dicks.
species 3: kills the family of one who is declared an “enemy of the state” (or something like that), but not the person himself. And also doesn’t have to prove anything before said execution.
So, I get what they’re going for with all the gamma quadrant species being “inhuman” in addition to “unhuman”… but the fact that they all speak English kinda screws with that.
Also, wow but this episode may have set some records for stupidest Star Trek extras/species yet. The main alien dude had a really weird man-woman body (which I think was,unfortunately 70% just the actors body and 30% weird prop clothes)… worse than a Cardassian’s, and the backup alien dudes trying to kill him just looked kinda silly. Not like that is anything new.
- Odo quotes Morn, kinda. Morn waves his arms around and again, says nothing.
- Odo centric episode in general, with the first hints about his species.
- Random dumb things: Sisko is totally cool with taking himself (THE SENIOR OFFICER) and one other in a tiny ship to a possibly alien planet to tell them that one of theirs just murdered someone on the station? How is that in any way following a protocol. Delegate man, delegate!
- Speaking of delegating, in either this episode or the last one, Sisko tells Kira about some problem and she says “I’ll have Odo blah blah blah.” Dude. Lady. If he wanted Odo to do something he would have just tapped that stupid little triangle thing and said “Hey Odo, do some shit with this shit.” But no, he told YOU. In PERSON. Not the time to delegate. *Knows who’s not getting an xmas bonus!*
- Odo gets the closing… “unknowing” smile I guess you’d call it.
I love how you’re so fixated on that guy’s body. I bet if you told him you hated it, he’d hold it against you.
Wait.