Among the reasons I love Deep Space Nine is that it engages so deeply with what resistance to unjust power and authority really means. Over its seven seasons, we get to know Bajoran, Maquis, and Cardassian resistance movements in detail.…
In TNG’s “The First Duty,” Captain Picard makes an impassioned speech to a struggling Wesley Crusher, emphasizing the fundamental importance of truth. After a teammate’s accidental death, Wesley and the three other surviving Nova Squadron pilots conceal the squad’s attempt…
Each Star Trek show holds a special meaning for many of us, but no one can ignore that Deep Space Nine, at its core, is a show about politics. Politics in space. Politics that involve shapeshifters and Tribbles. The events…