I'm back on Star Trek after a few month hiatus.
Towards the end of TNG's season 7 and DS9's season 2, I'm very much enjoying swinging between them by airdate until TNG ends.
So many thoughts I wanted to share along the way since I last posted here, although that's not what I came to talk about.
I'll miss TNG when it's over, that show really looped onto itself though; season 7 almost matches season 1 in quality, it's come full circle

Real quick though, anyone here ever lived in a rental apartments complex in the U.S maybe familiar with the sight of the two in-house handymen going around the complex in a golf cart, fixing everything that needs to be fixed, from changing light bulbs to spraying for pests and beyond. I don't know why but the frequency of which we see Data and Georgi crawl around the Enterprise with a toolbox to fix this or that in the later seasons, just got me to the point where I can't help but think of the two handymen from the apartments heh
But I'm here to say DS9 is blowing me away, truly excellent so far. I feel like I shouldn't name certain aspects that I like about it since I'm sure I'll leave a lot of stuff out. Season 1 came out firing on all cylinders, more great episodes than average ones, but I dare say their season 2 matches TNG's season 4 in quality, that shit is just so well written! I can only imagine what they could have done without the budget and technological limitations of 1990's TV.
When it comes to cast, with DS9 we start with more likeable actors than I did with TNG. I was initially not impressed by Sisko, whom the actor plays with the same approach he would for playing a high school principal for some reason, but he grew on me fast, for the most part he feels like one of the cast, not
the main character, unlike what we had with Kirk and Picard. Dude is very.. mundane? Might not be the right word, but he just wants to do his job and get off at 5, maybe 3 on Friday. Which is funny cause he's got himself an engineer that matches his energy level perfectly heh
Speaking of old O'Brien, the actor has changed his approach significantly here. As soon as he got on DS9 his sleeves got permanently rolled up and he now sports a Scotty attitude of the highest I'm-giving-her-all-she's-got caliber, which is fine; better than what he was on TNG.
Dax is played by a weak actress, just like Troi was, but the actress playing Dax is beautiful, so she's good. May sound sexist, but I apply the same standard to actors. It also helps that Dax is a WAY more interesting character on paper than Troi ever was. I make the comparison cause they're both the weakest links on start up.
Bashir, what a fucking ass, easily the worst character on paper. I'm hoping he either gets Tasha-Yar'ed soon or gets some better writing for his character. I actually hope for the latter since I know Doran Martell is capable of fine acting.
Odo is a very interesting character, his very presence and role on DS9 is a stretch in the context of the world. The actor is excellent and the character seems to already show so many layers to look forward to.
Kira is your default angry Bajoran lady, almost a clone of Michelle Forbes TNG character, except Kira is very one dimensional, although she does not have an irritating presence. Another character that clearly has much potential to grow.
I feel like it would have been awesome to just bring Michelle Forbes character over here, instead of writing Kira, since Forbes has been gone from TNG for at least a season.
Last but not least; Quark. Easily my favorite. Most entertaining to watch and best actor on the show, under a ton of make-up; he still managed to make this character shine beyond anything I would have expected from a Ferengi. There were never any odds that one of my favorite Star Trek characters ever could be a Ferengi, that dude made it happen.
There hasn't been a scene on DS9 with Quark present that he doesn't force me to stay fixated on him, he's never just
there, never just waiting to say his line, so many little nuances and reactions. Quark is probably the most complete character on this shows, as in the most fully fleshed out and absorbed by his actor.
So much more I'd like to share about how TNG and DS9 have been since I last posted but I gotta run, will try to stop by again soon!