star trek: deep space nine
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How Deep Space Nine’s Dominion War Nearly Wrecked Star Trek’s Utopia
Star Trek likes to imagine itself as a franchise that is largely above conflict, but it is defined by it: and how its most idealized heroes in Starfleet and the Federation react to, and become shaped by it. While Trek’s history is littered with devastating battles, few conflicts hold a mirror to Star Trek quite…
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Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Exploration of the Ferengi Does Deep Space Nine Justice
‘Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place’ gives Star Trek its first major foray into Ferengi culture since DS9 gave it a spotlight—and finds great profit in doing so.
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Star Trek’s Best Ensigns
Next week, Star Trek: Lower Decks kicks off, giving us a whole show in the canon dedicated to the most unsung Starfleet officers of all: the Ensigns. The bright-eyed, bushy-tailed young officers just starting off their careers are the stalwarts of any good Trek. So before they get their moment in… some kind of spotlight,…
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Must-Watch Episodes
Last week, we gave you a guide to the highs of Star Trek at its apex of idealistic sci-fi in The Next Generation. But even the brightest light must cast a shadow, and no Star Trek show has embraced or understood that like arguably its headiest, dramatic entry in the franchise: Deep Space Nine. Want…