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Season five of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine shifted the
focus away from the Federation and Klingon Empire disputes
and back towards the threat of the Dominion. It was also the
year that Star Trek celebrated its 30th Anniversary
and what a treat the producers had in store for the original
fans. The episode Trials and Tribble-ations is regarded
by fans as one of the best episodes of DS9's seven
year run.
This
season also cemented the Worf/Jadzia love story in the episode
Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places. Nog,
Kassidy Yates, and Martok are all brought back into the show
in various episodes and we discover that Julian is not what
he seems.
Some
classic episodes this season include the aforementioned Trials
and Tribble-ations; Things Past, where we learn more of
Odo's dark past when he served onboard Terok Nor' during
the Cardassian occupation of Bajor; The Begotten sees
Odo's mentor Dr. Mora arrive on DS9 again. This episode
is as close as Trek comes to a misunderstood father/son
relationship and it does it well; A Simple Investigation
is a rather moving episode which sees Odo fall in love with
a woman with a mysterious past; Likewise, Ties of Blood
and Water is another moving episode with Legate Ghemor
making a return appearance. He arrives at DS9 so that he can
die with the only family he has left - Kira, who he sees as
the closest thing he has to family; Children of Time,
where the crew of DS9 come face to face with their
descendants. But in order for these people to survive Sisko
and his team must allow themselves to be hurled into the past
and stranded on a remote planet.
There
are far more hits than misses in season five of DS9,
but there are a few below par episodes. The most noticeable
being The Ascent which sees Odo and Quark trapped together
on a frozen planet. Too clichéd, too long and too dull.
Steven
Berkoff turns in a pretty good appearance (even if he is simply
doing a "Michael Caine" and playing himself) in
Business as Usual, a Ferengi episode. Light
relief comes in the form of another Ferengi episode: Ferengi
Love Songs. This episode sees the Grand Negus fall for
Quark's mother. Not only that, but she is helping the Negus
with his finances - an illegal activity on the Ferengi homeworld.
This
season it is hard not to notice that Sisko is taking more
and more of a back seat - almost as thought the writers have
started to see him as a dull character who is there to push
along the Dominion/Federation problem. When it comes to the
more character driven episodes It seems that Odo is taking
centre stage.
This
is yet another winner of a season, not quite as strong as
season four, but still damn entertaining television.
Extras
include the featurettes Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting
Two Legends and Trials and Tribble-ations: A Historic
Endeavour; Crew Dossier: Miles O'Brien; Inside DS9;
Michael Westmore's Aliens - Season Five; The Ferengi Culture;
Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: John Eaves; and the usual
not very well hidden Easter eggs.
Darren
Rea
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