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DS9 is easily my favorite Star Trek series. This quote/scene has been stuck in my mind for a while now.
Commander Sisko: [increasingly agitated] You know what the trouble is?
Major Kira: ...No.
Commander Sisko: The trouble is Earth!
Major Kira: Really.
Commander Sisko: On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well it's *easy* to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise! Out there, in the Demilitarized Zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet! Out there, there are no saints! Just people! Angry, scared, determined people, who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not!
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Someone with all of their needs met and are living in safety and comfort can easily be a saint. But people living in dangerous conditions have to respond to those conditions in order to survive.
Jan 15, 2025
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S2E2 of Star Trek the Original Series
The ship becomes trapped in a force field and the crew is compelled to come down to the surface of a remote planet inhabited solely by the greek god Apollo. there the crew learns that the ancient greek gods were actually a sophisticated race of aliens who subsist on love and worship, who came to earth thousands of years ago, and that Apollo is the only remaining member of this species as the rest of the Olympians died out eons ago due to their worship declining among humans. Apollo refuses to let the crew leave, so they develop a plan to provoke him into exhausting his powers until they can penetrate the force field and destroy his temple to deplete his life force. at the end of the episode, Kirk reflects solemnly on how much the ancient greeks contributed and how much we owe to them, and regrets having had to kill Apollo.
the title is a reference to the poem “Adonais” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. the episode has a strangely sad and lonely tone, posing the question: who mourns for the gods?
This episode represents everything I love about Star Trek. philosophical explorations of humanity, where we come from, how we got here, and what makes us what we are. Honestly this could just be a rec for Star Trek the Original Series as a whole, but this is like MY episode
Jan 28, 2025
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I swear to god these movies changed my life... relatable to the current state of the world in every way.
I think I have Jedi-like qualities… the force is strong with me… or at least my cat Peanut Butter gives Yoda vibes down… anyways
I have never experienced such a nuanced villain in a sci-fi series such as this one
In war, all bad is bad
Both sides have their darkness... it is about being anti all things bad as opposed to choosing a side
Every bad bitch needs to watch Star Wars
Jan 26, 2025
it is not often that a show manages to install itself as a permanent part of my worldview, but i can honestly say that scavenger's reign has permanently changed my relationship to conciousness, nature, and god - and that process started with this scene.
even with zero context the scene still works perfectly - it's such a perfect vertical slice of what makes the show so profound. if it makes you feel anything at all then you must watch the full show, because it's full of moments like this
Feb 27, 2025
