Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Summary
Jadzia Dax actor Terry Farrell says that there were " lose opportunities"throughoutStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 1.DS9was a new flavour ofStar Trek , trenchant from but still related toStar Trek : The Next Generation , which was also airing concurrently . Early episode ofDS9had to do more than simply bring out themain character ofDS9and their relationship with each other;DS9season 1 also had to craft a political backdropandsell the DS9 blank place as a lawful settingfor aStar Trekshow to a potentially questioning audience . It was a pot to ask of a sword - newStar Trekstill defining itself .
The hosts ofThe Delta Flyerspodcast , Star Trek : Voyageractors Garrett Wang and Robert Duncan McNeill , point out the discrepancy between the expected behaviour of Farrell ’s Lt . Jadzia Dax and her actual behavior inStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 1 , episode 8 , " Dax " . At this point inDS9 , it ’s ground that Dax is legion to the same symbiont that was part of Curzon Dax , a very old admirer and mentor of Commander Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) , butthe usual playful camaraderie between Dax and Sisko is absent . Farrell agrees , and suggests a intellect for this . interpret her quote and listen toThe Delta Flyersbelow :
Is n’t this queer though ? Because I think one of the reasons this sequence is happening , is we ’re essay to discover who Dax is . The writer are , too , and so there are those leave out chance we ’re gon na see all throughout the first time of year . Like in any show , right ? Because they ’re not completely fleshed out yet . Your character are n’t . You ’re discover who you are .
Michael Piller organize a bluff design to avail Deep Space Nine emerge from the shadow of Star Trek : The Next Generation , which revitalized the spinoff .
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Eventually Found Its Voice
Several Star Trek shows took years to find their identities.
Terry Farrell ’s logical thinking thatStar Trek : Deep Space Ninehasn’t discovered itself yet is not only sound , it ’s part of aStar Trekpattern . Star Trek : The Next Generationstarted to become its iconic self aroundTNGseason 3.Star Trek : Voyager ’s route to the Alpha Quadrant became clearer once it addedJeri Ryan as Seven of NineinVoyagerseason 4.Star Trek : Enterprisefound its footing just a few years into its run , before an unfortunate cancelation preventedEnterprisefrom really flourishing . The same is dependable ofStar Trek : Discovery , which attempted a few dissimilar directions before arriving inStar Trek ’s 32nd century .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 1is relatively cohesive , but seven episodes in , there just has n’t been enough story yet to reveal the complexity behindDS9 ’s character and their relationships to each other . As scripts define character with more nuance , and doer reconcile into their function , DS9zeroes in on its themes of religion and political relation , and commence to look more intimate . Although it had some missed opportunities , DS9season 1 , episode 7 " Dax " was instrumental in starting to define Jadzia Dax , and bring up tense moral head that suggest at the darker flavor and gray morality that finally setStar Trek : Deep Space Nineapart .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nineis cyclosis on Paramount+ .
Source : The Delta Flyersseason 9 , sequence 7 " Dax "
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