memory-for-trifles replied to your post: Hello, amazing person! Who is your favorite DS9…
Babel and Accession were the biggest surprises to me! I was happy and pleased to see Explorers and In The Cards, I totally agree and think they are two underrated gems. Explorers in particular grows on me more and more. Biggest surprise to not see on the list: Take Me Out To The Holosuite which is a strong contender for my overall fave, tbh.
Hah oh yeah, ‘Babel’ and ‘Accession’ did feel like deep cuts. ‘Babel’ was the first DS9 episode where I was really intrigued with what sort of plots were possible on a space STATION, where people live. Sure they live on the starships too, but there’s something about this one that’s like “my house is trying to kill me wtf?” and I was way into it. And ‘Accession’ might turn out to be my rare fave because that episode has it ALL my friends. Miles & Julian in their London Blitz flight jackets, some old Bajoran poet come sailing out of history, Dax saying she’d like being worshipped, Worf’s sheer panic at learning Keiko’s having another baby, Nerys being terrible at pottery, Quark’s face when he realizes Miles & Julian are completely gone for each other, my girl Keiko just taking this ot3 into her own hands, and Benjamin Sisko deciding yknow what heck yeah, I am the Emissary. ‘Accession’ is GREAT.
And oh my god, I also cannot believe The Star Trek With Baseball ended up in my second string. If I’d had four spots for S7 it would have been there, for sure.