The Future Will Be Carpeted: An Analysis of ‘Deep Space Nine (S3E22)’
“We’ll make a sailor out of you yet.” — Commander Benjamin Sisko By now everyone knows what “jumping the shark” means. It’s the inverse that
“We’ll make a sailor out of you yet.” — Commander Benjamin Sisko By now everyone knows what “jumping the shark” means. It’s the inverse that
“I’m afraid the fault, dear Tain, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” — Elim Garak It’s not even a controversial statement anymore to
“The truth is usually just an excuse for a lack of imagination.” — Elim Garak As I’ve been working my way through the series, I’ve
“Too much spirit can be a dangerous thing. Tends to infect others.” — Intendant Kira One of the most difficult parts of writing fiction is
“I can do anything I want. It is my mind.” — Dr. Julian Bashir I have an uneasy relationship with spoilers in this space. There
“I hate temporal mechanics.” — O’Briens, past and future A franchise is exactly as versatile as fans will tolerate. Take James Bond, for example. He’s
“So many needy people, so little time.” — Grand Nagus Zek If Quark is in any kind of record book, it has to be for
“Trakor’s Fourth Prophecy says that the Emissary will face a fiery trial, and he’ll be forced to choose . . . ” — Vedek Yarka
“It’s been my observation that you humanoids have a hard time giving up the things you love, no matter how much they might hurt you.”
“The Prophets teach us that while violence may keep an enemy at bay, only peace can make him a friend.” — Kai Winn There’s a
“Having seen a little of the 21st Century, there is one thing I don’t understand. How could they have let things get so bad?”“That’s a
“It makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Are humans really any different than Cardassians or Romulans? If push comes to shove, if something disastrous happens to