“Commander, you throw one hell of a party.”     — Quark Critical consensus is the way we judge entertainment from the past at a glance. We

“Terrorists don’t get to be heroes.”     — Major Kira Nerys Riker is the lost boy of TNG. While he was originally intended as the Kirk-equivalent,

“I am a moron.”     — Ira Steven Behr, on using Brigadoon as a model for a DS9 episode. I feel like I should start this

“There is no dilemma that cannot be solved by a disciplined Cardassian mind.”     — Gul Dukat Geekery has a tendency to spread. Unlike measles, this

“I’m not like these other humanoids. I’m a Jem’Hadar. And, that’s what I want to be. You’re not like these other humanoids either. But, they’ve

“Treason, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.”    — Elim Garak Theme is one of those things that makes writers clap our hands

“If you want to know who you are, it’s important to know who you’ve been.”     — Lieutenant Jadzia Dax One of my selfish motives when

“A brave Ferengi. Who would have thought it possible?”     — Chancellor Gowron Memory is the Cliff’s Notes of the brain. I might be dating myself

“There’s an old saying on Cardassia: ‘Enemies make dangerous friends,’ and I fear the Dominion will make a very dangerous friend, indeed.”     — Elim Garak

“Welcome home.”     — The Female Changeling I’ve said it before, but the most common debate amongst Niners is when exactly DS9 “gets good.” While I

“If the Dominion comes through the wormhole, the first battle will be fought here. And, I intend to be ready for them.”     — Commander Benjamin

“The offender, Miles O’Brien, human, officer of the Federation, Starfleet, has been found guilty of aiding and abetting seditious acts against the state. The sentence