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The first act of the second episode of season 2 of DS9 is possibly the best scene in all of Star Trek (startrek.website)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I'm rewatching it now, it's so well written that it almost stands out from the rest of the episode. It comes off like something from David Mamet or The West Wing. It's not Far Beyond The Stars or In The Pale Moonlight, the stakes of the episode are too low. But the material it gave all the actors to work with, the incredibly realistic way it weaves together different conversations going on between a large group, that the (really really good) acting abilities of the cast just get pushed over the top. It's all in one room, no effects, no cost except for the appearance of Bareil, but it's riveting, you can't stop paying attention. It's kind of a master class in writing. And it's buried after the opening credits in the second episode of season 2.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Could you be more specific? Episode name? Scene or episode synopsis? I watched it very recently but I need a little more to go on.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

DS9 S02E02, The Circle. I believe the scene OP is talking about is in Kira's quarters starting around six minutes in, just after the opening credits. Odo, Dax, Bashir, O'Brien, Quark, and finally Vedek Bareil all come in for an increasingly chaotic conversation. Odo is pissed, Dax is the supportive friend, Bashir is a himbo (as always), O'Brien is the concerned colleague, Quark is trying to slide into her DMs, and Bareil comes in to be the one good Vedek on Bajor and calm things down.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's the one!

[–] RedSquadCampFollower 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe the scene OP is talking about is in Kira’s quarters

Ah I knew the scene by this description.

Later in this ep is one of my fav moments of all DS9. Kira in the creek moving rocks. Bareil comes to lay some charm but then the dark shadow of Winn on the bridge.. so polite. So politiq.

"You can stay here as long as you need.... Even a week!" or smthg like this.

Cut to the final eps of her a Dukat...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And then in the next episode Winn spots the perfect moment to doublecross Jaro and keep her good image

[–] RedSquadCampFollower 2 points 1 year ago

She is so evil she should be on Scandal.