Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Section 31: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-2025)

Episode o' the Day
"Inquisition" (season six, episode eighteen; 6 April 1998): Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: "Inquisition" introduces Section 31, one of the most controvertial ideas in the history of Star Trek. We're not going to discuss the moral implications of Section 31 here, I just want to express my admiration for the writers, still introducing imaginative & consequential elements into the Star Trek universe in the last third of the second-to-last season. The Next Generation was a spent force by the time it concluded, but Deep Space Nine could have run for another season or two without any dropoff in quality.

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