House of quark
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It seems clear that a society with a hidden self-contradiction is not going to last indefinitely. The biggest problem here is the big question mark surrounding Dax’s society. I thought this was a weird episode, but not as weird as some that have come before. Finding that out, though, would undermine the whole of society on the planet, and the episode ends ambiguously as Jadzia discovers the missing personality and accepts it into herself. It turns out that a violent person had taken control of the Dax symbiont and that this meant the possibility of getting paired with a symbiont is much higher than anyone has been led to believe. There’s a cover up happening, and Dax is at the center of it. The DS9 gang takes her to her home planet for treatment, but not all is as it seems. That was sweet!”ĭax starts to exhibit elements of a personality that she doesn’t remember. Wife’s Grade and Comment: A “It was just a high quality Quark episode. But is it a rip-roaring good time? Check.” Grade: A “Implausible? Goes against what we know about Klingons? Ignores major details and plot holes? Check, check, check. I wonder if there was some issue with these cast members. I loved it.Īlso, as a kind of afterthought, the episode explained why we won’t be seeing Keiko or lil O’Brien for a long time. It’s the exact kind of thing his character would do. Yes, he knows he will die in combat may as well try a different route, because otherwise he’s dead. He’s a manipulator, and he’s taking a calculated risk. He does it in a clever way, but that underscores Quark’s own brilliance. Quark is going Klingon, baby, and he does it like a good Ferengi, looking to get whatever profit he can and if he can’t he wants to at least escape with his life. Yes, it seems obvious that the Klingons would be pretty ticked off that D’Ghor has dishonorably used his money to build up others’ debt, but you can sort of see them reacting the way they do, can’t you? Forget all these numbers, fight to the death! K’plah! But these are child’s play for this fun episode. My goodness was this episode fun or what? Okay, let’s get this out of the way: the episode completely ignores all kinds of gaping plot holes and inconsistencies with how we have learned Klingons operate. Grilka thanks Quark and her house is restored to her. He is discommendated immediately by the High Council. D’Ghor goes for the killing blow anyway, however, showing he has no honor.
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When they meet in combat, Quark throws down his blade, calling the fight for the sham that it is. Quark challenges D’Ghor to combat, then, to settle the dispute like a Klingon. Quark digs through the Klingon finances to see how D’Ghor has cheated Grilka and confronts him at the Klingon High Council, but the Klingons are unimpressed with his use of finances to try to settle a dispute about honor. Ultimately, she goes on assignment to do some botanical work to engage her mind more. Before he knows it, Quark has legally married Grilka, who made the move to prevent D’Ghor from seizing the property of her house.īack on the station, Keiko has closed down the school due to lack of students and flounders looking for something to do. Then, Kozak’s widow, Grilka, comes on station and kidnaps Quark. Another Klingon, D’Ghor shows up and gets the true story from Quark, but then insists Quark maintain the facade of combat to not dishonor his family. Quark milks the incident for all its worth, playing it up as though he’d engaged the Klingon in combat and defeated him. Quark tries to get a Klingon, Kozak, to pay his bill, but the latter objects, leading to a scuffle in which Kozak trips and is killed by his own blade. There are SPOILERS for each episode below. She and I will go through, review every episode, and give commentary and a grade from A-F. I’ve completed my re-watch of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Now it’s time to start Deep Space Nine! I am much less familiar with this show, though I’m pretty sure I’ve seen about 80-90% of the episodes. It’s been so long that I’m sure it will all feel brand new.