Synopsis: Doctor Bashir ends up falling in love with a new officer when he develops a way for her to function in a high gravity environment. Meanwhile, Quark receives a death threat from one of his former associates..
Review: I’ve never been a big fan of episodes with a special character, especially when the special character is conveniently there to save the day using her special ability.
Synopsis: The discovery of a 30,000 year old Bajoran tablet buried under the holy city of B’hala announces the Reckoning, the time when the future of Bajor will be decided.
Synopsis: Alexander Rozhenko joins the crew of the Rotarran, much to the disappointment of Worf. On Terok Nor, Tora Ziyal returns to the station where Dukat intends to use her to get closer to Major Kira.
Synopsis: When Grand Nagus Zek is kidnapped by the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance while on a business trip into the “mirror universe”, Quark and Rom follow him there.
Review: The final mirror universe episode is pretty disappointing, and not just because it focuses on a bunch of Ferengi. I just felt like they could have done something more grandiose, with some finality, rather than leaving it open-ended.
Review: On one hand I enjoy time travel episodes that involve Terrok Nor and it was nice to see “old Dukat” again. On the other hand, way too much Kira. I just never buy her feelings for her mother, positive or negative, and per usual with this character/actor, the emotional swings are fast and furious.
Author: Ian Finley Year: 2000 Development System: TADS Cruelty Rating: Polite (can’t get stuck if you save reasonably) Length Of Play: 2-4 hours
My Rating: 7
Awards: 1st Place — 6th Annual IF Comp
With a Kafkaesque dystopia the author must be very careful that while the world is constantly spinning around the protagonist that the viewer in addition to being misdirected doesn’t feel cheated. For the most part Finley does his job here.
Synopsis: Three old Klingon warriors reunite on Deep Space 9, seeking Curzon Dax, with whom they entered into a blood oath to one day exact revenge on an enemy for killing the warriors’ firstborn sons. Finding Jadzia as worthy a warrior as they felt Curzon to be, she joins the Klingons in completing their vendetta.
Review: While it’s cool that they brought back the three actors from TOS to reprise their roles, this time as elderly Klingon (complete with new forehead ridges!), I have a hard time caring about the blood oath itself.
Developer: GameTek Year: 1989 Genre: Game Show Platform: DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II, NES
My Rating: 2
I love game shows, even the stupid ones, but it’s really hard to get on board with Hollywood Squares. Much like Match Game, the contestants are irrelevant and it’s all about watching celebrities make jokes. At least when I would catch this show, the celebrities were not near drunk enough to make it work. Not to mention that basing a game show around Tic-Tac-Toe is so basic it makes Deal or No Deal seem high concept.
Review: An episode that had issues with rewrites and problems shooting due to weather and it shows. Not only that, we have a silly B-plot regarding O’Brien being great at darts that rudely interrupts on more than one occasion a somewhat tense A-plot about Kai Winn’s attempt to rise to political power. Just an awkward mess.
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