- Lol at Kira's tough guy walk down the Promenade and the way she vs. Dax respond to male attention. It's kind of fascinating that Dax here says she's unused to being female and hasn't been one for 80 years. I guess this is Dax talking more than Jadzia, because surely Jadzia is used to people reacting to her as a young woman. It's very strange -- maybe a sign of early series writing where they hadn't quite figured out how Trills are supposed to work and were treating Jadzia Dax as "Curzon Dax transplanted into a new body" rather than someone who has both Jadzia's memories and Curzon + all other hosts' memories as well. Also, lol at the way Kira vs. Dax react to Quark.
- I wonder if it was fun or hard for the actors to deliver their nonsense lines in this episode. It's so funny seeing someone start saying random words and then they look horror-stricken and foreboding music starts playing. XD
- It amuses me how Odo suspects Quark is lying about his replicators because he claims Rom fixed them but "Rom's an idiot. He couldn't fix a straw if it was bent." -- which is of course contradicted in later episodes. Also, I feel like Quark has a way of speaking in this episode that is more old Ferengi-like than how he talks in later episodes. Some more early series weirdness. Also, "Unauthorized access to crew quarters is a crime, Quark." -- once again, Odo is allowing Quark to get away with crimes...
- I also love the early series dynamic of impulsive, loose-cannon Kira, by-the-book Sisko, and Odo just being like, "Yeah... trust me, you're better off just letting her do her thing..."
- Ben and Jake's relationship is so tender. I love how Ben keeps talking and saying reassuring things to Jake even knowing Jake can't understand what he's saying. He just trusts the sentiment will get through anyway, or maybe Sisko just thinks it's important for him to say it out loud, even if he knows he won't be understood.
- Lol, I love Odo just staring befuddled at the Ops control panel. He's never done this before. XD
- I'm sorry, I'm laughing so much at the part where Quark shows up in Ops -- the framing and music and Odo staring at him in awe just makes this feel like such a big "rescue" moment. 🤣 I remembered in this episode that Odo comes to Quark's rescue when he's dealing with an angry customer, but I forgot that Quark does the same to him at the end. And then Quark is trolling him. They need to get a room.
Quodo potential:
This episode is already so shippy I'm not sure what else to do, but some suggestions:
- You could have a little coda where Quark teaches Odo how to play dabo after the station has finally calmed down.
- Quark approaches Odo asking for payment for the services he provided. 😏
I'm not sure if the fic linked above counts. It's definitely working off the episode, but there's a lot of other elements there too, and it's unclear how long after the episode it's set.
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- Lol, poor O'Brien.
- Bickering is Quark and Odo's love language. XD
- Lol at Kira's tough guy walk down the Promenade and the way she vs. Dax respond to male attention. It's kind of fascinating that Dax here says she's unused to being female and hasn't been one for 80 years. I guess this is Dax talking more than Jadzia, because surely Jadzia is used to people reacting to her as a young woman. It's very strange -- maybe a sign of early series writing where they hadn't quite figured out how Trills are supposed to work and were treating Jadzia Dax as "Curzon Dax transplanted into a new body" rather than someone who has both Jadzia's memories and Curzon + all other hosts' memories as well. Also, lol at the way Kira vs. Dax react to Quark.
- I wonder if it was fun or hard for the actors to deliver their nonsense lines in this episode. It's so funny seeing someone start saying random words and then they look horror-stricken and foreboding music starts playing. XD
- It amuses me how Odo suspects Quark is lying about his replicators because he claims Rom fixed them but "Rom's an idiot. He couldn't fix a straw if it was bent." -- which is of course contradicted in later episodes. Also, I feel like Quark has a way of speaking in this episode that is more old Ferengi-like than how he talks in later episodes. Some more early series weirdness. Also, "Unauthorized access to crew quarters is a crime, Quark." -- once again, Odo is allowing Quark to get away with crimes...
- I also love the early series dynamic of impulsive, loose-cannon Kira, by-the-book Sisko, and Odo just being like, "Yeah... trust me, you're better off just letting her do her thing..."
- Ben and Jake's relationship is so tender. I love how Ben keeps talking and saying reassuring things to Jake even knowing Jake can't understand what he's saying. He just trusts the sentiment will get through anyway, or maybe Sisko just thinks it's important for him to say it out loud, even if he knows he won't be understood.
- Lol, I love Odo just staring befuddled at the Ops control panel. He's never done this before. XD
- I'm sorry, I'm laughing so much at the part where Quark shows up in Ops -- the framing and music and Odo staring at him in awe just makes this feel like such a big "rescue" moment. 🤣 I remembered in this episode that Odo comes to Quark's rescue when he's dealing with an angry customer, but I forgot that Quark does the same to him at the end. And then Quark is trolling him. They need to get a room.
Quodo potential:
This episode is already so shippy I'm not sure what else to do, but some suggestions:
- You could have a little coda where Quark teaches Odo how to play dabo after the station has finally calmed down.
- Quark approaches Odo asking for payment for the services he provided. 😏
I'm not sure if the fic linked above counts. It's definitely working off the episode, but there's a lot of other elements there too, and it's unclear how long after the episode it's set.