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Quodo in Every Episode discussion: "Captive Pursuit"
This week we're discussing... episode 1x06 "Captive Pursuit"!
Episode synopsis: DS9 receives its first visitor from the Gamma Quadrant: in this case, an alien on the run. Despite befriending O'Brien, the alien is tight-lipped about who he is and who is hunting him.
What The Boys are up to in this episode: Quark's exploitative contracts are mentioned in the opening scene. Later, Quark meets Tosk in the bar and tries to sell him on holosuite programs; later, he attempts to cheer O'Brien up, who is upset about his inability to help Tosk. Odo has a scene where he confronts Tosk over his tampering with DS9's security grid; later, he is part of the team that confronts the hunters from the Gamma Quadrant; finally, he is tasked with handing Tosk over to the hunters but is tricked by O'Brien into relinquishing this duty. When he realizes what O'Brien is up to, he moves to stop him, but Sisko tells him not to hurry.
One screencap from this episode:
Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/406.htm
Quodo fics tagged with this episode: None (https://archiveofourown.org/works?work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=Episode%3A+s01e06+Captive+Pursuit&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=&commit=Sort+and+Filter&tag_id=Star+Trek%3A+Deep+Space+Nine)
Tell us:
- What did you think about this episode?
- Have you written a fic set during/after this episode?
- Do you know of any other fics set in or that build off this episode that weren't linked above?
- What do you see as the Quodo potential for this episode?
Anonymous comments are on, so feel free to chime in even if you don't have a Dreamwidth account! If you prefer, we are also available on Discord:
https://discord.gg/VaCnMYvKu6 (18+ proship Quodo Discord - there is a dedicated channel for this event)
https://discord.gg/Htz4crCdCt (general Quodo Discord)
Event info & rules
Fic masterlist
Also, one last reminder to submit your prompt suggestions for Quodo Week. Prompt collection ends Wednesday!
Episode synopsis: DS9 receives its first visitor from the Gamma Quadrant: in this case, an alien on the run. Despite befriending O'Brien, the alien is tight-lipped about who he is and who is hunting him.
What The Boys are up to in this episode: Quark's exploitative contracts are mentioned in the opening scene. Later, Quark meets Tosk in the bar and tries to sell him on holosuite programs; later, he attempts to cheer O'Brien up, who is upset about his inability to help Tosk. Odo has a scene where he confronts Tosk over his tampering with DS9's security grid; later, he is part of the team that confronts the hunters from the Gamma Quadrant; finally, he is tasked with handing Tosk over to the hunters but is tricked by O'Brien into relinquishing this duty. When he realizes what O'Brien is up to, he moves to stop him, but Sisko tells him not to hurry.
One screencap from this episode:
Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/406.htm
Quodo fics tagged with this episode: None (https://archiveofourown.org/works?work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=Episode%3A+s01e06+Captive+Pursuit&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=&commit=Sort+and+Filter&tag_id=Star+Trek%3A+Deep+Space+Nine)
Tell us:
- What did you think about this episode?
- Have you written a fic set during/after this episode?
- Do you know of any other fics set in or that build off this episode that weren't linked above?
- What do you see as the Quodo potential for this episode?
Anonymous comments are on, so feel free to chime in even if you don't have a Dreamwidth account! If you prefer, we are also available on Discord:
https://discord.gg/VaCnMYvKu6 (18+ proship Quodo Discord - there is a dedicated channel for this event)
https://discord.gg/Htz4crCdCt (general Quodo Discord)
Event info & rules
Fic masterlist
Also, one last reminder to submit your prompt suggestions for Quodo Week. Prompt collection ends Wednesday!
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- Interesting how in this opening scene, they keep avoiding explicitly mentioning sex here.
- Also interesting that O'Brien says there are about 300 people aboard the station at this (early) point in time, and 5 or 6 ships dock per week.
- Also that this is the first "first contact" episode in DS9? Also, the first Prime Directive episode? Very TNG.
- I always thought it was cute that Quark doesn't like being called "barkeep" lol. Also:
Cute moment, and also some quite early evidence that Ferengi are risk-seeking. Also, random, but I also like the usage of the construction "the Brothers Quark" featured in this episode (I'm not sure if it's ever used again) because it reminds me of the Mario brothers -- like, older mononymous brother giving his name to the duo. XD
- O'Brien straight up interrupting Bashir lol.
- Hm, I kind of wonder what the Odo painting is meant to be of?
- I love casual superbeing Odo, who doesn't flinch when confronted by Tosk.
- I love the cheesy different transporter effect.
- Oh man, lol, I don't remember Odo just getting punched and knocked down here. XD This episode, though minor, does establish an important trait of Odo, which is that he doesn't use weapons.
- Also, Quark is being cute in this scene trying to cheer up O'Brien.
- I love the recurring thing in these early seasons of Odo being really sensitive about having his authority revoked or overridden by Starfleet. He's so petulant. XD
- Are these hunters... dead? Kind of awkward if so.
- Another episode I feel that establishes Sisko's very different captaining style compared to Picard (referring to his harsh conversation with O'Brien at the end).
Overall, this episode is a bit cheesy, kind of full of early-installment weirdness, and a bit forgettable (only one fic for this episode T_T), but it's a cute O'Brien episode. Also has some fun Quark scenes and establishes some important things about Odo too.
Thoughts on Quodo potential:
Oh man, I don't know. They don't really interact in this one.
- Maybe Tosk's lack of vices and interest in holosuites reminds Quark of a certain someone? IDK.
- Maybe you could have a little coda where Quark and Odo chat about the events of this episode, like Odo catching Tosk tampering with the security systems, or Odo complaining to Quark about Starfleet ways of handling aliens or something, or Quark gossiping to Odo about Tosk or O'Brien or something.