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This week we're discussing... episode 6x05 "Favor the Bold"! (Also, sorry for not announcing with a post here, but Quodo Mini-fest V sign-ups are now open! You have until Friday 10 January to sign up. Yayayay!)

Episode synopsis: The fifth episode in the six-part Dominion occupation arc that opens season 6: Things are not going well on the station as Rom is scheduled for execution and the minefield blocking the wormhole is about to come down. Unable to get Odo to take action, Kira presses Ziyal to speak to Dukat on Rom's behalf, leading to a breakdown in Ziyal and Dukat's relationship. The Federation moves up the timeline of its operation to retake DS9 when it hears about the imminent removal of the minefield.

What The Boys are up to in this episode: Quark attempts unsuccessfully to gain admittance to Odo's quarters to speak to Odo; visits his brother in his cell and promises to get him out; finds out from Damar that the minefield is coming down; and urges Kira to send a message to the Federation. Odo has two scenes where he converses with the female changeling, and then tries to apologize to Kira, who does not accept the apology.

One screencap from this episode:


Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/529.htm

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I'm posting a bit early today because I'm traveling. Depending on how busy I am over the holidays, I might push the next episode discussion back a week, but we'll see. This week we're discussing... episode 5x21 "Soldiers of the Empire"! Happy holidays, everyone!

Episode synopsis: Worf is asked to accompany Martok on his first mission after being rescued from Internment Camp 371. Dax also joins the mission and she and Worf soon realize that the fear that Martok has been broken by his time in the camp threatens morale and order on the whole ship.

What The Boys are up to in this episode: Odo has a short scene towards the beginning where he follows some members of the crew of the Rotarran into Quark's bar and points out one of them is wearing a necklace of Cardassian neck bones. Quark doesn't appear.

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Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/519.htm

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Annnd... we're back in season 1 again. XD This week we're discussing... episode 1x15 "Progress"!

Episode synopsis: Kira is tasked with kicking a stubborn farmer off one of Bajor's moons, which is going to be used for an energy extraction procedure. Meanwhile, Nog and Jake are convinced that they can turn Quark's five thousand wrappages of unwanted Cardassian yamok sauce into a profit.

What The Boys are up to in this episode: Quark appears several times in this episode: first, chewing out an employee for ordering yamok sauce, then giving Nog permission to dispose of the sauce, then (in a scene with Odo) being informed that someone is trying to contact the "Noh-Jay Consortium" to get them to sell their land, and then finally Quark realizing who the Noh-Jay Consortium is.

One screencap from this episode:


Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/415.htm

Quodo fics tagged with this episode: I did not find one for this episode in the tag, but I did find one that seems to be for "If Wishes Were Horses": https://archiveofourown.org/works/19981501

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This week we have another season 1 episode (we're really tearing through this season!), and a two-parter. I didn't mention this earlier, but I've changed it so that discussions for two-parters will last two weeks, so the next episode discussion will be posted on December 1st. (Also, random, but Imgur deleted my screencap for the last episode ("If Wishes Were Horses")! I've rehosted it on Dreamwidth for the time being, but lol, Quark's women were apparently too spicy for Imgur. XD)

Anyway, for the next two weeks, we're discussing... episode 1x01/02 "Emissary"!

Episode synopsis: The series pilot! Following the death of his wife three years ago at the battle with the Borg at Wolf 359, Commander Benjamin Sisko is assigned to administrate a Bajoran space station to prepare the newly emancipated system for Federation membership. An encounter with a Bajoran religious artifact has the potential to completely change Bajor's future... if Bajor and the Federation can find the Temple of the Prophets before the Cardassians do, that is.

What The Boys are up to in this episode: Quark is being blackmailed by Sisko into keeping his bar open on the Promenade in exchange for the release of his nephew Nog. Odo is doing various security things and accompanying several senior officers to the Denorios Belt, where he was initially found. The two have a couple of short scenes together: one in Odo's office where Sisko is asking Quark to become a community leader, and one where Quark hands a "bag" (actually Odo) to the Cardsassians to sneak Odo onto their ship.

One screencap from this episode:


Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/401.htm

Quodo fics tagged with this episode: There's one in the tag, but it's a multi-episode fic and not eligible: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49491202

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This week we're discussing... episode 7x14 "Chimera"!

Episode synopsis: While traveling through space, Odo encounters a changeling, one of the Hundred who were sent out and have no knowledge of the Founders or the Great Link. By linking with Laas who eschews humanoid civilization, Odo finds himself torn between living a humanoid life with Kira and living a changeling life with Laas.

What The Boys are up to in this episode: This is an Odo-centric episode. He (along with O'Brien) encounters Laas in the opening of this episode, and then in the rest of the episode, he is showing Laas around the station and linking with him, introducing Laas to his friends, debating with Sisko about how the law should treat Laas, talking to Kira about Laas and his feelings of belonging in solid society, etc. Quark has minor appearances in a couple of scenes where he's working in his bar, and then has one detailed conversation with Odo where he explains the origins of humanoids' distrust of changelings.


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Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/564.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+s07e14+Chimera+%28Star+Trek%3A+Deep+Space+Nine%29&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)

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This week we're discussing... episode 1x20 "In the Hands of the Prophets"! Kind of amazingly, we have *almost* discussed every third episode of season 1 now (1x03, 1x05, 1x08, 1x11, 1x14, 1x17 and now 1x20). Aside from 1x03, they're all three episodes apart.

Episode synopsis: The episode that introduces Winn: Keiko and Vedek Winn clash over how information about the wormhole and the Prophets within should be taught and Sisko seeks out Vedek Bareil's support in order to prevent this from escalating into a schism between Bajor and the Federation. Meanwhile, one of O'Brien's engineers is murdered and O'Brien discovers evidence that someone has sabotaged the station's security in advance of Bareil's visit to the station.

What The Boys are up to in this episode: Odo has a few scenes: one where he intervenes in a confrontation between O'Brien and the jumja vendor and a couple of scenes where he is trying to figure out what happened to Ensign Aquino. Quark has one scene with Odo where Odo asks Quark if he has any info on who could have killed Aquino.

One screencap from this episode:


Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/420.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+s01e20+In+the+Hands+of+the+Prophets&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)

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Another season 1 episode this week -- we've had quite a few so far. This week we're discussing... episode 1x14 "The Storyteller"!

Episode synopsis: When Bashir and O'Brien are called to Bajor to treat the sick storyteller of a village, O'Brien ends up being appointed the next Sirah, tasked with preventing the village's destruction at the hands of a monster. Meanwhile, Sisko is asked to mediate a land dispute between two Bajoran factions, one led by a teenage girl who is unwilling to make any concessions out of a fear of showing weakness, and who is quickly befriended by Nog and Jake.

What The Boys are up to in this episode: Quark has a couple scenes: a brief one where he brings refreshments to the negotiation room and ends up making a mess of things by treating Varis as a little girl, and then one shortly afterward when the major comes to his bar in need of some strong drink. Odo appears several times throughout the episode, mainly to harumph at Jake and Nog for being disorderly on the station.

One screencap from this episode:


Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/414.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+S01E14+The+Storyteller&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)

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Hi everyone! We've now been doing this Quodo in Every Episode project for roughly half a year(!), so to celebrate, I made us a new banner:



Anyway, this week we're discussing... episode 3x07 "Civil Defense"!

Episode synopsis: While cleaning up old Cardassian computer files, Jake and Miles accidentally trigger a security program designed to respond to a potential Bajoran revolt in the ore processing center. Various DS9 officers are trapped in different parts of the station and have to work together to stop the station from self-destructing.

What The Boys are up to in this episode: Quark and Odo have the C plot of this episode where they are trapped in Odo's office together. This plotline consists of various scenes: (1) Quark decides to stick close to Odo for safety, (2) they realize they are trapped inside Odo's office, (3) Quark fears dying when he hasn't made anything of himself, and Odo offers reassurance, (4) despite forcefields coming down on other parts of the station, Odo's office is on a separate system indicating he was not fully trusted by the Cardassian administration and he and Quark are STILL trapped, and (5) the episode ends with Odo and Quark walking congenially out of the security office as the station returns to normal, with Odo teasing Quark by listing Ferengi who are more devious than he is.

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Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/453.htm

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This week we're discussing... the episode right before last week's episode AKA episode 6x16 "Change of Heart"!

Episode synopsis: Recently married, Worf and Jadzia are sent on a critical mission to rendezvous with a defecting spy. Worf has to make a decision when Jadzia is severely injured by a Jem'Hadar weapon and unable to continue with the mission. Meanwhile, Miles recruits Julian to break Quark's tongo win streak.

What The Boys are up to in this episode: Quark appears in the opening scene, playing a game of tongo with Dax. He then appears later in a game vs. Bashir, where he distracts the doctor with thoughts of Dax's marriage to Worf and what that means for Bashir's love life, in order to pull out a win. Odo doesn't appear in this episode.

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Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/540.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+s06e16+Change+of+Heart+%28Star+Trek%3A+Deep+Space+Nine%29&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)

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Hi everyone! I've been getting caught up on Quodo fics on AO3, and adding any that fit to our Quodo in Every Episode masterlist. While doing this, I realized I'm not sure how to handle fics related to 2x23 "Crossover," which is the only episode where Mirror Odo and Mirror Quark appear (they are apparently killed during it).

On one hand, since it's the only episode both characters appear in, I could throw all Mirror Quodo-related fics ("Mirror Quodo" meaning fic featuring ships like Mirror Odo/Mirror Quark, Mirror Odo/Quark, Odo/Mirror Quark, and more complicated configurations) into that episode's list of fics. On the other hand, maybe it would be more helpful to use that list to highlight Mirror Quodo fics that are very directly related to that episode (set during it, build off of it in some way, etc.).

If you're on Tumblr, if you could vote over here that would be helpful. Or if you're not on Tumblr, you can vote below.



It'll be a while before we get to "Crossover" (probably) so there's still a lot of time to decide. But knowing what fics I should add to "Crossover"'s list can help me now whenever I read a Mirror Quodo fic.

EDIT: Thanks for the input! Based on the poll results, it looks like the preference is to include both fics that overlap with the events of "Crossover" (including direct sequels) as well as prequel fics that are compliant with that episode. I will update our masterlist in line with that from now on! If it is an AU or fic with unclear time setting with no clear connection to the events of the episode, I will not include it.