Sons and Daughters
Aww, I love Jadzia and Worf!! They are so good together!
It took me a minute to realize they’d be rescued. I totally forgot that the last time I saw the DS9 crew they were stranded on a remote planet. It’s been a few days since I watched that episode and I am tired.
Alexander is back! It’s too bad he doesn’t look the same. I have a question; did the timeline jump ahead a lot? Alexander just seems too old already.
There was a moment when Kira, Odo, Jake and Quark are all gathered around the table at Quarks, when I felt like there was a deep understanding of the situation between all four characters. Now I know that they all understand what is going on but it just felt different this time. When Quark tells Kira that Dukat will be arriving soon and there is look on everyone’s face of dread, stress and a tiredness that I can’t quite explain. I don’t know, maybe I’m way out to lunch but it just felt good to see them all together and kind of having sympathy and understanding for each other. You also get to see just how much Dukat is wearing on Kira and I can’t help but feel sorry for her. I can’t imagine being in that situation.
Ziyal reminds me of an abuse victim who keeps going back to her abuser because she believes he has changed. I realize that it must be hard to believe that your father could be a horrible person (or in this case, a Cardassian) but she seems to be setting herself up to be hurt all over again.
That was quite the look of horror on Kira’s face when she realized she actually liked Dukats dress. I think she handled the situation quite well. Oh what a creep Dukat is.
I enjoyed the story with Worf and Alexander, although I felt it was quite predictable. I was hoping it wouldn’t be and that something totally unexpected would happen, but no. It was still interesting to watch them reunite after so much time apart. I am looking forward to seeing how their relationship will develop over the course of the rest of the season. That is of course, assuming that this won’t be another Star Trek introduction to a storyline only to never be mentioned again. This episode reminded me of the episode where Alexander returns to the past to try to make sure that Alexander becomes a warrior. I think he might be pleased with how things appear to have turned out.
Over-all an okay episode.
LLAP
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"We keep falling back... the Dominion keeps pushing forward... I tell you, Worf, war is much more fun when you're winning! Defeat makes my wounds ache."
ReplyDelete"Sons and Daughters," reintroducing two characters: Alexander Rozhenko, and Tora Ziyal. As far as Alexander's age is concerned, how fast do Klingon children mature, anyway? We don't know... so I think it's a viable cheat on the part of the producers. Also, there were some practical concerns. For one, a child actor wouldn't be allowed on set for enough time to get all of Alexander's scenes done, along with getting into and out of makeup. Two, the writers felt that Worf's treatment of Alexander would be considered abusive if he were still a child. As a young adult, it seems merely very harsh.
I really like Ziyal. She is clearly the naive innocent who is caught up in this whole war thing going on around her. She really is a child of two worlds, and eventually it seems she will have to choose between them. Right now, of course, her father has the upper hand in that struggle. It's hard not to empathize with her... after all, like you said, you want to believe the best about your own father.
There are a few small moments in this episode that make me smile. The biggest one for me is when, during the battle with the Jem'Hadar, an explosion throws Alexander to the deck. Ch'targh, Alexander's prior tormentor, looks over his station at Alexander with a look of shock and worry on his face. I LOVE that moment, because you see that Ch'targh genuinely cares for the boy, and is actually scared that he might have been hurt. It's a rare and subtle instance of Klingon empathy, and this "blink and you miss it" moment is very well done.
All-in-all, an interesting episode that adds some fuel to the Kira storyline... Ziyal, someone she really cares about, is now aboard. What effect might this have on the resistance?
I'm totally gonna write foul-mouthed reviews of TOS episodes as a gust writer.
ReplyDeleteA "gust" writer? Like, as in a windbag?
ReplyDeleteAh hahahahaha- I love you boys!
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