There is a very heavy message at the bottom of that episode. Saying that it is futile trying to maintain peace it's therefore natural to start a war. That's serious stuff and it ways heavy even, or especially, in today's time. The other side of the coin is because it seems natural to have war we should do everything to prevent it. It's easy being bad but it takes an effort to do good. But instead of discovering those philosophies the show once more reverts to action like undersea battles and fist fights. The whole look and setup of the base looked bad. More like a cheap Mad Max rip off. What happened on the bridge between Henderson and Brody would have actually made sense if she stuck with it instead of doing a 180. At that moment it becomes cheap drama. Brody should have been the reluctant one to fire in that situation. There is also the cliched saved-by-the-baddy-turn-good. Best thing in the end was Dagwoods arc where we once more see that he could be a much more interesting and deeper character.
On the casting side I find it very interesting they choose Bernie Casey for that role of the rogue Admiral. He also played Calvin Hudson on ST DS9. A Starfleet officer who almost started a war with the Cardassians and a high ranking member of the Maquis. That's a heck of a coincidence if it is one.
Review by FinFanBlockedParentSpoilers2023-03-31T13:41:47Z
There is a very heavy message at the bottom of that episode. Saying that it is futile trying to maintain peace it's therefore natural to start a war. That's serious stuff and it ways heavy even, or especially, in today's time. The other side of the coin is because it seems natural to have war we should do everything to prevent it. It's easy being bad but it takes an effort to do good.
But instead of discovering those philosophies the show once more reverts to action like undersea battles and fist fights. The whole look and setup of the base looked bad. More like a cheap Mad Max rip off.
What happened on the bridge between Henderson and Brody would have actually made sense if she stuck with it instead of doing a 180. At that moment it becomes cheap drama. Brody should have been the reluctant one to fire in that situation. There is also the cliched saved-by-the-baddy-turn-good. Best thing in the end was Dagwoods arc where we once more see that he could be a much more interesting and deeper character.
On the casting side I find it very interesting they choose Bernie Casey for that role of the rogue Admiral. He also played Calvin Hudson on ST DS9. A Starfleet officer who almost started a war with the Cardassians and a high ranking member of the Maquis. That's a heck of a coincidence if it is one.