Nah. I never liked this episode. FX didn't age well, it's quite boring, Winn is annoying. I tolerate some mystery elements if essential to the story. Usually I don't like mystery elements in Trek though. I only like such episodes when the phenomena are well explained and used as a plot device to discuss philosophy or religion. Admittedly DS9 did a good with their mystery episodes until this point. It made sense because the wormhole is what is, Ben is regarded (or is) the Emissary and religion is an essential part of the Bajoran culture (and this is political). But this episode is bad. Yes, there's bits and pieces I like but ultimately it's pointless isn't it? After the events of this episode nothing has changed, right? Maybe you could argue that it relapsed the bad spirits that reappear in the season premiere and will change geostrategy in the sector but even that's not entirely clear to me.
Shout by Alexander von LimbergBlockedParent2023-10-03T17:52:08Z— updated 2023-10-19T18:07:25Z
Nah. I never liked this episode. FX didn't age well, it's quite boring, Winn is annoying. I tolerate some mystery elements if essential to the story. Usually I don't like mystery elements in Trek though. I only like such episodes when the phenomena are well explained and used as a plot device to discuss philosophy or religion. Admittedly DS9 did a good with their mystery episodes until this point. It made sense because the wormhole is what is, Ben is regarded (or is) the Emissary and religion is an essential part of the Bajoran culture (and this is political). But this episode is bad. Yes, there's bits and pieces I like but ultimately it's pointless isn't it? After the events of this episode nothing has changed, right? Maybe you could argue that it relapsed the bad spirits that reappear in the season premiere and will change geostrategy in the sector but even that's not entirely clear to me.