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MEGA BUMP FOR FORUM FEBRUARY!
I just finished up a rewatch of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It's the first time I watched it in years, and man does it hold up. A lot of people hate on the new Star Trek shows, though I've enjoyed most of them, particularly Lower Decks, but man, nothing tops DS9. The writing is just top notch, and no other show in the franchise can match the versatility of this one. It can pull off serious emotional depth like The Visitor, riveting suspense and moral ambiguity like In the Pale Moonlght, but also just have fun like Bada Bing, Bada Bang.
To me, the biggest problem with the current shows is the short season length, that never gives them time to really explore the world and characters they've built. Deep Space Nine can do a full current season-length run of episodes focusing on the Dominion War arc, but still have a ton of room to have one-off adventures. DS9 also features some of the greatest villains in all of Trek, with Gul Dukat, Weyoun, and Kai Winn each bringing different things to the table and being people you love to hate.
If you're a Trek fan who's never watched Deep Space Nine, I can't recommend it enough. Even if you've never been into the franchise, I think it's still worth checking out for its compelling story, though it's such a high bar that it might make it hard to go back to anything else in the series afterward.
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