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Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Complete Second Season
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Rating:  - The excellence continues
At the height of Star Trek popularity the producers of the show created a spin off about a man who'd lost his wife, and was assigned to command the recently wrestled from Cardassian control Terok Nor (Renamed Deep Space Nine by the Federation of Planets). His name, Benjamin Sisko... And he didn't want to be there. Regardless, being the good soldier that he is he takes his son and relocates to the station where he meets the moody Kira Nyrese, the shape shifting Odo, the scheming Quark, and a reincarnation (sort of) of his old friend Dax.
What I love about Deep Space Nine is that it removed the cowboy diplomacy of previous installments. The crew of DS9 was stationary, and had to deal with the consequences of their actions, unlike Kirk and Picard who could just fly off to the next planet, Sisko was stuck dealing with the problems that were created.
Season 2 does not delve into the Dominion much, but begins to hint at their existence, in introduces us to their minions, the Jem'Haddar. There's a lot to love about this season as the foreshadows of the future that's still somewhat fresh on everyone's mind begins here. We learn a lot of interesting things about the characters, and they continue to develop incredibly well.
Because DS9 developed its characters so well it is, in my mind, the best of the treks. I am grateful to Paramont for these box sets, though I do feel they are awefully expensive (Fox's 24 in contrast runs about $50-60 a set). A price drop would be nice, but as of now I'm only two seasons short of the collection. Deep Space Nine is TV as it should be. Great stories with great role models for our kids, episodes that are completely inoffensive, and completely entertaining. I wish DS9 had never ended. Of all of the TV shows I love that are now gone I miss DS9 the most.
Rating: - Better than Next Gen's second season
Aside from such clunkers as "Melora" (with the exception of that beautiful flying love scene but will poor Dr. Bashir ever get a romance that doesn't make us wince?), this is TV a cut above the average, from the introduction of the Dominion all the way back to the beginning and the introduction of The Circle and Bajoran intrigues. Kira Nerys shines in such episodes as "The Collaborator" and "Necessary Evil," also "Crossover" in which the evil Intendant (Kira's mirror-twin) is at her best and sexiest. The standout Bashir episode is "The Wire," which gives Siddig El Fadil (now Alexander Siddig) the chance to flex his acting muscles beyond "They are the ambassadors of unhappy!"
The three-part opener always deserves to be seen back-to-back (like the six-part war arc opener in Season 6), so thank goodness for DVD.
Rating: - DS9 develops a lot in Season 2
I should note that I am somewhat biased as I consider DS9 my favorite of the Trek franchise. It's great to see how the characters are developed in Season 2 and how comfortable the actors are in their roles. I especially like the development of Garak. The diverse range of stories ranging from the Maquis to a Klingon blood oath made for great stories, but the most interesting development was in the season finale with the introduction of the Jem Hadar.
I really enjoyed the extras, especially the crew dossier with Terry Farrel.
As a side note, I'm thankful for one of the reviews regarding the Asian import versions. I was sorely tempted to save a few $$$ and go with the imports, but am now glad that I paid for the US version!
Rating: - Asian Versions cheaper for a reason...
For DS9 lovers on a budget, the cheaper asian versions available on the used marketplace are enticing. They are indeed about half the price of the US version. I ordered the 2nd season this way and found it to be actually slightly inferior in quality for viewing, and markedly inferior in packaging even though it was bought new. Several episodes seemed to cut off the last few seconds to squeeze it on to the DVD, and we had tracking problems (slowww) and voice to action synching problems occaisionally. Mind you it got the job done, just not quite there for quality, which can be annoying. The packaging, really bad. The DVD's are stacked in a thin paperboard box with foam sheets between. The box and the DVD's have really bad airbrushed illustrations of something similar to the star's faces. Quite amusing, but not if you just paid for it. My advice is to buy a lightly used US version instead of a "new" Asian one if the money is an issue. I bought a used Season 1 US version and it was perfect, only a small scratch on the box. The DVD's were in perfect shape, and no cut off scenes!
Rating: - Much Like the First Season
The second season of DS9 is much like the first. The exterior box is the same, and the disks sit in the same booklet format. I do have to wonder who chose the accent colours for the seasons. The first box set had red as an accent colour. This time we have a sickly green colour. At least the Next Generation box sets had a rainbow affect.
The disks for season two are much the same as the first season: 4 episodes per disk, no previews. The chapters are still messed up as well. The episodes themselves are interesting, but each episode deserves it's own review, to touch on them all here would be too time consuming
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