This was not quite as enthralling as the end of season 1, but still a really strong showing.
Possibly more than anyone else in the cast, Avery seems to give away whether he's enjoying or not enjoying a script.
This one gave him more to do than most episodes, and he's great in it. Lots of good family stuff with Jake, some light hearted comedy and then some big gravitas in the later monologues. Definitely the best Sisko episode so far.
We get some relatively flat political stuff that feels bland versus how season 1 finished, but still provides a good backdrop. The rescue mission to the quarry is pure undiluted trek, and I'm here for it. Grey stone quarry, phaser fight and some good ham acting. I'm in. Shot quite cinematically, too, with lots of big telephoto shots - rare for this era of star trek.
The 'twist' as it were of Mr hero being an unwilling fraud, then being convinced to be the symbol Gotham needs is all a bit cliché. He wasn't a compelling character at all, despite a good guest star performance.
Aaand we get our first(I think?) dun dun duuun cliffhanger to be continued of ds9.
I dunno, I feel like they could've leaned way more into that side of the story. Have her lose her rank and military service as punishment for going against orders, give it some stakes more than a completely arbitrary 'she's been reassigned'. It all just got a bit away from the writers in the third act, I think.
Quark stuff was premium. More of that.
Possibly more than anyone else in the cast, Avery seems to give away whether he's enjoying or not enjoying a script.
This one gave him more to do than most episodes, and he's great in it. Lots of good family stuff with Jake, some light hearted comedy and then some big gravitas in the later monologues. Definitely the best Sisko episode so far.
We get some relatively flat political stuff that feels bland versus how season 1 finished, but still provides a good backdrop. The rescue mission to the quarry is pure undiluted trek, and I'm here for it. Grey stone quarry, phaser fight and some good ham acting. I'm in. Shot quite cinematically, too, with lots of big telephoto shots - rare for this era of star trek.
The 'twist' as it were of Mr hero being an unwilling fraud, then being convinced to be the symbol Gotham needs is all a bit cliché. He wasn't a compelling character at all, despite a good guest star performance.
Aaand we get our first(I think?) dun dun duuun cliffhanger to be continued of ds9.
I dunno, I feel like they could've leaned way more into that side of the story. Have her lose her rank and military service as punishment for going against orders, give it some stakes more than a completely arbitrary 'she's been reassigned'. It all just got a bit away from the writers in the third act, I think.
Quark stuff was premium. More of that.