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Joseph (1995)
A Quality Telling
A little background information. I grew up in a hyper religious family. Church every week was as normal as attending school, probably more so since my early years (all the way up until high school) were attending a private Christian academy.
While I still hold on to my beliefs, I have an intense dislike for the modern church as an entity.
So I have experience with these stories. This is one of the best examples of Biblical history being translated into entertainment. While I'm sure there has been some exaggeration in the original text (we're all human of course) this follows that guideline almost to the letter.
Plus, it's just a good story. A man, fallen from favor and devoted to his own religious/moral compass rising again. And then being the better person by embracing those who actually caused his downfall?
That's a classic tale of 'rising above' and one that should be held up as an example (even if I struggle with being that noble myself).
Really wish we got more quality interpretations of biblical history. While I understand the undertones because the modern church is almost always garbage, I still feel the life lessons from these histories could help us be better human beings.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Move Along Home (1993)
Interesting concept but fails in the execution.
This is one of my least favorite episodes. It's an interesting concept, a culture which revolves around the concept of gambling/gaming. It's just not fleshed out very well and wasted a lot of potential.
I like what it does with a lot of the side characters, Odo especially. But it also undermines Kira in my mind. When they find out they're in game Kira has a big break of character and kind of freaks out, talking about 'she didn't sign up for this'. Felt that was really out of place for a battle hardened resistance fighter like her.
It also has some ridiculous sets and pacing issues and having Quark deal with the 'culture' instead of the federation trying to find common ground felt odd.
The worst part is that the episode just ends with no real conclusion or insight into the Wadi's structure or belief system.
I do find it amusing because you can definitely tell that Brooks wasn't exactly thrilled with this episode just off his demeanor.