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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Far Beyond the Stars (1998)
These Lines delivered by an incensed Avery hit me like a ton of bricks
Great writing, great acting. I went in really skeptical about this episode, having watched it 23 years ago when it aired and not really understanding what its like to feel prejudice. Having lived 2/3 of my life in that time span and revisiting this in our current social climate, the EP's messages really hit all the right notes with me and instantly became one of my favorites. This EP was heavy and culminates with an exchange between Avery's 'Benny' and Rene's 'Pabst'.
BENNY: No, it's about my story, isn't it? That's what this is all about. He didn't want to publish my story and we all know why. Because my hero is a coloured man.
PABST: Hey! This magazine belongs to Mister Stone. If he doesn't want to publish this month, we don't publish this month. End of story.
BENNY: That doesn't make it right and you know it. PABST: Don't tell me what I know. Besides, it's not about what's right, it's about what is. And I'm afraid I've got some more bad news for you, Benny. Mister Stone has decided that your services are no longer required here.
HERBERT: What!
BENNY: You're firing me?
PABST: I have no choice, Benny. It's his decision.
BENNY: Well, you can't fire me. I quit. To hell with you, and to hell with Stone.
JULIUS: Try to stay calm, Benny.
BENNY: No. I'm tired of being calm. Calm never gotten me a damn thing.
PABST: I'm warning you, Benny. If you don't stop this I'm going to call the police.
BENNY: You go ahead! Call them! Call anybody you want. They can't do anything to me. Not anymore. And nor can any of you. I am a human being, damn it. You can deny me all you want but you cannot deny Ben Sisko. He exists! That future, that space station, all those people, they exist in here. In my mind, I created it. And every one of you know it. You read it. It's here. You hear what I'm telling you? You can pulp a story but you cannot destroy an idea. Don't you understand? That's ancient knowledge. You cannot destroy an idea. That future, I created it, and it's real. Don't you understand? It is real! I created it and it's real! It's real! Oh, God. (Benny collapses, sobbing.)