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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BookTenTiger" data-source="post: 9594214" data-attributes="member: 6685541">I just finished a full watch of all seasons of DS9 (usually while cooking or washing dishes) and it's an incredibly special show to me. There are a few things that really make the show stand out to me:1) Character RelationshipsThis is an obvious one, but the way this show focuses on the relationships between characters, and didn't reset the relationship each week was really astounding. Odo and Quark, Julian and Miles, Julian and Garak, Worf and Dax, Sisko and Dax, Kira and Dax... The list goes on and on. There was an amazing web of relationships between all the characters, and the 20+ episode seasons really helped give them room to grow.2) The UtopiaThough DS9 is one of the first Star Treks to question the Federation, the spirit of optimism was rarely dampened. Even when the characters were struggling with Section 31, it was clear that these corrupting influences were the bad guys and shouldn't be necessary in the ideal state of the Federation.I was really blown away by the series of episodes in which Sisko and the others return to Earth to help shore up defenses against the Changelings. There's suspense, surprises, a coup... And it's all solved through talking. It's an amazing continuation of the spirit of Next Generation while also allowing the ideals to mature and be questioned.3) Connections to the PastI found it really touching and also refreshing how much the show used real-world conflicts to both inspire and explore the ideals of the Federation. I'm going to avoid politics here, but I'll say I was really struck by some of the ways the show called out the inequalities of our recent past. There's an episode where everyone is teaming up to save Vic Fontaine's holosuite lounge, and when Sisko tells the reasons he doesn't want to participate... Well it's a reminder that this show has both eyes open. Overall, DS9 has a special place in my heart because the characters are allowed to be human (even if they're not, strictly, human). They're allowed to fail and fight with each other and grow and fall in love, and they never let each other give up that core flame of optimism and hope no matter how grim the Alpha Quadrant can become. It's a lovely show and I'm thankful for it!</blockquote>

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