tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post4183347404466133865..comments2024-02-18T22:30:19.655-10:00Comments on Vaka Rangi: “A person who trusts no one cannot be trusted”: The NagusAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828341842948036592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-58959027193271218092015-12-21T00:52:16.503-10:002015-12-21T00:52:16.503-10:00"I'll always call Jake Sisko and Nog the ..."I'll always call Jake Sisko and Nog the only successful stories of adolescence in Star Trek."<br /><br />Absolutely agree with you K. One of the things I love most about DS9, as well as the mysticism, is the family aspect of it. I really like also the real journeys that Nog and jake take.<br /><br />Also great for me is where the relationship between Odo and Quark goes - one the best double acts in the whole of Trek for me.Daruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870910268972702784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-5567180845042044702015-12-08T11:35:27.002-10:002015-12-08T11:35:27.002-10:00You keep using that word. I do not think it means ...You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. <br /><br />I didn't spot his name in the guest list, but recognised him as soon as he spoke.<br /><br />This is my favourite episode in quite a while. As usual, Josh, you manage to express why before I've even figured it out myself.elvwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995354509506689386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-5266267189708916852015-11-30T14:17:04.092-10:002015-11-30T14:17:04.092-10:00I'll always call Jake Sisko and Nog the only s...I'll always call Jake Sisko and Nog the only successful stories of adolescence in Star Trek. This episode makes good on running the parallel father/son dynamics or Ben/Jake, Rom/Nog and Zek/Krax, and additionally runs a perfect trifecta for Ben himself by having him have Miles (new parent) and Jadzia (multiple times old parent) as his confidantes. I really appreciate that layer of father/son thematics.<br /><br />But what I really want to get into further is the Ferengi world-building, and that ever present sense here of "What if Goblins were as sophisticated as Hobbits?" I mean the Ferengi are Hobbit Goblins. Hobgoblins, really, akin now more to Gollum than anything else. One needn't look any further than their waistcoats, jackets and Nog's short pants. As time goes on, even their architecture will be explored, and surely we'll find they have round doors and low-built houses. But moreover, there are specific lines that foster this comparison. Kira's line about keeping an eye on the silverware is a direct callback to Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.Keith Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191397165163257948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-62347191311436639232015-11-30T02:40:19.802-10:002015-11-30T02:40:19.802-10:00Wow, you managed to get through that whole post wi...Wow, you managed to get through that whole post without discussing Wallace Shawn's voice! Inconceivable...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552895044884005458noreply@blogger.com