Deep Space Nine - The Nagus

Not only a Quark episode but we finally get our first Ferengi episode with the introduction of Grand Nagus Zek who is well played by Wallace Shaun. Theres a good bit of fun fluff with the Zek faking his own death and we get a good comedic episode.

The main part of the story watching in hindsight however is Jake and Nogs developing friendship - seriously I started this episode delighted to see Zek yet as it goes on I wanted to see more of Jake and Nog. This relationship between Nog and Jake is one of the centre-point relationships of the show and seeing it start from nothing is beautiful. Of note is Sisko's reaction both to Nog as a bad influence and the ending when he finds out what the pair have been up to.

In short, a delightful little comedy and character episode thats important to the show in multiple ways, 7/10. 

The Big Finish Catch-Up February 2022

 Original Sin

It's one story this month with a short entry due to a busy month for myself - we're off to the Novelisation range as we visit the adaption of the Virgin New Adventure Original Sin. This wasn't a book I read when it was in print so I went into it virtually spoiler three apart from the characters it introduced. There's a lot of depth in this play and it leaves enough intact for the listener to tell where the book would have ventured off on some cut out plot points. There's the suggestion that this may have been an intimidating book to adapt and all involved do a cracking job.

Its good to finally see how Ros and Chris were introduced to the series as we are thrown into the lovely dense era and world they live in. The Doctor and Benny are loads of fun as they stumble through various events and planets as the story progresses. In short its a very dense story that is also loads of fun and its a 9/10 from me.

Deep Space Nine - Move Along Home

This episode is without doubt crap but its fun crap. I love the concept that anything can come through the worm hole and a group of aliens who want to play games in Quarks rather than make first contact is bags of fun. Plus its an ensemble episode where most of the cast is involved and I like these kind of episodes.

To put it politely the game element of the story to put it politely feels like it was written by Chris Bulis - if your in the mood you're in the mood if not its lame. The various characters in the maze do well, Sisko is the defiant leader, Kira is not in the mood and didn't sign up for this ****, Bashir is at his comedic best while Dax is sadly still a vacuum. Outside the game Quark and Odo are loads of fun while Jake gets some good growing pains scenes with his dad.

Its another episode that benefits from its position, DS9 would get better however this episode is early enough to be a banter. Low level its also building up the importance of the worm hole for the series, its not front and centre every week but its in a good position to cement its importance to the show 7/10.