I don’t know when the rewatching of DS9 is going to start. But I couldn’t wait so I started. But I will be as spoiler free as possible, and hopefully if people want to discuss, they’d do so as well.
Lately, I rewatch mostly season 4 ~ season 7 o DS9. So even though I have gone through DS9 completely more than once, I got a lot of new things out of the Series Premier.
But what the most shocking thing about rewatching the Premier is how much it moved me. Tears were streaming down my face when Sisko finally let go.
I wondered to myself how did it get to me this time, when I have watched this episode at least 4, 5 times before. Perhaps it’s because I have grown so fond of the characters over the years, I am more understanding of their loss and pain. Perhaps it’s my own personal experiences that caused it, or maybe just the fact that I’ve seen it many times, I am not longer distracted by the plot and get to read deeper into what’s on the screen.
Nevertheless, the Premier was more powerful than I remembered and ever thought possible. It’s like the feeling of crossing the same creek over and over again and one day discovered it’s filled with gold sand. And I couldn’t wait to share that.
Hopefully this doesn’t prop the show too high for those who haven’t watched it to feel let down.