Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1x01-2 Emissary

But this is your existence.

I can imagine Sisko dwelling on that for every day since he lost her.

BTW, the Vulcan Captain later plays General Martok.

Explaining time to an alien using baseball. Frakkin brilliant!!

“Baseball? What is this?”

Yes. What is this “baseball” of which you speak? :stuck_out_tongue:

Sisko’s explanation of baseball is funny! Trying to explain the game to family and friends who aren’t from countries where it’s played… :eek:

This episode is so well written, it’s awesome

“That may be the most important thing to understand about humans. It is the unknown that defines our existence. We are constantly searching, not just for answers to our questions, but for new questions. We are explorers. We explore our lives, day by day. And we explore the galaxy, trying to expand the boundaries of our knowledge. And that is why I am here. Not to conquer you with weapons or ideas, but to co-exist and learn.”

Love this explanation. This moment sums up the essence of Star Trek and science fiction, IMO.

“It is the unknown that defines our existence. We are constantly searching, not just for answers to our questions, but for new questions”

And people complained that this didn’t follow in the steps of early Star Trek series? pschaw.

Except, of course, they have no concept of “after” and not knowing future events. In reality, our species and theirs could never really communicate. :frowning:

It all makes sense. Badger is a Prophet…ahem wormhole alien.

I do have severe problems dealing with time. :rolleyes:

“You know what they do to their prisioners, sir.”

O’Brien? Your bigotry is showing.

Bashir’s so out of it. Get with the program, man!

Huh I didn’t read it like that. I thought it was just an allusion to the Bajoran experience of oppression by the Cardassians.

You try hiding your super intelligence. :rolleyes:

“I exist here.”

tear Excuse me. I have something in my eye.

Bigotry? They make their prisoners count lights! That’s capital-E evil, man! :eek:

Aw now I’m going to be teary.

“And I have never figured out how to live without her”

Blub.

In the TNG episode, ‘The Wounded’, we learn of O’Brien’s past with the Cardassians.

Dealing with the Prophets is probably really good therapy. :slight_smile: