Tuesday, 22 May 2012
10 PM Eastern - 7 PM Pacific
“21st century history isn’t one of my strong points.
Too depressing.”
Oooh we get the two parter together in one evening!
I had forgotten that Sisko’s sister lived in Portland
(which one? Oregon? Maine?)
I like Sisko’s command of the Rules of Acquisition. 
tee hee!
power fluctuations while transporting? never a good idea!
We’re only 12 years out from then
technobabble party!
“21st century history isn’t one of my strong points. Too depressing.”
Bashir, oh Bashir.
“They made some ugly mistakes.” Indeed.
“By the early 2020s, there was a place like this in every major city in the United States.”
“Why are these people in here? Are they criminals?”
“No, people with criminal records weren’t allowed in the Sanctuary Districts.”
“Then what did they do to deserve this?”
“Nothing. They’re just people without jobs or places to live.”
“So they get put in here?”
“Welcome to the 21st century, doctor.”
Oh SNAP! Trek Tuesday!
I have a feeling this is not so far from the truth. If the economic trends continue the way they are.
As Robert Hewitt Wolfe elaborates, “How did we get from where we are today to the Federation? Was it a nice easy smooth ride? Well we know it wasn’t. Gene Roddenberry mentioned the Eugenics War and World War III and all sorts of bad things from here to there, so what was the spark, what was the thing that made people think, ‘We’ve got to do better.’ And that’s what we tried to portray. The whole idea was that the Bell Riots were a formative thing in the history of the Federation because it was what made people feel really bad enough to try to make the Federation.”
Jadzia charming her “rescuer”
Back in the 90s, like everyone else (the tattoo? LOL)
Wish I could join in, but I just took my contacts out.
My eyes are tired tonight. Seeing is hard. 
I was thinking of our current conflictive state
Imagine that, sight!
I’m watching with my mind’s eye. But I was I had a Sauron’s eye.
I find it very telling that the conventionally attractive white woman (even if she has an exotic “tattoo”) gets helped by a white man, while the two brown men get carted off to a Sanctuary district.
Caused by our economic state. I am the 103%
Oh turns out that was on purpose
Ira Behr also states that there is a subtle examination of racism in this episode. When Dax is discovered, she is treated like royalty, but when Sisko and Bashir are found, they are treated like criminals. Of this situation, Behr says “the simple fact is that a beautiful white woman is always going to get much better treatment than two brown-skinned men.”
see, knowing stuff is useful!
Bell Riots, here we come
Well, at least they’re not black on the right side. I hate those guys.