Soulless minions of orthodoxy

[altariel]

In between the snooker, the election coverage, and reading Goodnight Mister Tom, I also got to the end of the season 5 DS9 DVDs over the weekend.

In the Cards really is one of my very favourite episodes. It has political intrigue, wonderful characterization, and any script that can set up the line: "lions and Gigers and bears" has to be respected, if only for sheer nerve. Plus, big old softie that I am, I get a lump in my throat at the final scene with Sisko and Jake. I think it's because it's an unaffected display of love despite the certainty and imminence of war.

Penultimate episodes of seasons can sometimes get forgotten, particularly if the season closes with a bang. And yet sometimes they're the best examples of a series and an ensemble cast in action: Death-Watch is another case in point.

But Warlord isn't.

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[iainjcoleman.livejournal.com]

Nor indeed The Keeper, though it does at least manage to be entertaining in all the ways that Warlord isn't. Plus, it does feature authentic Danish flags for the Tents of Goth, as was helpfully pointed out to me when we watched it at the weekend.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

That is an excellent fact about The Keeper!

I'm just up to The Web on my DVD watch-through.

[iainjcoleman.livejournal.com]

We got through Volcano and Dawn of the Gods yesterday. Beat that.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

When you manage Stardrive, Animals and Headhunter in one session - then I'll be impressed.