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Epic sci-fi drama for the small screen.
This seasons starts off with the space station being occupied by the Dominion, and how the Federation gets it back! It extends over six episodes and moves with lightning speed. I felt this was the best Trek I had ever seen. The generally peaceful format that was initially launched many years ago has been shattered. This should be expected as humanity moves forward with its relentless exploration of the galaxy. <
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>The most poignant episode is "Far Beyond the Stars". It is rather hard to explain unless you have seen it. It may be my personal favorite of the entire series. There is some hardcore Science Fiction happening here. Most of the episodes are very interesting this season. <
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>The season winds down with with some humorous and down right sad moments. Iggy Pop in his hilarious alien get-up is great! The Bajoran subplot deepens and Gul Dukat goes mad. The death of Jadzia was one of the saddest episodes I have ever seen. She was one of most intriging characters on the show and it was hard to say good-by...

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One of the Best Seasons...Almost
Season six was, in my opinion, one of the best seasons for Deep Space Nine. In Season Six the Federation has lost Deep Space Nine to the Cardassians and their Dominion allies and the war with the Dominion is only getting bloodier for the Federation and the Klingons. To me, that was part of what made this particular season so great. In no other Star Trek series before or after DS9 has war been written so dramatically, so truthfully, and so emotionally. You can really see Ronald Moore's hand in this season. Much of the grittiness we see in the Battlestar Galactica seemed to get its genesis here. Moreover, even with the bloody war around their characters, the writers also found time to write some deeply felt stories of everyday life on the station, and as usual gave each of the main cast an episode that allowed them to shine. Of particular note in this season is the episode entitled "Far Beyond the Stars," in which Sisko is thrown into an alternate reality where all the cast of DS9 -- minus the makeup; yes, we get to see their real faces! -- plays a role during 1940s/1950s America. A majority of the cast is a part of a group of early science fiction writers at a time when women had to use initials so the readers wouldn't find out about them, at a time when an African-American writer (played beautifully by Avery Brooks) had to hide color of his skin. By far, it is the best depiction of racism in Star Trek ever. Above all, it was perfect science fiction. Not only did it discuss the issue of racism, but it was an homage to the early science fiction writers who were paid pennies to put out good, and bad, sci-fi stories that fired the imagination of a generation of future science fiction writers. It was Star Trek at its finest, and this episode deserved far more attention than it ever received. It was certainly Emmy worthy in the tradition of the Twilight Zone. <
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>In addition to "Far Beyond the Stars," the wedding of Worf and Jadzia Dax was a comedic delight. I always liked the pairing of Worf and Jadzia much more than the forced pairing of Troi and Worf in the last season of Star Trek: TNG. Michael Dorn and Terry Farrell had fantastic chemistry. This pairing is also what makes me put the "Almost" in my title. I remember at the time the sixth season was coming to an end that Farrell and the producers of DS9 were at an impasse concerning her salary for the seventh and final season, so in their infinite wisdom the producers decided to kill the character of Jadzia Dax in a very crappy way. After two seasons of building this relationship up and to see the character killed off like that was just stupid. Money or not, the seventh season would have been a heck of a lot better, a heck of a lot more fun if Terry Farrell had been there. Of course, there is nothing wrong with Nicole deBoer -- she's great in The Dead Zone -- but too much time was wasted trying to integrate a new character into the final season, and she just wasn't Jadzia. <
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>Except for that final part, this season of Deep Space Nine is definately worth the price to own.

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This viewer is not confused...
Who's idea was it to let Paul Tonks write the Amazon editorial reviews of the DS9 DVD sets? He's entitled to his opinions about the show, but his sweeping statements about how the intersecting plot lines, number of cast members, presence of comedic episodes, etc., "confuse the viewer" are condescending and patronizing. Why not can't he just admit that the show confuses/aggravates him? I consider DS9's risky narrative density one of its most appealing and challenging aspects, even when it misfired, and I imagine I'm not alone. Speak for yourself, Paul.