Day 8 - Favortie Federation Enemy - The Dominion
Almost said the Borg as they were just so terrifying at first. But Dominion is better fleshed out. The reasoning that leads the Founders to go to war more nuanced, and of course the way the war ultimately develops. I have no basis for it, but the Founders and their relatant plot arcs feel like the continuation of what was originally conceived of with the parasite aliens from the TNG Season 1 episode “Conspiracy”
Day 7 - Favorite TNG Episode - Chain of Command Part 2 - No need for high tech CGI and complex action… just the absolute amazing acting of both Patrick Stewart and David Warner (Gul Madred) Could have watched their interactions for several more hours!
Not to mention the amazing work of Jonathan Frakes and Ronny Cox (Cpt. Jellico). The interplay these two had could have carried a few episodes by themselves.
Day 6 - Happiest Event - DS9 “His Way” - Kira & Odo’s first kiss. After years of Odo hiding his unrequited love for Kira, he overcomes his fears and finds that she loves him too.
The only thing that would have made it better is if it was his friends who had helped him express himself, rather than the holographic singer Vic. Of course part of his aloofness from his friends, and overcoming it, is part of what made his caracheter so iconic.
Day 4 - Saddest Event - The death of Data, Star Trek Nemesis - Not my favorite TNG movie, but Data’s sacrifice of himself to save Picard is still heart wrenching and one of the most beautiful expressions of brotherly love in the Star Trek Universe.
Trying to restart. Day 4 - Best Captain - Very hard choice. Sisko barely beats out Picard. Mostly due to development of Sisko from decent Commander to amazing Captain and inspirational leader able to balance being religious icon with being a wartime leader over the DS9 arc.
Captain Picard will always fill an enormous place in my heart. True titan of Starfleet (Legend does not begin to cover it), finally receiving the much deserved development and nuance in ST: Picard
Starting late on this... but better late than never!
Day 1 - Favorite TOS Episode - The City on the Edge of Forever. Probably the TOS episode I remember the most. Such a well done mix of so many classic Sci-Fi stories.
