#on the other side of the scale siddig is giving *exactly* the performance this ep deserves and that too is so valid lol

[vaguely-concerned]

okay so 'meridian' gains the dubious distinction of being the first ds9 ep to get my personal 'absolute dogshit' rating fksdah. (honestly the fact that we're all the way to s3 before it happened is kind of impressive, though. even in the sketchier eps so far I have found something to genuinely love somewhere in there. I'd take twenty alamarains over this any day) interminable hetero bullshit of the worst kind with little to no redeeming quality or merit.* blatant jadzia character assassination (for a while I was completely convinced she was being mind controlled or something. imagine my shock when I realized that no a writer genuinely put this story to page at face value and then had it filmed. I'm so embarrassed on his behalf.). creepy holosuite nonsense handled with the grace and sensitivity of a rampaging rhino. every time I scrolled over the video bar and saw I had more bland blond guy walking across grass to suffer through a part of me died. ds9 baby what happened this isn't you we both know this isn't you come back to me babe

*actually not entirely true -- avery brooks always giving it his all, however little the episode deserves that from him... when no one's got me I know he's got me etc.