Re-watch--ST:DS9 In The Pale Moonlight (S06E19) Generally - TopicsExpress

Re-watch--ST:DS9 In The Pale Moonlight (S06E19) Generally considered to be the darkest episode in all of the DS9 series as well as the one with some of the finest performances by Avery Brooks (Capt. Benjamin SIsko) and Andrew Robinson (Elim Garak). This episode comes right form the annals of Sun Tzus The Art of War as a tale of ethics during war. In it the Federation and the Klingon Empire are fairing poorly in their war against the Dominion and there is a real threat of the Federation losing all of the Alpha Quadrant. The lynchpin are the Romulans who, for the time being, have a non-agression pact with the Dominion and The Founders. Sisko, tired of weekly postings of Federation casualties, embarks on a plan to bring the Romulans into the war on their side thereby significantly swaying the baalnce of power so as to be able to finally go on the offensive agains the Dominion. To do so, however, he elicits the help of one of the most successful operatives of the Cardassian secret intelligence (Think: the SS), the Obsidian Order: Garak. The story is a descent into the blurring and greying of ethics and principals that occurs during war. Although I genuinely enjoy DS9 (well, until it gets all religious in the final few episodes of the final season) it is third after ST: TOS and ST: TNG (ST: Voyager and ST: Enterprise are not to be mentioned in my presence :-P ). That being said, I think this is not only one of the darkest episodes in all of the Star Trek universe, but possibly one of the most complex and best acted. The title is taken from Jack Nicholsons rendering of The Joker in Tim Burtons Batman: Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? It is a reference to, of course, making deals with the Devil and, more importantly, making deals that one wouldnt engage in during broad daylight but, under the right circumstances--say when it is difficult for you to be seen (in a plae moonlight) ones espoused principals may find themselves being, well, re-negotiated. This is foreshadowed in Siskos deal with Quark when Quark thanks Sisko for renewing his faith in the 98th Rule of (Ferengi) Acquisition: Everyone has their price.

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