Enchantment of Eternity’s Star Trek Episode Reviews

In Purgatory’s Shadow / By Inferno’s Light DS9 Season 5, Episode 14 & 15

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episodes 14 & 15 "In Purgatory's Shadow" and "By Inferno's Light explained. Join me as I review and recap what I like to call course correction: the two parter. Since Season 4 DS9 has been on the wrong path in regards to several story lines, namely the Klingons being enemies and Dukat being an ally. This two parter puts things right the way they should be, with the introduction of the story of Cardassia joining the Dominion under the leadership of Gul Dukat. This makes it clear who the main enemies are: The Dominion and the Cardassians and more specifically Gul Dukat. While brining the Klingons back where they belong as uneasy allies of the Federation. However the two parter itself isn't amazing as the storyline of Worf and Garak being trapped in a Dominion prison camp was kind of cliché and boring. And there are two bait and switches in this episode where we think we're going to get a huge battle but don't. But over all enjoyed this episode Dukat himself said it best when he told Kira that being on the same side didn't feel quite right. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysisSupport Enchantment of Eternity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enchantmentofeternityListen to this video in audio podcast form: https://enchantmentofeternity.podbean.com/Check out Enchantment of Eternity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enchantmentofeternity/Check Out Enchantment of Eternity on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/enchantment33.bsky.social0:00 Intro / Synopsis3:57 Course Correction: The Two Parter10:05 The Introduction of the Real Martok16:00 The Cardassians joining the Dominion31:30 Dukat the Villain once again39:40 The Prison Story line46:38 Garak and Ziyal54:20 Bashir was a changeling all along59:32 Patreon Comments1:16:59 Rating1:21:35 Outro

Blood Fever VOY Season 3 Episode 16

Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 Episode 13 "Blood Fever" explained. Join me as I review and recap what I'm also calling part 3 of 3 in the REAL trilogy of terror (not that fake trilogy that everyone else talks about). This is the episode that begins one of the worst romances in Star Trek: The Tom / B'Elanna romance, the two never had any chemistry and they made no sense together. And we get a pon farr story but not with Tuvok like everyone expected, no instead they introduce some random Vulcan and he has pon farr and somehow passes it to B'Elanna.... (shaking my head). And the way pon farr is portrayed in this episode is incredibly inconsistent with everything that's been established. i.e. this is not how pon farr works. So ultimately this is a terrible episode worthy of the REAL trilogy of terror. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysisSupport Enchantment of Eternity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enchantmentofeternityListen to this video in audio podcast form: https://enchantmentofeternity.podbean.com/Check out Enchantment of Eternity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enchantmentofeternity/Check Out Enchantment of Eternity on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/enchantment33.bsky.social0:00 Intro / Synopsis2:19 Part 3 of 3 in the REAL trilogy of terror6:45 It should have been Tuvok who had pon farr14:02 Tom and B'Elanna is a terrible romance25:46 This is not how pon farr works36:46 Patreon Comments52:32 Rating54:04 Outro

For the Uniform DS9 Season 5, Episode 13

Join me as I cover the episode where Sisko chases Eddington down for the uniform
Originally uploaded to youtube on April 15th, 2021

Coda VOY Season 3, Episode 15

In this video I review Episode 15 of Season 3 of Star Trek: Voyager "Coda" which is number 19 on my Top 25 Worst episodes of Star Trek. And Part 2 of 3 in the REAL Trilogy of Terror. 
 
Originally Uploaded on Youtube on September 6th, 2021
 
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The Begotten DS9 Season 5, Episode 12

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 12 "The Begotten" explained. Join me as I review and recap the episode where Odo becomes a daddy to a baby changeling that he's trying to teach to learn how to shape shift. While his daddy: Mora Pol comes aboard to push for a harsher upbringing one that Odo still holds resentment for. They argue, they bond, the baby dies but gives Odo his shape shifting abilities back, it's a great character story for Odo and a touching story. There's also a B plot with Kira giving birth where Shakaar was being a dick, I could have done without that. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysisSupport Enchantment of Eternity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enchantmentofeternityListen to this video in audio podcast form: https://enchantmentofeternity.podbean.com/Check out Enchantment of Eternity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enchantmentofeternity/Check Out Enchantment of Eternity on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/enchantment33.bsky.social0:00 Intro / Synopsis2:17 Odo becomes a Changeling again 7:15 The Best Appearance of Mora Pol16:52 Kira gives birth20:46 Patreon Comments42:33 Rating44:52 Outro

Alter Ego VOY Season 3, Episode 14

Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 Episode 13 "Fair Trade" explained. Join me as I review and recap #22 in my Top 25 Worst Episodes of the entire Star Trek franchise, and what I'm also calling part 1 of 3 in the REAL trilogy of terror (not that fake trilogy that everyone else talks about). The episode begins with an interesting enough premise of Harry Kim wanting to adapt the non-emotional philosophy of the Vulcans but it's executed all wrong. It turns out it's just Kim behaving like an immature adolescent and was never really serious about it. Plus Tuvok sucks as a mentor as when Kim tells him that he suffering from a case of unrequited love the first thing Tuvok does is to force Kim to interact with the woman he's in love with, which is the last thing you should do. So both characters are WILDLY out of character. And then the episode turns into a "Fatal Attraction" rip off (which isn't a good movie to begin with) when the woman on the space station using the hologram as an avatar becomes obsessed with Tuvok to the point where she threatens to destroy the whole ship. And instead of saying "I won't be ignored" she says "you can't just delete me". Clever. This whole episode is terrible, has terrible music, terrible writing it just doesn't work. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysisSupport Enchantment of Eternity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enchantmentofeternityListen to this video in audio podcast form: https://enchantmentofeternity.podbean.com/Check out Enchantment of Eternity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enchantmentofeternity/Check Out Enchantment of Eternity on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/enchantment33.bsky.social0:00 Intro / Synopsis2:16 The REAL Trilogy of Terror7:02 Why I hate this episode11:38 Harry Kim's Quest to become more Vulcan20:29 Nitpicks26:33 Marayna is NOT a sympathetic character30:20 Anomaly BS B Plots34:13 Bad Music36:01 Establishing Vorik40:47 Patreon Comments56:09 Rating57:14 Outro

Fair Trade VOY Season 3 Episode 13

Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 Episode 13 "Fair Trade" explained. Join me as I review and recap the episode where we officially mark the end of the era of The Kazon and Vidiians and enter the era of the boring alien of the week. Here we travel to a station where Neelix meets up with an old shady friend who gets him in trouble. Because Neelix is being absurdly obtuse and out of character by believing Voyager would kick him off the ship just because they're entering space he isn't familiar with. And we get a couple of crime drama clichés and then we're done. So yeah, this is certainly an episode that exists. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysisSupport Enchantment of Eternity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enchantmentofeternityListen to this video in audio podcast form: https://enchantmentofeternity.podbean.com/Check out Enchantment of Eternity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enchantmentofeternity/Check Out Enchantment of Eternity on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/enchantment33.bsky.social0:00 Intro / Synopsis2:25 Neelix is being Obtuse & The Sunk Cost Fallacy 8:31 The Introduction of Vorik14:52 The 24 Cliché17:37 Essential Scene Missing19:11 Patreon Comments35:16 Rating36:55 Outro

The Darkness and the Light DS9 Season 5, Episode 11

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 9 "The Darkness and the Light" explained. Join me as I review and recap the murder mystery episode where Kira's old resistance cell is being killed off one by one. And we come to find out it was some random Cardassian guy we've never heard of who apparently had his face scarred in an bombing executed by Kira during the Occupation. I guess this guy has never heard of a dermal regenerator, and he probably hasn't so the show can do it's obvious "Phantom of the Opera" homage. But some innocent civilians were also killed in the bombing so the show is trying to make some complex grey statement on Kira's past as a terrorist, but the show fails. Because The Cardassians were occupying another planet and committing a holocaust, which completely changes the context, making it incomparable with modern day terrorism as most don't have that context, and further most specifically target civilians, where Kira targeted a Gul who indiscriminately executed 50 Bajorans for no reason, who quite frankly is a legitimate target. So the more apt real life comparison would be to movements that resisted the Nazis during World War II who are now seen as totally justified. And place this guy murdered Kira's friends in cold blood using complex assassin skills (which I doubt he could have) so that makes him lose any moral high ground, so the question is not as grey and complex as the show wants it to be and instead it's pretty black and white: Kira's in the right and he's in the wrong, and thus the whole episode falls apart and is just about a cliché and weak murder mystery with a conclusion that is a giant letdown. If they wanted to have an interesting complex look at Kira's past, they could have done so by having a legitimate Cardassian civilian make a LEGAL claim that Kira was involved in killing civilians, make it a legal battle, and then it could have been a complex look at the moral greyness of the occupation. This is just some A hole murdering people, and refusing to acknowledge that he supported a genocide. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysisSupport Enchantment of Eternity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enchantmentofeternityListen to this video in audio podcast form: https://enchantmentofeternity.podbean.com/Check out Enchantment of Eternity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enchantmentofeternity/Check Out Enchantment of Eternity on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/enchantment33.bsky.social0:00 Intro / Synopsis2:54 Why this episode is Boring12:11 Comparisons to Modern Day Terrorism18:32 This Fails to explore Kira's checkered past26:43 This episode's pretentious and cliché31:21 Exploring Kira's Past36:00 Nitpicks42:31 Patreon Comments55:24 Rating57:09 Outro

Rapture DS9 Season 5, Episode 10

Join me as I cover the episode that turns Sisko into a fantasy God like figure where Avery Brooks chews the HELL out of the scenery
 
Originally uploaded on youtube on June 18th, 2022

Macrocosm VOY Season 3, Episode 12

Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 Episode 12 "Macrocosm" explained. Join me as I review and recap the episode that's a mix between "Genesis" and "Starship Mine" where two officers return from a shuttle mission to find the ship in disarray just like "Genesis" But instead of the crew being de-evolved they've been overrun but giant virus bugs. And so just like "Starship Mine" Janeway has act like a bad ass going around with a big gun kicking the bad guys' asses, but in this case it's giant germs instead of Mercenaries This episode isn't particularly original nor is it particularly deep but it is a fun popcorn watch. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysisSupport Enchantment of Eternity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enchantmentofeternityListen to this video in audio podcast form: https://enchantmentofeternity.podbean.com/Check out Enchantment of Eternity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enchantmentofeternity/Check Out Enchantment of Eternity on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/enchantment33.bsky.social0:00 Intro / Synopsis1:27 A derivative episode10:42 The Tac-Tac16:58 90's CGI18:57 Patreon Comments31:03 Rating33:36 Outro