Enchantment of Eternity’s Star Trek Episode Reviews

Empok Nor DS9 Season 5, Episode 24

Join me as I cover the horror wanna be that uses all  the horror clichés and retcons O'Brien's back story. 
Originally uploaded on youtube on May 5th, 2016

Worst Case Scenario VOY Season 3, Episode 25

Join me as I cover the holodeck episode that proves Paris is a terrible writing and that the Voyager writers ruined the show so much in season 3 they long to get back to season 1
 
Originally uploaded to youtube on June 4th, 2020

Blaze of Glory DS9 Season 5, Episode 23

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 23 "Blaze of Glory" explained. Join me as I review and recap the episode where the Maquis story line is put to rest. I do like how they resolve this, it is tragic seeing Eddington deal with the consequences of what the Maquis wrought. However I feel like this could have been built up to better. The Sisko / Eddington conflict never felt fully developed to me and I feel like there should have been more episodes to build up to it. As is, it kind of feels like the writers just wanted to get this story over with so they could move on to better and brighter things. 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 / Synopsis3:10 End of the Maquis13:20 Eddington should have been fleshed out more26:18 Dominion War Politics35:39 Eddington's Death38:22 The Bog B Plot43:41 Patreon Comments57:33 Rating58:54 Outro

Displaced VOY Season 5, Episode 24

Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 Episode 24 "Displaced" explained. Join me as I review and recap the episode where Voyager let's themselves be conquering by the world's laziest conquerors. The Voyager crew just can't seem to hold on to their ship, and are always letting random aliens take over their ship. In this case there was several avenues they could have stopped them had they been more competent. That being said this was a fun "popcorn" episode, that was entertaining and unique enough to find enjoyable. 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 My Personal Experience with the Episode8:17 The Crew's Incompetence lost them the ship13:38 Different Alien Habitats18:46 The Stupid Tom and B'Elanna Nonsense 25:33 Nitpicks28:05 Patreon Comments40:13 Rating41:50 Outro

Children of Time DS9 Season 5, Episode 22

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 22 "Children of Time" explained. Join me as I review and recap the timey wimey episode that I think was a good idea but lacked in execution. It has a problem with the time travel logic that I can't look beyond because the episode hinges on it. And the really frustrating thing about it is that there was an easy out. There was an ending that would have made perfect sense that I propose in this video, that would have fixed any paradoxes while still be good story telling. The problem however is that it wouldn't be a dark ending which is clearly what they were going for. I love dark endings but when they are earned, not when you have to defy logic and create paradoxes in order to have it. 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 / Synopsis3:48 Time Travel Logic doesn't work14:14 How the episode should have ended24:10 A Pretentious Ending31:16 Odo's Love Revealed33:23 Nitpicks41:30 Patreon Comments57:33 Rating1:01:30 Outro

Distant Origin VOY Season 3 Episode 23

Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 Episode 23 "Distant Origin" explained. Join me as I review and recap a well beloved episode that I think is pretty good. It's the episode where we find out that sentient dinosaurs left Earth billions and billions of years ago and set up a civilization in the delta quadrant that is far more technically advanced than the Federation. However what the plot of the episode boils down to is a different version of "The Planet of the Apes" the original 1968 movie but with humanoid dinosaurs instead of humanoid apes. Because both are cases where there's a sceintist try to prove the connection between their species and human beings, and the scientist is met with overwhelming opposition by the ruling party that consider such sentiments heresy. And the gimmick of following the guest stars for the first 20 minutes before even seeing any of the Voyager crew is something I'm mixed on. 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 / Synopsis2:55 Planet of the Apes17:13 When Star Trek "borrows" from other movies21:10 When the season got good29:47 The Dinosaur episode38:22 Patreon Comments58:31 Rating1:01:06 Outro

Soldiers of the Empire DS9 Season 5, Episode 21

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 21 "Soldiers of the Empire" explained. Join me as I review and recap the most Klingony Klingon episode that ever Klingoned. And it was great! All the new Klingon characters were dynamic and fleshed out and felt like their own characters. And the story was really well constructed to test Worf's ability as first officer as he has to manage his crew and keep them from exploding while also dealing with Martok's PTSD, but all in a Klingon way. It was fascinating. 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 / Synopsis2:02 The Best Klingon Setting Episode15:12 Dealing with an explosive crew20:35 Worf's Journey26:12 Patreon Comments45:05 Rating46:16 Outro

Real Life VOY Season 3, Episode 22

Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 Episode 22 "Real Life" explained. Join me as I review and recap the episode where The Doctor creates a holographic family on the holodeck, the problem is however they are not self aware of sentient. They don't know they're holograms, and they only behave like his family because they were programmed to. In other words they're NPCs. Therefore when one of them dies for example The Doctor acts sad, and the audience is expected to be sad, but that's like crying over a Sim from the computer game. In other words: fake stakes. On top of that the family is a cliché of 90's dysfunctional family, that's hollow and empty and act more like they're in the 20th Century not the 24th. Also there's some nonsense anomaly B plot that absolutely no one cares about. 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 / Synopsis3:14 His Family is not Sentient15:10 The Family is Cliché 27:05 Stupid Anomaly B Plot32:28 Patreon Comments46:57 Rating48:57 Outro

Ferengi Love Songs DS9 Season 5, Episode 20

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 20 "Ferengi Love Songs" explained. Join me as I review and recap another dumb Ferengi episode. This time the Grand Dingus forms a secret romance with Moogie. Ishka demonstrates what a terrible mother she is, Quark demonstrates what a selfish prick he is, we get the same old joke about how the Grand Nagus is super greedy, but now added jokes about him being senile, and Brunt is always hiding in the closet for some reason. *yawn* wake me up when we get back to the Dominion or something. 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 / Synopsis3:10 I don't like Ferengi episodes8:53 Ishka is a Terrible Mother16:40 How Quark got his groove back19:34 Rom B Plot23:14 Patreon Comments35:02 Rating37:27 Outro

Ties of Blood and Water DS9 Season 5, Episode 19

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 19 "Ties of Blood and Water" explained. Join me as I review and recap a nice little episode, that's a follow up to "Second Skin" where Kira has to care for Ghemor: a Cardassian she's come to see as a father figure. Having caring for him causes her to have flashbacks to her own father's death and how she couldn't handle it, and she has a similar reaction here. We also get the return of Weyoun as another clone, something the writers made up just so they could bring Jefferey Combs back, and he'll be an important recurring villain going forward. 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 / Synopsis3:20 My Personal Experience with the Episode5:31 The Return of Tekeny Ghemor11:28 The Tragedy of watching someone die19:34 The Return of Weyoun28:40 Dominion Puppet Dukat30:46 Patreon Comments50:14 Rating52:40 Outro