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		<title>5.26 &#8211; A Call To Arms &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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&#8220;A Call To Arms&#8221; features a long (almost too long) buildup to one of the best closing sequences we&#8217;ll see for a season finale in a Star Trek series.  In many ways, the episode is a bit like watching a summer thunderstorm build and creep closer and closer before the torrent of wind, rain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.25 &#8211; In The Cards &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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&#8220;In The Cards&#8221; is an enjoyable distraction, ending with an important, and profound thought.  In many ways, it shows how infectious optimism can be, and how important it is to do things for other people.  There&#8217;s a nice level of humor to the story.  And the characters are fun to watch.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.24 &#8211; Empok Nor &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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&#8220;Empok Nor&#8221; is an exercise in mood and suspense.  On those levels, it works quite well.  It also features some strong character interaction, though this is perpetuated into a bit of hyperbole by the episode&#8217;s main conceit.  As such, it isn&#8217;t quite as evocative or valuable as it might otherwise have been. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.23 &#8211; Blaze of Glory &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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&#8220;Blaze of Glory&#8221; is an episode about closure.  It&#8217;s ironic (and a fantastic idea) that the answers ere wrapped in shades of grey, showing the multifaceted nature of the issues surrounding the central plot of the episode.  Once again, there&#8217;s some great writing and great acting &#8212; with enough action thrown in to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.22 &#8211; Children of Time &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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With &#8220;Children of Time,&#8221; Deep Space Nine does a TNG-style episode … and does it very, very well.  This is a solid sci-fi story, designed in such a way as to explore some deep, meaningful questions.  There are some issues in terms of story decisions and character motivations.  And there are those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.21 &#8211; Soldiers of the Empire &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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&#8220;Soldiers of the Empire&#8221; is a good Klingon episode that tilts slightly toward the melodramatic.  Still, despite the heavy-handed approach to its central conflict, it nonetheless tells the tale of how far two men would go to save the honor of the other.  In that sense, it&#8217;s a fine tale, worthy of being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.20 &#8211; Ferengi Love Songs &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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&#8220;Ferengi Love Songs&#8221; is a train wreck of of misplaced ideas, humor and stories.  Almost nothing works here, from the premise to the script to the performances.  Instead of humor, we get horrid.  The installment increasingly grates on the nerves and the only way to endure this drivel is try to ignore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.19 &#8211; Ties of Blood And Water &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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&#8220;Ties of Blood And Water&#8221; is an episode heavy on emotion and drama.  It fits nicely into the larger continuity of the series and features some strong performances from its cast.  And while it&#8217;s not a perfect installment, all told, it&#8217;s a classic.


As the episode begins, Kira welcomes back to DS9 Legate Ghemor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.18 &#8211; Business As Usual &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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&#8220;What&#8217;s one life compared to the lives of 28 million people?&#8221;
&#8220;Business As Usual&#8221; is one of those &#8220;typical&#8221; Star Trek episodes which puts its characters into tight spots to prove a point about one thing or another.  It&#8217;s a fairly straightforward and usually successful formula.  And in this installment, the story works.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.17 &#8211; A Simple Investigation &#8211; DS9 Review</title>
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&#8220;A Simple Investigation&#8221; is a romance.  It&#8217;s a slow, deliberate and often tender affair, despite the film noir and mystery elements.  As such, it&#8217;s a nice change of pace from the recent Deep Space Nine fare.  It&#8217;s a nice story.  And it allows for some important character work to be done. [...]]]></description>
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