Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Complete Second Season (1993)

A brief synopsis of some of the "stand out" episodes of this great season:

The Homecoming, The Circle and The Siege - What can one say when they're treated to such an outstanding, well written and performed trilogy to begin a season of Star Trek, amazing! The thought process that went into this trilogy is well played out on the screen as our beloved characters find themselves deeply entrenched in the political situation on Bajor after Kira receives evidence of a famous Bajoran freedom fighter named Li Nalas still being held by the Cardassians. This is where we first meet Vedek Winn and learn of her ambition to become the next Kai and the lengths in which she'll go to attain that goal.

Invasive Procedures - This is a great episode in that it does give us some idea about how Trills end up being joined Trills.

Cardassians - This outstanding episode serves well to give us a slight glimpse into Garak and at the same time raises more questions about this superb character played by Andrew Robinson.

Rules of Acquisition - This is another outstanding Ferengi episode starring Quark, one of the most entertaining characters of the series. Along with Quark, we're treated to Grand Nagus Zek and several other Ferengi characters.

Necessary Evil - This is one of the most outstanding episodes of the season as it gives us a glimpse into what DS9 was like when it was Terok Nor and under Cardassian rule during their occupation of Bajor. Rene Auberjonois performs admirably as Odo when Gul Dukat thrusts him into the role of an investigator in order to discover who killed a Bajoran merchant. This is when Odo and Kira met and also where a huge question between them wasn't answered until the poignant conclusion of this episode.

Blood Oath - In this incredible episode we're treated to three Original Series Klingons all dressed up as "new" Klingons and they have a blood oath in which Jadzia Dax is a part of. This great episode is certainly a great precursor to her later "Klingon" episodes and when Worf joins the crew.

The Maquis, Part I & II - As a follow on to STNG's episode, "Journey's End" establishing the treaty between the Federation and Cardassia where several colonies end up on the wrong side of the border and the setup of the premise to the beginning of Star Trek Voyager, we're treated to a full blown Maquis episode. What makes this so intriguing is the fact that Sisko and gang don't necessarily know who to trust due to several Starfleet officers resigning to join the Maquis.

The Wire - Even after seeing a full seven years of DS9, this episode stands out as one of the best featuring the Garak character. Again, we're treated to a few answers about this rather enigmatic character, such as his first name Elim but we're also left to question whether what was revealed was true or not...

Crossover - After so many years of waiting, we're finally treated to what happened to the Mirror Universe after Kirk left. Kira and Bashir run into some form of an anomaly and then go through the wormhole only to find they've gone through the looking glass. This is but the first of several outstanding, humorous and enlightening "Crossover" episodes.

Tribunal - In this outstanding and quite poignant episode, we see O'Brien captured and put on trial by the Cardassians. Colm Meaney performs brilliantly in this episode where his character is tried, convicted and sentenced all prior to his capture.

The Jem'Hadar - In this great season finale, we finally get to find out a little bit of what the rumored Dominion is about along with their fighting force, the Jem'Hadar. This episode is extremely intriguing as we see a Galaxy class starship easily defeated and we see that Starfleet's defenses are easily defeated by the Jem'Hadar. This episode is one of the biggest reasons why DS9 is referred to as a 176 hour saga because from here on out a majority of the episodes deal directly or indirectly with the pending war between the Federation and the Dominion and the whole "epic" feel of it all. {ssintrepid}

Special Features:

New Frontiers: The Story of Deep Space Nine
Michael Westmore's Aliens - Season Two
Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: Season Two

Crew Dossier: Jadzia Dax
New Station, New Ships
Ten different "hidden" Section 31 clips

Episode list:

The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Necessary Evil
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis, Part I
The Maquis, Part II
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

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Oscar Winner Louise Fletcher returns to the role of an evil Vedick and she makes the most of this role. During the second season her character develops more depth. Guest stars such as Frank Langella, Steve Weber, Stephen Macht and others bring considerable acting muscle to the series. Let's not overlook any of the regulars. DS9 had an acting ensemble comparable to TNG in depth and experience.

Politics plays a much larger role in DS9 than TNG. Part of that is the confined nature of a series set on a space station. But DS9 really was always meant to be Casablanca in space to some degree. The complex story arcs began their development here during the second season.

The boxed set (unlike the first season) contains 26 episodes and about an hour and a half of extras that are enlightening but hardly essential. Once again Paramount missed the boat with the DVD reissue of this series. Commentaries from actors, writers and directors would have been interesting and provided an extra dimension to the DVD. Additionally, Paramount has priced DS9 like Trek at a premium....

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