Ā time for a quick diversion to LIVEBLOG DS9 which i am watching for the first time in 4 months; s4e21Ā āfor the causeā
garekās horror at ziyalās sauna proposition (the proposition... that there be a sauna) is so gorgeous. heās upset. iām so grateful. iām so glad we were introduced to this so far impenetrable b-plot via the continued romantic difficulties of julian bashir, my terrrrrrible self-insertĀ
also iām so weirdly fond of sisko. i also love that his total failure to explain anything to jake (correctly, due to protocol) and also his total failure to not be super weird about everything means that as far as jake is concerned, sisko was like [clutches arm intensely]Ā ājake, my son, the fact that you like peppermint lattes and biscotti now Will Not Change Our Love For Each Otherā
dax isnāt even in this episode but i love... dax. and kira. kiraās angry triumphant little sports face killlllled me, not because it was at all different from any other kira face, but because i love kira