“The Siege” 30th-anniversary reflections.
Running Time: 49 minutes 41 seconds
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With civilians evacuated, Sisko, Li Nalas, and the station’s crew prepare for the arrival of the Bajoran militia and their Vidal Sassoon salon-perfect hair. Missing from the gang are Kira and Dax, who have gone to the Bajoran moon Luna V to ask the local palukoo spider-dogs if they can borrow an abandoned raider from the days of the Occupation. They plan to crash the Chamber of Ministers and reveal evidence that the Cardassians are supplying The Circle with weapons. General Krim and his sidekick, Colonel Day, easily succumb to the crew’s guerrilla tactics and hand the station back over to Sisko. But things don’t turn out so rosy for the Navarch.
In this episode of The Orb, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 30th-anniversary retrospective that will take you through all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, one episode at a time. In this installment, we discuss “The Siege,”Li Nalas's fate, what the story has to say about family and community, and how Trek's first TV trilogy ends.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Sisko's Stand (00:02:36)
Community Connections (00:06:51)
Jake and Nog (00:10:05)
Family (00:13:16)
Kira, Dax, and the Spider-Dogs (00:19:57)
Soft and Naive? (00:25:31)
Navarch No More (00:31:53)
Was It a Good Threesome? (00:38:11)
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:42:16)
Closing (00:46:15)
Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing
Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
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