Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is one of the most acclaimed series in the Star Trek franchise, but season 1 is unfairly maligned despite its great moments and innovations. Set aboard a space station, and fronted by Commander Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), DS9 was conceived as something very different from Star Trek: The Next Generation. While DS9 certainly has issues finding its voice in the first season, all the elements that would make it unique are in place from the start. DS9‘s pilot “Emissary” is a perfect distillation of the Star Trek show that it would become, a character-focused series that tackled the complexities of war and religion through a sci-fi lens.
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Author: Mark Donaldson
