r/DeepSpaceNine • u/imgaming117 • 2d ago

I really liked "Fascination"

20 year old Star Trek fan here. I recently started watching through DS9 for the VERY FIRST time and I've been enjoying it quite a bit so far. Some of my favorite episodes include Duet, Armageddon Game, Whispers, The Search, Civil Defense…there's a lot of episodes I don't care for but now that I'm on season three the show seems to be in its groove.

Last night I watched S3E10 "Fascination" and it turns out it's ranked one of the worst?? It's one of my favorites of the season so far! I like it when Trek gets goofy and watching Odo interact with Lwaxana will never get old. Plus his reaction to Bashir and Kira in the infirmary is hilarious. I don't know, I liked it. But I also found a tad bit of enjoyment in "Move Along Home" and didn't care for "Second Skin" so maybe my taste is all messed.

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u/ubelmann 2d ago

I tended to find the Odo-Lwaxana stuff pretty cringe, but if you liked it, that works for you. Have you watched all of TNG? I guess I had at least enough of Lwaxana on TNG, so even if they were going to bring Majel back to act, I'd have preferred a different character.

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u/imgaming117 2d ago

Yeah I wrapped up watching TNG back in 2020. Never cared for the character then but seeing her bouncing off of someone like Odo (one of my favorite characters in DS9 thus far) is making me come around

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u/3Mug 2d ago

I didn't hate her in TNG, but she wasn't my favorite. Completely love Majel (original Number One, Chaple) but I feel.she gets to do anlittle.more.on DS9 than be an annoying MIL / MWWTFJLP (Mom who wants to ... sip Earl Grey with.... Jean-Luc Picard....). She shows up I believe one more time and does an excellent job.