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The Ten Forward Hot Take Thread
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this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
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The mirror universe sucks. It adds nothing to the franchise, and the episodes that involve it are some of the worst in every series
100% agreed. They should have forgotten about it after the one TOS episode. I like that episode a lot though.
Idunno. What about mirror Ezri and Intendent Kira?
Honestly? Queer representation by characters in a universe where everyone is evil is, in some ways, a step backward.
That shit's on Berman. Mirror Kira was such a fun character, allowing Nana to chew up the scenery.
Mirror Kira was fun in that sense, but honestly, I don't feel like the mirror universe stories added much to DS9 and there are other ways she can show her range.
Her episode where she’s supposed to evict a farmer from his land is one of the best examples of both Kira as a character and Nana’s ability as an actor.
I agree that she definitely had opportunities to show range in the character of Kira, but I was thinking of the many 'alternate version of X character' Star Trek plots that don't involve the mirror universe they could have gone with if the goal was 'this actor plays a totally different character.' DS9 itself even did that, like with the Benny Russell episodes.
Big agree. I also want the option of having evil, edgy queers who aren't from the mirror universe, but that would only make sense against a backdrop of more representation in general
I skip every mirror universe episode.
Is it a hot take to say the Shatnerverse mirror universe kicks ass?
I dunno. It does kick ass, though.
My guess is they had fun making these episodes, and that's why they kept going