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3.19 — \u201cThrough the Looking Glass\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plot:<\/strong> Alternate O\u2019Brien kidnaps Sisko to take him to the Mirror Universe with an offer of a rescue mission he can\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thoughts:<\/strong> Pretty good, right? Eh? Maybe a bit off? Perhaps lacking some freshness, and better lines for Garak? It\u2019s an ambitious thing to turn your series on its head for a week. I suspect the difference between this episode and a 4 or 5-star version of the same is money, time to prepare, and a feature-length running time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kira still looks great in what was reportedly an unbearably unbreathable costume, and this time, so does Jadzia with her more stylish, less objectified look. I would not object to her adopting this look permanently in the regular series. A lot of things, however, don\u2019t quite land, like Sisko\u2019s scene with the Intendant, or a specific take on the character of the Intendant in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Incorporating Sisko’s wife Jennifer was a stroke of genius, but Sisko\u2019s scenes with her, especially the parting, do not have enough weight. Did you catch that Jadzia isn\u2019t united with Dax in this universe? Calling her “Dax” gives Sisko away, information which Jadzia communicates to Jennifer before the final scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another thing lacking is a general theory of how the Mirror Universe works, and how its characters differ from their prime counterparts. This seemed fairly solid and predictable in TOS! Alternate O\u2019Brien, however, doesn\u2019t seem changed a jot. I\u2019m not sure why Tuvok is there, since they didn\u2019t give him anything to do (reminds me of Wesley Crusher\u2019s wasted cameo in TNG\u2019s dimension hopping episode, 7.11 — “Parallels”), but he also doesn\u2019t seem to be changed, which reinforces the impression that Star Trek just hasn\u2019t figured out Tuvok yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I can\u2019t help but think that if there were more women involved in writing Star Trek in this era (besides co-executive producer Jeri Taylor), they would have figured out something to do with the episode besides have Sisko make serial sexual conquest out of all the women in the cast. The whole liaison with Jadzia–it\u2019s not good! You aren\u2019t who she thinks you are, Ben. Not. Cool. That\u2019s an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still–it\u2019s Mirror Universe, right? A fun break from routine. One of the things I like about Mirror Universe is that it follow Star Wars rules. The guns all behave like blasters. I kept expecting to hear someone say \u201cTogether we will crush the Rebellion and rule the galaxy side by side!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, if you fudge it a little in your head, and purposely suspend some disbelief, you can enjoy it just enough to earn a rating of 3 out of 5 trash compactors. That\u2019s totally how Sisko escaped the hallway standoff with Kira and Garak, right? They just didn\u2019t have time to film it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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