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Waltz – Ft. Isaac

While en route to war crimes hearing, Sisko and Gul Dukat are attacked by Cardassians and end up marooned on a deserted planet. Sisko is badly injured and must rely on an increasingly unstable Dukat if he has any hope of making it out alive. Unfortunately, the Federation’s psychiatric care seems to be lacking, as Dukat is now hearing voices in his head and appears to be losing his grip on sanity.

Patron Isaac marks the end of a guest-hosting era as he joins Wes to discuss a very important episode in the arc of Dukat, a character who has been there from the very start of the series and is inarguably one of the great villains of Star Trek. Wes and Isaac also discuss the motivations of Thanos, being annoyed that you saved the wrong people, and villains mischaracterizing Benjamin Sisko!

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Waltz – Ft. Isaac

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While en route to a war crimes hearing for Gul Dukat, Sisko and Dukat are marooned on a deserted planet. Sisko is badly injured and must rely on an increasingly erratic Dukat if the two are to have any chance of making it out alive.

Dukat’s imprisonment has not seemed to have resulted in the best psychiatric care the Federation has to offer – he is now hearing voices in his head and his obsession with gaining the approval of Sisko leads the two down a dark path of historical genocide, faulty justifications, and homicidal realizations. It may still be a “Duet” but this time the two foils are “Waltz”-ing around the unspoken truth.

It’s an important turning point for the character of Dukat. He has been here since the beginning and has become, inarguably, one of the greatest villains to ever appear in any Star Trek series of film. After five seasons of development and characterization, “Waltz” finally cracks open the psyche of Dukat. Is it something that should have been done? Or is it an irreparable mistake that dooms the character from this point forward?

Patron Isaac marks the end of a guest-hosting era as he joins Wes to discuss a divisive episode. In a long-ranging discussion, they break down one of the most impactful episodes of the series and try to understand it in a historical context as well as how it stands today. Plus! A discussion about the motivation of Thanos, internet feedback in 1998, and why some characters cannot be called “morally gray”! 

 

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