Thoughts: Where is all this deadly neurocine gas coming from? Why is Kira's solution to everything just to shoot it? Why does one phaser blast to a console in ops destroy life support for the entire station? That seems like a pretty big design flaw.

Thoughts: Everyone seems to hate this episode, and don't get me wrong, it's not great... but that's partly because it's a non-sequitur with a weak story. Still, I'd rather watch this than The Storyteller. There are much worse episodes to take issue with, so I gave this 2 out of 5 stars.

Thoughts: It's a good episode, but I think there's a big plot hole... when Sisko negotiates with Dukat, he offers the Defiant's sensor logs. Are Starfleet's sensors that superior to Cardassian sensors? There are plenty of Cardassian ships around, what is so terrible about their own sensors that makes the Defiant's sensor logs so valuable to Dukat?

Thoughts: Ratings for this episode are very low, and I get it. It's silly, unimportant, even annoying at times. But I love it. I love it for all its corniness and its lighthearted story and its relaxed pace.

Thoughts: This episode takes place in the year 2024, but it was written in 1994. The writers had to image what life might be like on Earth 30 years into their future. It was a bit dystopian but, interestingly, it doesn't feel that far off from reality. The computer technology they imagined was clunkier than what we actually had in 2024, but they did get one other thing right: the nuisance advertisements on the computers. Still, it's hilarious that they thought a possible slang phrase in 2024 might be, “Check your e‑mail, buddy!”

Thoughts: “There was nothing to indicate that it was today, tomorrow, next week.” ... if only we had clocks or watches or literally any time-telling devices on the station! I know it's tough to put clocks on set because it would cause a bunch of continuity issues, but I feel like they could have come up with a better solution here. And the one clock that we do see is just a box with a bunch of flashing lights on it! I know, I know, I'm nitpicking. So while I'm at it, there is definitely some dubious science at work here. As O'Brien starts getting glimpses of the future, at first it seems like it's just his consciousness that time-travels; meanwhile, in the present, his body sort of just blacks out and then faints. He must be manifesting some sort of physical form in the future, though, because others can see and interact with him. But during the last jump, after they spouted some really questionable technobabble, O'Brien physically transfers a device to the other O'Brien who uses it to somehow travel back... so when O'Brien jumps, he must be physically disappearing from the present but this is never really portrayed and no one seems surprised about O'Brien vanishing... ugh, it's a fine episode, but it really could have used some polishing.

Thoughts: Oof. This is not a great episode. It's slow. For example, Spoiler » once it's revealed that we're actually “inside Julian's mind,” it takes an excruciating 3 minutes and 20 seconds for the characters to explain what is going on, just to be sure the audience understands. And don't get me started on the Captain Kangaroo-style tennis ball gag. I will say, however, that I think Alexander Siddig (Dr. Bashir) did an impressive job in what was probably a significant acting challenge.