74: Kelp Cakes In the MorningMission Gamma: This Gray
Spirit.
When Deep Space Nine premiered, the stated goal of the Starfleet
presence on the station and the purpose Sisko's mission was to
prepare Bajor for Federation membership. As the series went on,
this came close to happening once; but a warning from the Emissary
put the issue on the backburner. Then the Dominion War happened.
With all of that now in the past—and with other loose ends from
"What You Leave Behind" either wrapped up or at least
addressed—Mission Gamma sets Bajor back on a course for Federation
membership and provides DS9 with a new TOS-like initiative to seek
out new life and strange new worlds.
In the episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and
Christopher Jones continue our look at Mission Gamma with the
second book, This Gray Spirit. We discuss Ezri's search for her
place in the line of Dax hosts, Shar's continued struggle with his
place in the unique Andorian reproductive crisis, and how the
Yrythyan society of the Gamma Quadrant could hold the keys for
solutions to both. We also explore the legacy of Ziyal, the
intricacies of Bajoran-Cardassian-Federation politicals, and what
it means to be part of the Federation. Plus, we decide whether kelp
cakes are a good choice for breakfast and find out why much of the
book feels like it takes place inside a Gaylord hotel.
In our news segment we judge Lust's Latinum Lost and Found by
its cover, check in on The Trek Collective's interview with Star
Trek: Seekers artist Rob Caswell, and state the case for the USS
Titan being part of the Official Starships Collection.
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News
Lust's Latinum Lost and Found cover revealed
(3:04)
The
Trek Collective interviews Seekers artist Rob Caswell
(9:47)
Help
get the USS Titan into the Official Starships Collection
(11:20)
Support Trek.fm by becoming a Patron on Patreon
(19:05)
Sponsor: Audible (20:56)
Feature: Mission Gamma: This Gray
Spirit
Initial Thoughts (23:20)
Do
We Want Strange New Worlds from DS9? (29:07)
The
Yrythny Caste System and the Defiant Visita Costco
(36:07)
Political Games of Bajor, Cardassia, and the
Federation (43:32)
What
Does It Mean to Be Part of the Federation?
(55:32)
Finding Ezri Dax (59:34)
An
Andorian Soap Opera? (1:04:48)
Final Thoughts (1:10:14)
Closing (1:14:24)
# Bajoran-Cardassian RelationsThe intricate political and historical dynamics between the Bajoran people and their former oppressors, the Cardassians.