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I watched the finale of DS9 last night.

( Very brief thoughts )

Now that I need fear no spoilers, rec me things, please? Fanfic, vids, your favorite DS9 pro novels, whatever.

In fanfic, what I'm looking for is well-written stories that stay true to the characters. And DS9 is one of those rare fandoms where I'd be happy to read almost any genre of story about almost any character. I'm not especially looking for plot-heavy gen that doesn't do much character development, or porny/PWP stories except m/m, but anything else would be great.

Thanks!

Here are some thoughts on 6x20 through 7x05 (except for "Profit and Lace," which I was advised to skip--I read an episode summary and that was quite enough).

I've actually seen through 7x10 at this point, but please don't mention anything spoilery for episodes after that.

( 6x20, His Way )

( 6x21, The Reckoning )

( 6x22, Valiant )

( 6x24, Time's Orphan )

( 6x25, The Sound of Her Voice )

( 6x26, Tears of the Prophets )

( 7x01-02, Image in the Sand & Shadows and Symbols )

( 7x03, Afterimage )

( 7x04, Take Me Out to the Holosuite )

( 7x05, Chrysalis )

Extremely brief thoughts on stuff from 6x07 through 6x19, "In the Pale Moolight." (They were meant to be extremely brief thoughts. By the time I'd finished writing them up, they were not so brief.)

If you comment, please avoid metioning spoilers, even minor ones, for anything after that. Thanks!

( a few reactions )

Discussion is, as always, very welcome, but please don't mention any spoilers, even minor ones, for future developments. Thanks!

( 5x14, In Purgatory's Shadow, and 5x15, By Inferno's Light )

( 5x16, Doctor Bashir, I Presume )

( 5x17, A Simple Investigation )

I've watched through 5x04; please avoid mentioning spoilers (including character development or revelations of character backstory) for any episodes past that. Thanks!

I've only commented on episodes that, well, I had something to say about. DS9 also has quite a few episodes that I like well enough but that don't really inspire thoughts.

( 4x17, Accession )

( 4x19, Hard Time )

( 4x20, Shattered Mirror )

( 4x21, The Muse )

( 4x22, For the Cause )

( 4x24, The Quickening )

( 4x26, Broken Link )

( 5x01, Apocalypse Rising )

( 5x03, Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places )

I'm watching "Our Man Bashir," and ( spoilers )

Sorry to be spammy. I haven't been feeling well for the last few days, so I've been staying at home mainlining DS9. And then I get the urge to talk about it.

I just finished "Improbable Cause"/"The Die Is Cast." ( spoilers )

I have a feeling that watching the DS9 two-parter "Past Tense" in 2010 is a very different experience than watching it in 1994 would have been. The details that probably seemed alarmist and preachy then--official ghettos full of the long-term unemployed and the untreated mentally ill--look eerily like prophecy now. I could picture 2024 being exactly like that. Except actually the episode might be too optimistic, because the people in the Sanctuary district had guaranteed food and at least some medical care.

Also, watching "Past Tense" as someone going through long-term unemployment? Scary as hell.