tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post815229530887704111..comments2024-03-14T05:07:57.110-07:00Comments on Doc Oho Reviews...: Invasive Procedures written by John Whelpey and Robert Hewitt Wolfe and directed by Les LandauDoc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-89935123346988294202014-09-13T21:50:49.885-07:002014-09-13T21:50:49.885-07:00One of the nice, doubled-edged things about the Ne...One of the nice, doubled-edged things about the Next Generation shows is the subtle flickers of characterization. We know nothing about Sisko from the start apart from Avery Brooks' own observation that he is "a quick thinker but also a deep thinker." He's unfamiliar to us just as he is to the station residents.<br /><br />We later learn that he personally designed the Defiant-class warships at the Utopia Planetia shipyards, which implies a certain technical genius. His scenes with Dax tend to reminisce on his hotheaded cadet days, and we sense that Sisko has terrible anger issues. Perhaps that's why he was appointed to DS9 - Starfleet had no use for him at home (for political reasons), but tacitly agreed that his severe commanding style might be effective on the new frontier (and out of sight)!<br /><br />This also works to Avery's strengths as an actor who doesn't like to do the obvious thing. My favorite Sisko moments come from this episode and "Past Tense", when he falls back on guile to charm his adversary into thinking he's joining them. You almost believe for a second that Sisko is willing to pick up where he left off with Verad Dax, just like you almost believe he's a trigger-happy thug in "Past Tense."alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18287658017103606748noreply@blogger.com