165: A Warm Wind Blowing in from Minicoy

About this episode

The hosts reflect on the 30th anniversary of 'The Circle' episode from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, discussing its themes and character dynamics.

"The Circle" 30th-anniversary reflections The plans of the Bajoran group known as The Circle become clear thanks to an unexpected source—Quark—who has been newly christened Odo's number-one deputy (Quark's words). The group is being supplied with weapons by another unexpected source, the Cardassians. Who's running The Circle? Well, that's also a bit unexpected. But one thing that is clear from the start is that Vedek Bareil has the hots for Kira. It's all setup in the middle part of Star Trek's first three-parter. In this episode of The Orb, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 30th-anniversary retrospective that will take you through all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, one episode at a time. In this installment, we discuss "The Circle," how the Kira/Jaro story mirrors the start of Season 1, the timeless commentary, our fondness for middle stories, and Vedek Bareil's disturbing gaze. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Timeless Commentary (00:02:41) Blinded by the Light (00:06:20) Mirroring Season 1 Kira (00:09:53) Major Bye Bye? (00:13:46) Counting on Quark (00:16:29) Bareil's Gaze (00:20:50) Winn and Jaro Got It Goin' On (00:28:26) A Fondness for Middle Stories (00:32:39)…

People in this episode

Hosts: C Bryan Jones, Matthew Rushing

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• Deep Space Nine
• 30th anniversary
• Bajoran politics
• character analysis
• Kira and Jaro
• timeless commentary

Keywords

• Star Trek
• Deep Space Nine
• The Circle
• Kira
• Vedek Bareil
• Quark
• Bajoran politics
• 30th anniversary
• character analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Circle, Cardassians

Books & works: The Circle, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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