The Warp Core Hungers (DS9 S4 : E3 "The Visitor")

About this episode

The episode reviews the emotional impact of 'The Visitor' from DS9, focusing on themes of fatherhood and loss.

Strap yourself in to shed that one, big manly tear as we review DS9 going right for the fatherhood feelings as we watch "The Visitor". When the Defiant Warp Core requires another soul to claim, Captian Sisko gets trapped in a space-time waiting room. We get a truly powerful dramatic entry as we watch two actors portray a vision of Jake that cannot move on from his father's dissaperance. Is the plot a bit thin and ram-rodded? Sure, but when the acting is this good...who cares?

People in this episode

Hosts: Joseph, Peter

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• space-time
• drama
• Star Trek
• character development

Keywords

• Star Trek
• Deep Space Nine
• The Visitor
• fatherhood
• space-time
• drama
• Jake Sisko

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Visitor, DS9

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