Deep Space Wine: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Companion
Lily Rossen & Cole Paulson
Like a fine wine, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has only gotten better with age. Join us as we recap and decode every episode of the overlooked stepchild of the St...
Yes, it's the award show you never asked for but didn't know how badly you needed. In this DS9 Season 1 retrospective, Lily and Cole bestow awards for acting, costumes, makeup, props, and more -- including best and worst episode (but spoiler: neither goes to Move Along Home). It's the glitziest night in the quadrant, and you don't want to miss it. 🥂 Drink pairing: Roku gin and Schweppes soda ❤️ Find us on Insta: @deepspacewine_podcast
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1:15:05
In the Hands of Your Podcasters: IN THE HANDS OF THE PROPHETS (1.19)
Jumja sticks! Sexy Vedeks! The Sydney Opera House as fashion accessory! It’s the explosive season finale of DS9, and Lily and Cole are as fired up as a schoolhouse on fire. Showrunner Michael Piller intended “In the Hands of the Prophets” to serve as a bookend to the pilot, “Emissary,” revisiting Sisko’s relationships with Bajor, the Prophets, and his devoutly religious first officer, Major Kira. In turn, we use this super-sized podcast episode to revisit some of the recurring themes of Deep Space Wine’s inaugural season, including: Lily and Cole’s will-they-won’t-they dynamic; lamenting the sorry state of Miles and Keiko’s marriage; and endlessly debating which characters are smashable. (Lily’s taken by a certain cherry-red kimono.) 🍷 Wine pairing: Champagne from Ruinart ❤️ Talk to us: Find us on Insta @deepspacewine_podcast
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1:41:52
The Duality of Man, the Banality of Evil: DUET (1.18)
Intended as a low-budget ‘bottle show’ to save money before the season finale, ‘Duet’ devotes most of its runtime to two characters steeped in conversation with each other. But this dense story and its tug-of-war between justice and vengeance have come to be regarded as one of the finest hours of Star Trek. The episode’s writers drew inspiration from the play ‘The Man in the Glass Booth,’ which in turn was inspired by the kidnapping and trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann by the Israeli Supreme Court in 1961. That same court case would compel Hannah Arendt, a philosopher, political theorist and Holocaust survivor, to coin the term “the banality of evil” to grapple with the wide-scale complicity of the German people in the Holocaust atrocities. Cole and Lily delve into the post-WWII historical context that inspired Duet, including the Nuremberg Trials and the establishment of the state of Israel. Following the timeline through to contemporary crises of occupation and oppression, the episode also considers Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel’s writings on inherited violence and “cycles of rage.” But there is room for hope, too: we end with Hannah Arendt’s playbook for tackling hatred and fascism--which, as it turns out, hinges on more people simply talking to each other. 🍷 Wine pairing: 'Serpico' Cabernet Sauvignon from Mitolo❤️ Find us on Insta @deepspacewine_podcast or Facebook @Deep Space Wine Podcast
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1:35:44
Sound and Fury: DRAMATIS PERSONAE (1.17)
Is this unhinged tale of intrigue, betrayal and horology giving more Shakespeare or soap opera? We say both, and all the better for it. And though there's plenty of camp silliness on the surface, naturally Lily and Cole dive deep. Cole sees the 'play within the play' setup as a revealing metaphor for television acting, using it to interpret what each DS9 cast member brings to his or her respective character. Meanwhile, Lily teaches Cole that the sci-fi conceit driving the episode's plot actually isn’t so far-fetched, connecting it to the concept of social contagion and mass psychogenic illness, mass hysteria, and groupthink. Oh, and not to be outdone by the drama onscreen, Lily also gifts us with a Shakespeare reading. Fasten your seatbelts, once more unto the breach -- it's going to be a bumpy night.
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1:28:12
...The Rest Is Drag: THE FORSAKEN (1.16)
Get your Kleenex ready - it’s time for the episode that makes all of us melt into a puddle. And if you haven’t got your pail nearby, thank the drag gods that Lwaxana Troi is here to scoop you back up. Lily and Cole deep-dive into Lwaxana’s drag queen energy, what her fabulousness brings to the comparatively sterile world of Star Trek, and particularly what her arrival means for queer-coded self-acceptance on DS9. We also pay tribute to actress Majel Barrett, First Lady of Star Trek.🪕 Intro music: Lily on ukulele and vocals, "I Am a Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel 🍷 Wine pairing: Beaujolais 'Les 3 Roches' from Pierre-Marie Chermette❤️ Find us: On Instagram @deepspacewine_podcast or Facebook @Deep Space Wine
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Like a fine wine, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has only gotten better with age. Join us as we recap and decode every episode of the overlooked stepchild of the Star Trek universe. Each episode we share a bottle of wine, wind down, and then wind ourselves up again with our strong opinions about DS9. Because, in our social experience, people love nothing more than when someone talks at length about Star Trek or wine.
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