PATRON TIER LIST - DS9 S1E8 - Dax

Episode is not bad. The judge was great, pretty much all the acting is great. It just feels too recycled from past Trek for me. Fully enjoyable, a solid C.

I give it an A for the judge alone. :) Bajor had a Judge Judy before Earth did.

I'm surprised you were both leaning towards Jadzia being culpable. Think of this from the host's perspective, you get joined only to find out they stuck a criminal into your guts and now you're in legal jeopardy. From what the American legal system at least is meant to be, wouldn't protecting the innocent host be more important than punishing the guilty symbiote? I also think that saying the criminal would just "get away with it" by living long enough is inaccurate since the host has to die for it to work (since we find out that the host does have agency).

I wonder if Venom and any of his nicer hosts had to go through this... though from what I can tell, his entire species errs toward ravenous. Although, those are symbiotes whereas Trill are symbionts, so, maybe different

C. I would give it a B if they had reached an actual verdict before the wife barged in.

That makes a change, for once i agree with the majority of votes, B.

Dax is my second favorite Trek character, behind Picard, and I absolutely love Trill Lore. Easy A for me.

Was tempted to give it a B but it really is bland and by the numbers. Perhaps on a first time watch through a bit better since you get more insight into the trill? Has zero rewatch value though.