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* ValuesResonance: Quark declaring his bar an "essential business" and refusing to close in the middle of a quarantine, contributing to a much greater spread of the virus, is an almost freakishly on-point satire in light of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.
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* ValuesResonance: Quark declaring his bar an "essential business" and refusing to close in the middle of a quarantine, contributing to a much greater spread of the virus, is an almost freakishly on-point satire in light of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Odo says, "Rom is an idiot. He couldn't fix a straw if it was bent." Later in the series, Rom turns out to be an excellent engineer.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Odo says, "Rom is an idiot. He couldn't fix a straw if it was bent." [[CharacterizationMarchesOn Later in the series, series]], Rom turns out to be an excellent engineer.
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* GeniusBonus: {{Matter replicator}}s in ''Franchise/StarTrek'' are [[DependingOnTheWriter usually]] said to be [[NecessaryDrawback incapable of replicating living tissue]], so how can the sabotaged replicator manufacture a virus? [[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-viruses-alive-2004/ Because viruses are not alive.]]
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** Given how everything else on the station was breaking down, it's a missed opportunity to explore the often overlooked universal translator. A scene or two could have been devoted to exploring how it works before ruling it out as a red herring. Alternatively, the universal translator could have been the source of the problem instead of the virus, opening up some intriguing story possibilities. Imagine the fear and frustration of aliens from a variety of worlds suddenly unable to work together (maybe Miles and Keiko don’t speak the same language). It would also highlight how, in contrast to the Cardassians (who presumably would all speak the same language), the current administration is very diverse and that brings some big challenges with it.
** Given how everything else on the station was breaking down, it's a missed opportunity to explore the often overlooked universal translator. A scene or two could have been devoted to exploring how it works before ruling it out as a red herring. Alternatively, the universal translator could have been the source of the problem instead of the virus, opening up some intriguing story possibilities. Imagine the fear and frustration of aliens from a variety of worlds suddenly unable to work together (maybe Miles and Keiko don’t speak the same language). It would also highlight how, in contrast to the Cardassians (who presumably would all speak the same language), the current administration is very diverse and that brings some big challenges with it.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
**TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Given how everything else on the station was breaking down, it's a missed opportunity to explore the often overlooked universal translator. A scene or two could have been devoted to exploring how it works before ruling it out as a red herring. Alternatively, the universal translator could have been the source of the problem instead of the virus, opening up some intriguing story possibilities. Imagine the fear and frustration of aliens from a variety of worlds suddenly unable to work together (maybe Miles and Keiko don’t speak the same language). It would also highlight how, in contrast to the Cardassians (who presumably would all speak the same language), the current administration is very diverse and that brings some big challenges with it.
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** Even if the writers still wanted the basic plot with the virus, it’s a missed opportunity to not give a few moments exploring the often overlooked universal translator when investigating the cause early in the episode.
** Even if the writers still wanted the basic plot with the virus, it’s a missed opportunity to not give a few moments exploring the often overlooked universal translator when investigating the cause early in the episode.
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** Even if the writers still wanted the basic plot with the virus, it’s a missed opportunity to not give a few moments exploring the often overlooked universal translator when investigating the cause early in the episode.
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** Even if the writers still wanted the basic plot with the virus, it’s a missed opportunity to not even consider the often overlooked universal translator when investigating the cause early in the episode.
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** Given how everything else in the station was breaking down, what if instead of a virus it were the universal translator failing, either due to failure or sabotage. Imagine the fear and frustration of aliens from a variety of worlds suddenly unable to work together (perhaps even some heartbreak if it were that Miles and Keiko don’t speak the same language).
language). It would also highlight how, in contrast to the Cardassians (who presumably would speak the same language), the current administration is very diverse and that brings some big challenges with it.
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** Given how everything else in the station was breaking down, what if instead of a virus it were the universal translatorstopped working, failing, either due to failure or sabotage. Imagine the fear and frustration of aliens from a variety of worlds suddenly unable to work together (perhaps even some heartbreak if it were that Miles and Keiko don’t speak the same language). language).
** Even if the writers still wanted the basic plot with the virus, it’s a missed opportunity toexplore not even consider the often overlooked universal translator when investigating the cause early in the episode.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Given how everything else in the station was breaking down, what if instead the universal translator stopped working, either due to failure or sabotage. Imagine the fear and frustration of aliens from a variety of worlds suddenly unable to work together (perhaps even some heartbreak if it were that Miles and Keiko don’t speak the same language). Even if the writers still wanted the basic plot with the virus, it’s a missed opportunity to explore the universal translator when investigating the cause early in the episode.
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* ValuesResonance: Quark declaring his bar an "essential business" and refusing to close in the middle of a quarantine, contributing to a much greater spread of the virus, is an almost freakishly on-point satire in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Odo says, "Rom is an idiot. He couldn't fix a straw if it was bent." Later in the series, Rom turns out to be an excellent engineer.engineer.
* ValuesResonance: Quark declaring his bar an "essential business" and refusing to close in the middle of a quarantine, contributing to a much greater spread of the virus, is an almost freakishly on-point satire in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
* ValuesResonance: Quark declaring his bar an "essential business" and refusing to close in the middle of a quarantine, contributing to a much greater spread of the virus, is an almost freakishly on-point satire in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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