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🖖Star Trek DS9 5x15-16 Full + Watch-Along (Patreon)

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5x15 By Inferno's Light 5x16 Doctor Bashir, I Presume?

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This week the crew tries to defend the Alpha Quadrant from the invading Dominion fleet and then we get some backstory for Julian. Engage! 🖖

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Dylan

Always love when Jen uploads new Star Trek reactions! They’re the best! 🔥🖖

Ian

Love the inquisitive thumbnail Jen 🙂 it's a beauty 🔥🖖

Arthur 'Two Sheds' Jackson

Back when I watched this, I didn't know Babu Bhatt was Julian's dad and had a Pakistani restaurant in New York which went under because of a comedian 😆😆🤓

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2026-10-07 05:00 This is why Jen will always be the GOAT of Star Trek because her Star Trek reactions are the best in the world! 🔥🖖
2026-07-25 16:57

Ian

Whenever Jen drops a trek upload you know the smart thing to do is stop whatever you're doing and engage that play button 🖖🔥make it so !

Ian

Fast approaching the end of the month so if you've forgotten to add your monthly requests be sure to head over to the request site and leave your suggestions www.jenmurrayxo.com and upvote any you see that you would love Jen to react to in the future

John Sullivan

It's really nice to see these episodes through new eyes. These are ironically best when she's honest and not so worried about us. We all forget things over hundreds of episodes. We all fail to catch all the references. It's fine to show genuine surprise when the Vulcans show up in first contact and not worry "was I supposed to remember that?"

Ian

How the frig are we up to 5x16 already that's Bananas 😳 . We sure are flying through this show at quite the pace but what a fun journey we are having 🔥 love watching this show for the first time alongside you Jen its something I look forward to every week ! 🖖you're the best

Arthur 'Two Sheds' Jackson

I have one request left and I have no idea what else to put in there haha. I need to choose something 😆

Ian

It is quite the dilemma every month isn't it 🙂 i often think of things to late so jot them down for the next month now 👍

The_Truth

The "Mandalorian dude" is a Breen 😂😂

Banes

I've been anticipating this one! Might have to pause this to check out that trivia thing you're doing on YouTube! Not sure exactly what that is but it sounds interesting.

Curran Dobbs

I think the Founders only have hivemind like qualities when they're linking directly with each other though I'm not sure how much individuality is maintained during a link.

The_Truth

The Jemhadar first didn't kill Worf because he respected him and his determination to fight (and +1 vote for Voyager)

Diljabar

Dukat is a bastard

Arthur 'Two Sheds' Jackson

I voted for action. I know you also like sci Fi but I think action trivia is your thing 😆🤓

Chrissonator

In fact, Andrew Robinson who plays Garak suffers from claustrophobia for real, which really helped sell his performance as Garak.

Ian

" bashir-ling " this might well be my favourite new word I've heard in many years 😀 a true Jen gem 🙌 and it's perfect

Sean Ellingham

Garak being claustrophobic was incorporated into his character because Andrew Robinson actually suffers from claustrophobia in real life. He's previously remarked that when he first had the prosthetics to play Garak applied they triggered his claustrophobia to the point he didn't want to even play the role any longer, but he then saw himself in the mirror and realised that there was something special there

The_Truth

In a way, you have already "watched that show", the admiral is referring to Khan Singh from the original Star Trek series. Khan was a genetically engineerined superhuman, that's why Starfleet was so against genetically altering people

Justin Bartlett

Im not sure the writers knew Bashir was enhanced. But there are enough clues to make it work (that he was hiding it). Him wanting the furthest outpost. Him missing the easy question to be second in his class. Him not wanting anyone to visit his parents when they went to earth.

Dean

This week, DS9 had a "Good News!" and Futurama had an appearance by a station that looked like Deep Space 9!

Summer

Love the Romulans showing up in this one that moment is too short

Dean

I love when Kira and Dax are on a mission together. They're such a good team!

Henchman Twenty1

From now on when Dukat calls the station to talk to Sisko they should go, "Please hold", and let him listen to the most annoying Hold muzak there is, interspersed with the occasional, "Your call is important to us, and we look forward to serving your needs. Please stay on the line yadda, yadda".

Summer

+1 vote for Voyager a thousand times

John Sullivan

I think they modeled Dukat's rise to power on H*tler's

Jeremy Nuss

I’ll stick around for Voyager.

Summer

And since you do know the EMH is far better than Zimmerman

Geoff S.

Great part 2 from last week! The show is really going to get going from here on out I believe. There is a Bond villain in next week's batch of episodes. No spoilers but one hint, they were in the Roger Moore era of films.

Vlad D

Yes please watch Voyager. It is a great series to watch

Summer

Do Voyager but I will tell you a scret, you are one of few reactors I sometimes like for non Trek at times

Michael B.

Jan talked over it when she said she would watch a show about the eugenics wars, but the name the admiral brought up and the reason genetic enhancements are banned and violations so rigorously pursued is Khan Noonien Singh. Kirk's old genetically enhanced nemesis from TOS and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

librarianist

"By Inferno's Light" doesn't *quite* equal its predecessor, IMO, but it's still really good. The shock of the Dominion fleet turning toward Cardassia and Dukat joining them was huge back in the day, since it meant a permanent change of the status quo at a time when most TV didn't do that—including Star Trek up to that point. "Dr. Bashir, I Presume?" always makes me tear up because of the phenomenal acting in two key scenes: Julian explaining to Miles what had happened, and Julian confronting his parents. Alexander Siddig, Brian George, and Fadwa El Guindi are all so strong in their roles. It's a retcon, but there are enough pieces scattered around in previous seasons that it doesn't feel completely out of left field for me. And as with the previous episode, it feels like the fundamental underpinning of the whole show has shifted somewhat—in the best of ways. I really feel that this is when the show begins firing on all cylinders. As for Voyager... it's definitely not my favorite of this era of Star Trek (DS9 claims that spot), but it's eminently worth watching, IMO, and I'd definitely stick around to see it. Well, most of it: I tend to get bored a lot in seasons 2 and 3, but there are gems throughout. (Plus, the Gallifrey Pals are working their way through it now, so there's definitely an interested audience out there!)

wewlad

By Infernos Light is the episode that’s referenced in the earlier episode Rapture, where Sisko has a vision of a swarm of locusts he thought were going to Bajor but instead went to Cardassia, but he couldn’t figure out why.

librarianist

Yeah, this episode provides enough context that I wish people wouldn't have said anything. It's a (minor) Easter egg for Voyager fans, nothing more IMO.

librarianist

I was so happy when Jen realized it was Babu! Now I have to go back and watch those episodes, lol.

Desmond

I like how they sent out the Runabouts at the beginning, along with the Defiant and Dukat's Bird of Prey. Don't think Sisko's little makeshift fleet would have lasted very long in an actual battle, but it was still cool to see them remembering the Runabouts.

HeWhoLooksSkyward

Alexander Siddig has said in interviews that he learned about Bashir's genetic background on Thursday, and started filming on Friday. The writers were coming up with lots of stuff on the fly as the series progressed. I got the chance to see Chase Masterson (Leeta) in person at the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas back in the 90s, when she was filming a promo in their version of Quarks. She's even more beautiful up close. :)

Geoff S.

The one who should be really pissed at the Bashirling is Odo. How did he miss another changeling on the station? And where was he the whole episode? Also, I feel bad for the crew of the runabout that died after the changeling took over the ship. Did Jen catch the Khan reference in the second episode when the general was talking about the Eugenics War?

rocketdave

Changelings don't have a hive mind the way the Borg do; they need to link in order to read each other's thoughts. Otherwise, Odo would know everything the Founders know. Sisko deduced that "Bashir" was the Changeling saboteur as soon as he got the message from the real Bashir in the Gamma Quadrant; that's why he ordered the Defiant to destroy the runabout. Personally, I prefer DS9 over VOY, so I'm glad you're not reacting to both shows at the same time, since I selfishly enjoy getting two DS9 reactions a week.

Desmond

I also like how both Klingons respect Garak facing his fear and claustrophobia. Martok is a great character, and you will be seeing more of him. And yeah, it's not very fair making Worf fight without any tangible benefit for him winning. But from Worf's perspective, fighting, and beating the Jem'Hadar is its own reward.

Desmond

Yeah, I feel the same way about Voyager. I definitely prefer TNG and DS9 over it. Voyager doesn't take enough chances and overall is too derivative of typical Trek plotting. And I agree, seasons 2 and 3 in particular of Voyager are a chore for me to get through. But, it does get stronger once a certain...person joins the cast. :P She definitely made an impression on 12-13 year old me, lol. Jen might not feel quite the same, but I'd still like to see her go through Voyager.

john reed

definitely stick around for voyager !!! and enterprise if jen dose it

Summer

Voyager is good Trek you will love it and that can be said without spoiling

TigerMyth

Not just Sisco. Odo dropped the ball and allowed Fake Julian to send information back and forth and sabotage systems. Toss The Chief in there too. Fake Julian had his way with the station.

Dean

I know I'll be outvoted, but I have no interest in watching any further Trek after DS9. For me, DS9 is to Star Trek as Andor is to Star Wars: peak. I think it's a more mature synergy of quality in writing, acting, and production that elevates a very loaded franchise. (In this analogy, TOS is ANH, TNG is Empire, and Voyager is Mandalorian & Grogu).

Desmond

On "Dr Bashir, I Presume", the reason that genetic engineering is illegal in the Federation is of course because of the Eugenics Wars (which, in Trek's timeline, occurred in the 1990s...remember those? It's a callback to TOS, of course), and individuals like Khan, who was also genetically enhanced, and had the intellect and will to dominate others. That's really what they are afraid of. You asked the question as to whether this fact of Bashir's character was known or hinted at previously, and the answer is no. They came up with this plotline on the spot, which was pretty typical for TV of this era. Siddig El Fadil had mixed feelings about it for that reason; like he might have played some things differently if he had known. I also appreciate the shots outside the station, where we see multiple other Starfleet vessels, highlighting DS9's increased strategic importance after the events of the previous 2 parter.

Bammer

"What is with this Mandalorian dude?" 🤣🤣🤣

Summer

Jen you will be a most wonderful reactorto Voyager to watch Voyager with

ParallaxNick

It's never made entirely clear (just like it's never made entirely clear how changelings obtain nourishment, reproduce, or morph into things smaller than themselves) but there are hints, particularly in future episodes, that changelings are like the Borg, in that they have no real individual identity, and their memories are stored in the Link after death. Therefore it would be wrong to see the Bashirling as a single person, but rather a drop of the Link's collective. Sisko's anger would be with the Founders as a whole, not with the Bashirling individually.

Cody Cameron

+1 For Voyager. I will hearby start my petition for us to watch it

Brian Straight

I'd honestly, probably be far more interested in your Voyager episodes than DS9. (DS9 may be better in many ways according to most fans, but for me the "spirit" in Voyager is closer to what I want from Star Trek.) Don't get me wrong, these videos are great and I like seeing you with my favorite ones from the series (some are my favorite ones in all of Trek) but Voyager just gives me the Star Trek vibe I more enjoy. You are right, the EMH we see here, on Voyager and in First Contact is based on this Dr. Zimmerman. It's a system being built into all starships for emergency scenarios. Some of the things they say about the EMH here is interesting given what we've seen from the one on Voyager at this point. You know, I can't imagine two years with a minimum security "prison" in New Zealand on a paradisial Earth in the 24th Century Earth would be a terrible or punishing experience. Granted, we don't know how prison works on Earth in the 24c, but given what we're told Mankind is like in this time it's probably more like being "grounded." Your ability to do things is greatly limited but you're still allowed to do things to enhance your knowledge and life for when you get out. (As Bashir's dad says, he'll use the time to improve on his next planned service/business.) If you missed it, it's explained the reason why genetic enhancement is illegal with Federation/Starfleet/Humanity comes from the events centered around Khan. (TOS: Space Seed, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.)

Brian Straight

Well, it was just one little thing they did to keep all of the Trek at the time in the same universe. One of Time Investigators from "...Tribbles" references the Enterprise-E with a side line. Did she need to be alerted about it? Probably not,although watching this from the POV of someone who's never see Trek before and tries not to be spoiled watched the way Jen is, but holding off on Voyager, she was introduced to the EMH in First Contact where it's presented without explanation. (Also an Easter Egg to those also watching Voyager.) This scene explains the First Contact scene for those who've not yet watched Voyager and haven't been spoiled.

William Rosmer

so, in the space of 3 episodes, we're given 2 major reveals concerning bashir that he was told of basically when he got the script.

TigerMyth

Hey, since you didn't watch Voyager before this one.... are you going to watch Voyager? Insert troll face. lol. I kid. Huge interest here. I Hope the rest of you fans feel the same way.

Preaching to the Horse's Mouth

Remember Sisko's vision of a cloud of locusts heading for Cardassia, back in Rapture? Boy, those smaller Jem' Hadar ships really do look like beetles or insects eh? "That'll just make it harder for us to miss" is such a Kira thing to say.

William Rosmer

so, the martok that showed up when they brought worf in was a changeling, even at that point the founders were able to pass blood screenings.

Preaching to the Horse's Mouth

Zimmerman isn't on Voyager. The Doctor/EMH that he created, based on his own personality, is. Same actor, same character in a sense, two different beings. Zimmerman is human, the Doctor/EMH is a hologram.

Preaching to the Horse's Mouth

At the end of the day I think the Bashirling had to be killed off. He was good for a suspenseful reveal but with the partially serialized, partially episodic nature of DS9 we still need to get things reset back to some version of ground zero in order to wrap it all up so I'm not really mad at it. Last episode, these two now as well, we've just been on one big DS9 reveal-a-thon lately!

Jay

"There is no greater enemy than one's own fears." ... This is perhaps my favorite scene in all of Star Trek. From the joking about the song's contents, to Worf's flinch at Bashir's bandage, to the discussion above; it shows such an admiration between these usually bickering races. Not to mention making the Klingons even more 3-dimensional by showing that they honor & respect all bravery, even off the battlefield. Love the reax!

William Rosmer

the romulans joining the fleet and sisko's reaction is always a favorite scene of mine

TigerMyth

You caught Babu sneaking in but you missed the whole point of the genetic alterations being illegal. You watched Wrath of Khan. He and his group are why they outlawed genetic enhancements. The starfleet guy at the end mentioned Khan.

Over50Gamer

I prefer to think of the Founders as having a mix of hivemind AND individuality. They can become individuals and have their own identity outside of the Great Link, but become one with their society and share almost everything when they're rejoined. The ultimate in mental flexibility.

Sykonee

I think it's safe to reveal Sisko's semi-official catchphrase now: "If you have something to say to me, THEN SAY IT!"

Over50Gamer

Back when DS9 first aired, I was crushing hard on Chase/Leeta and I imagine I was nowhere near alone in that sentiment. 🤣😍

Over50Gamer

One has to wonder just how long that changeling was on the station, posing as whoever/whatever, and gathering enough inside knowledge to be able to imitate Julian to such a high degree. The medical knowledge alone would have been almost impossible to assimilate so quickly.

William Rosmer

i agree with everything you said, except "our man bashir" is the bond parody episode, this one is "dr bashir i presume"

John Sullivan

You can absolutely watch Voyager after DS9. It's a seperate story and tone

Alexis Vorian

The Doctor is my favorite Voyager's character by a mile.

Peter41

I definitely would want to see Voyager reactions as well. There were a couple of continuity errors in these 2 episodes. In By Inferno's Light when the runabouts are launched and Bashir is on the Yukon, O'Brien mentions the Rio Grande and Volga as well. The Rio Grande is still in the Gamma Quadrant though as it is the runabout used by Worf and Garak. In Doctor Bashir, I Presume? The admiral talks about the Eugenics Wars being 200 years previously. As DS9 is in the 24th century this would put the Eugenics Wars in the 22nd century. However, he is refering to the wars before Khan Noonien Singh was launched into space aboard the Botany Bay and would have been 400 years previously. I don't know if it was a small attempt to retcon the wars after they never happened during the 20th century. However, I would recommend not looking into it anymore.

SirJohnCard

Doctor Zimmerman = Gold uniform EMH = Blue uniform And you have it correct, as they stated this episode, the EMH is based off of Zimmerman. Enjoy learning more in the future.

Mr. Mike's Multiverse

+1 for Voyager, and may as well get it out of the way now and give a +1 for Enterprise too.

Demetrios Flemetakis

+1 for Voyager! Even though most of us here think DS9 is peak trek, there are still REAL GREAT voyager episodes, including great two parters like Futures End, Year Of Hell, Scorpion.

Tom Evans

I agree the ending of By Inferno's Light is a little rushed and maybe anti-climactic as they were building up to a big confrontation with the Dominion, but then it just ended with them blowing up "Bashirling." They did a lot in this two parter though, they can't give us everything in just two episodes. The best is yet to come. Not sure why people felt the need to spoil the EMH crossover. How did that help? The episode works fine if you know nothing about Voyager. Speaking of which, I also vote yes for Voyager. I'm sure you will want to watch the Star Trek: Picard series eventually, as much as you love the TNG crew, and there is a significant connection between Voyager and Picard. Enterprise and Discovery follow on after Voyager, but I don't think people would mind very much if you skipped ahead to Picard after Voyager. I guess we'll see.

Summer

There is an additional note important for all reactors, some spoilers are not spoilers because the spoiler was wrong and thus is accidentally lying

Nathan Cline

Couple of things from the Bashir episode. You were talking when the Admiral was handing down the plea deal. The ban on genetic engineering was explained. He said for every Julian Bashir produced, there is a KHAN Noonien Singh. Yep, the ban is because of the wars lead By Khan, eventually leading to his fleeing Earth and the TOS crew meeting him. Also, the jail Bashir's dad is going to is actually seen in the Voyager premier, as a crewmember was serving time before being recruited as a guide.

Summer

Me too, love the score there, wish we could have been in that moment longer

Summer

A lot of these Voyager spoilers have been like people insisting you watch a TOS episode because of the smallest easter egg, while you should watch all Trek, no one should explain it to you.

Summer

You joke but I have left your Trek episodes just playing

Tony Bain

If you would love to watch Voyager then you should watch it. Please don't base it on only numbers whether they are high or low. If you feel like watching it, decisions made.

Preaching to the Horse's Mouth

I'm sorry, my friend, meant to make this it's own comment. I didn't mean to make it a reply to yours, I don't know if Patreon got weird and put it here or if I effed up. I know that you know all this 👍 Was talking to J.

Tony Bain

You don't NEED to watch DS9 and Voyager concurrently. While technically they are around the same time, any crossover is not integral to either series and pretty light on what is there (by watching DS9 beforehand you basically know what you'd need to know).

John Sullivan

Where she said "I still don't trust Kai Winn." Pinning that comment

Jen Murray

Yes I said in the review that I realized they are 2 separate things and that this dude isn't the one on Voyager

Jen Murray

I meant like a show set on Earth during that time

phillip giroux

I'm a little annoyed at the folks who felt she HAD to know about the EMH before watching First Contact or this episode. There is nothing that context in the scenes themselves wouldn't explain for anyone who hadn't seen Voyager. They simply couldn't resist the chance to manufacture an excuse to spoil something.

phillip giroux

By the way, since we're already well into season 5, I hope you'll watch the documentary What We Left Behind once you finish the series, it's a wonderful look back at the show.

Gary Cameron

I, too, vote for Voyager. "By Infernos Light" pretty much stands up as the end of a two-parter. "Doctor Bashir, I Presume" is actually pretty complex and brings back a theme from TOS: The Eugenics War that produced Kahn. While it seems harsh, if not genuinely prejudiced, that any "genetically enhanced" human would get thrown out of Star Fleet, the fact that it could be bringing back a kind of "new Khan" that could be a genuine threat to the Federation is kind of legit, IMO. The actor playing Bashir's father (and Babu on Seinfeld) is Brian George, who is a British actor - so, yah, that's his real voice.

Gary Cameron

No, Jen, you are not! You react to something like 2 or 3 movies, something like 4 to 6 TV episodes of various franchises every week. That's a lot to remember!

Gary Cameron

Oh, and about cross-overs. Thanks to Futurama, Jen now knows that DS9 survives until the year 3003 when Professor Farnsworth accidentally destroys it.

Ian Fleming

I have little to no interest in watching Voyager reactions and I will be less than pleased if Voyager reactions mean that we get less DS9 because Voyager is suddenly taking up a spot in the schedule. I say, either watch Voyager on your own time or stick to the original plan - by doing Voyager after you have completed DS9.

Edward korstanje

Yes count me in on continuing with Voyager Engage after DS9

Brent Justice

You can do Voyager after you finish DS9; it won't ruin anything for either show. But I do hope you do all of Voyager in its entirety; I will fully be on board for that.

Nathan Cline

Don't know if you remember him or not, but General Martok was first seen as a changeling impersonator, who encouraged the Klingons to go to war with Cardassia, then tried to get Sisko and the undercover DS9 crew to kill Gowron thinking he was the changeling. So, fake Martok started the Klingon / Cardassian war that lead to Worf joining DS9, and eventually leading to the Cardassians joining the Dominion, and also almost became head of the Klingons if Gowron had been killed and tried to get a war going between the Klingons and the Federation.

Nathan Cline

+1 for watching Voyager, and then Enterprise after that.

Ortizmo

I'll definitely stick with you on Patreon for the remainder of DS9 and quite possibly Enterprise. Will I pay to watch Voyager again? No. However I will watch certain episodes on YouTube with you. Some episodes were very good and sadly most of the show was a lost opportunity. I think you'll love the show for the most part and I would never suggest you skip something simply because *I* didn't like it. I hope you enjoy the full run. I'll say this with all confidence: I'll definitely return to Patreon for Picard, Season 3. ;o)

Jen Murray

It is extremely expensive to get many seasons of episodes edited. If there's not enough interest to watch it, I cannot afford to post it here & would watch it on my own time

Jen Murray

I literally said my plan is to finish DS9 first

Preaching to the Horse's Mouth

Sisko, Odo, Dukat, Worf, and now Martok, we really are just collecting every gravelly voiced tough guy we can find, huh?

Ortizmo

"The Eugenics Wars? I'd watch that!" Sadly there is no show but there are the Greg Cox novels that are wonderful and since you've been watch Trek since the beginning, you know all the characters already. Can't recommend them enough.

Kristin

Not up for Voyager, but respect that others will enjoy it. Please consider watching a non-trek sci-fi show alongside Voyager, like Stargate Sg-1.

Kristin

Not stupid! Please dont say that. Star Trek is vast, and it's not uncommon to forget details when you've only seen the episodes/movies once.

TigerMyth

Saying you missed it isn't implying stupid. Heck you caught Babu even with the completely different accent. I was just pointing out why Starfleet is so strict.

Ian

Jen's already watching the twilight zone , Futurama , curb your enthusiasm and trek so it's very very very doubtful she's going to add another TV series, especially when she also does two movies and has a stacked schedule as it is . However Jen is interested in Stargate so maybe in the future that may be something she chooses to do

Jeff H

I liked Voyager more than I did DS9, so that's a + vote from me.

SteelPookie

Voyager & Enterprise reacts please. 😊

Ian Fleming

Was that "literally" necessary? I think not. Enjoy the rest of DS9.

Andrew Roach

I enjoyed Voyager and respect it and it had some great episodes but overall I never really cared for it. A truly great series that is starting to get reactor airtime is my favorite series of all time which when I first watched it amazed me how much I liked it even more than Trek, I speak of Babylon 5. Then of course there is the great Breaking Bad and not to be overlooked Dr. Who. Unlike recommending a few movies which are very manageable to watch together in a short time when a few series are recommended they by their very nature cannot be watched together as the time it takes to watch them is extensive. Speaking of movies there are a few that I consider to be must watches by a reactor that you have yet to see: Moneyball, Memento, Contact and Napoleon Dynamite.

Marcus Hicks

Whilst I would certainly watch a Voyager Series reaction, I would much prefer you to do Babylon 5 after Deep Space 9.

Desmond

Love Breaking Bad. As well as the movie and spinoff, Better Call Saul. It would be fun to watch Jen go through the whole thing.

Beagle Boy

BTW Garek Is claustrophobic because Andrew Robinson is IRL

Roni

Nice! :-) After Voyager I would also recommend not to skip Enterprise... it really is a good show, and it has a very different setting than all other Star Trek shows, playing in the very early history of Starfleet. Starting exploration with way fewer allies in the galaxy, beaming just being invented, ... Incidentally, there is also a storyline dealing with the past of human genetic experiments. Btw. "Dr. Bashir, I presume?" is a nod to the meeting of Dr. Livingstone and Stanley in modern day Tansania in 1871.

Muddyn

"I'd watch that show" You DID watch that show, it's called "Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan"

Troy

I agree wholeheartedly that you don't NEED to watch Voyager concurrently with DS9. There are a handful of things over the 7 seasons that would land better if you did, but you can still watch it after. HOWEVER -- you CANNOT watch the final TNG film without finishing Voyager. So when you do your planning, know that Nemesis has a large Voyager spoiler and you should watch it very last (of that era Trek).

Brent Justice

There is some confusion about Zimmerman here, I won't spoil Voyager, but here are the facts we already know. This is Dr. Zimmerman, he is based on Jupiter Station, orbiting Jupiter, in the SOL system. He isn't a medical doctor, from his uniform you can see that he is an Engineer, he's a Dr. of Engineering, that kind of doctor. His speciality is holographics, he created the EMH. Just to clarify, since it seemed you were a little confused about it. This does not spoil anything for Voyager. You kinda talked over where the Admiral was talking about Khan. It is because of Khan that the ban exists. The Eugenics Wars were in the '90's. This is where Khan is from, that time period, it is because of that, that gentic engineering and alternation was banned on Earth, and then probably spread throughout the Federation as a mandate. We've learned about this all the way back in TOS. Changlings also don't have a hive mind, as others have said, when they are linked together as goo they can share each others thoughts, yes, or chose to keep things from other changelings, but in their invidual form, they can't read each others thoughts. And yes, you must watch Voyager, I think if you are a Star Trek fan, you'd want to anyway.