The Four Gut-Punchiest Episodes of DS9, and They All Happen in A Row

Change of Heart: Hey Worf, you chose saving your wife over completing the mission. And you got a guy killed! Way to break the Starfleet narrative, buddy.

Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night: Hey Kira, remember your dead mom that you’ve venerated over the past 25 years? She was screwing Gul Dukat, and now you get to go back in time and watch. And almost murder her!

Inquisition: Hey Dr. Bashir, guess what? Every ideal the Federation is built on is a lie, and lazy writers and edgelords are going to use Section 31 to ruin the franchise over the next 30 years!

In the Pale Moonlight: Nuff said.

Ira Steven Behr, that’s some brave showrunning. (And some deep, deep hurting.)