This episode knocked it out of the park. In a season that’s been a wee bit hit and miss IMHO (compared to S1), seeing such depth and pathos in a story which could have been handled in a heavy-handed way otherwise, well it’s very satisfying.

I don’t think I’ve ever screamed so loud at my TV before. I was loosing my shit at this moment. I was stunned. What a high. Possibly one of the best memories of fandom I have in my life now.

As others have mentioned, between Mastodon’s hashtag following and now Threadiverse communities, that’s all I need to feel plugged into various topics I care about. I’m not sure what more a feed algorithm could do for me.

I love the character of Quark, but let’s be honest. Guinan is the better bartender, if you’re just a regular Starfleet officer looking to down a pint of syntheholic ale.