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Harris Yulin Gave 'Deep Space Nine' One of Its Greatest Performances

Harris Yulin passed away this week at the age of 87. The Broadway star had a litany of beloved and memorable film and TV roles to his name, like a fan-favorite turn in Ghostbusters II—but Star Trek fans will forever remember him for his incredible turn as a traumatized Cardassian office clerk in one of Deep Space Nine‘s first all-time classics, “Duet”.

"Duet" is a Top 10--maybe Top 5 "Deep Space Nine" episode. He played a Cardassian deeply troubled by PTSD and a twisted form of survivor's guilt. You believed every word. The interplay between him and Nerys was a great character study.

Gizmodo · Harris Yulin Gave 'Deep Space Nine' One of Its Greatest PerformancesThe star of stage and screen, who passed away this week, gave the 'Star Trek' show one of its early breakout episodes.
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Crap. I included the wrong menu snapshot. Beyond the 117min of the #StarTrek #DeepSpaceNine #documentary, this is some of the BONUS content on the disc:
✅ 7min of Intros, Backstory & video from the Variety interview
✅ 48min of "Deleted Scene" stories from the set not included in the documentary
✅ 15min of discussion w/ the Directors
✅ 13min clips of dedicated DS9 Fans

How does Nog’s journey during Star Trek: Deep Space Nine exemplify IDIC?

This is not a deep article, but I do like to share things that point out how DS9 wasn't just the "dark, gritty" Trek before Nu-Trek. It was the Trek that tested Roddenberry's Utopian ideals more than any other series and proved them superior every time.
The Dominion war ended because we saved the Founders, but because we genocided them, for example. Section 31 was wrong.
DS9 is like "The Knights of the Old Republic" in that it understood the source material deeply and made us appreciate it all the more by pushing it to its limits.

Redshirts Always Die · How does Nog’s journey during Star Trek: Deep Space Nine exemplify IDIC?By Krista Esparza