147: Questioning the Foundation

"A Man Alone" 30th-anniversary reflections

When a man is murdered aboard the station, Odo becomes the prime suspect. Kira is certain he couldn't have done it, but Sisko is not so sure. Odo sees that he is being framed, but convinving his new crewmates and unraveling the mystery won't be easy. The only more difficult task might be Julian getting Dax to go out to dinner with him.

In this episode of The Orb, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 30th-anniversary retrospective that will take you through all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, one episode at a time. In this installment, we discuss, "A Man Alone," how the story subverts expectations and charts new paths for Star Trek, the attempt to avoid serialization, and the choice to reverse the airing of the episode with "Past Prologue."

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Julian and Jadzia (00:02:51)
Alien Perspectives (00:08:19)
Digging into Characters (00:12:37)
Different Views of Justice (00:20:02)
Subverting Expectations (00:26:19)
Narrative Hat Trick (00:31:34)
A TNG Mystery? (00:37:53)
Keiko Starts School (00:40:54)  
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:46:16)
Closing (00:49:26)

Host
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)