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   Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 23:45:35 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

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   • Darnell Clayton

   @darnell Also, you get to watch Avery Brooks giving it all he's got for the camera. So there's that too.

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     Darnell Clayton (darnell@darnell.moe)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 23:45:39 JST Darnell Clayton

     Spoiler Warning (#StarTrek)
     
     It’s not the moral short comings of the main characters that makes “In The Pale Moonlight” one of my favorite episdoes.
     
     It’s the fact that Captain Sisko sacrificed his integrity in the name of the “greater good,” only to have it blow up in his face—only to realize later on that the scoundrel he hired used evil means to ensure the plan succeeded.
     
     https://youtu.be/TNCw_avF_Qg
     
     His rationalization of his wickedness was an attempt to clear his conscience, but he figures it’s a small price to pay to save billions of lives.
     
     https://youtu.be/K-YyL7X4CWw
     
     Basically it’s an episode about hard decision, & while I deplore his actions, it demonstrates that we have to be willing to bear the consequences of our choices.
     
     A very good episode overall.