ShadowDenizen July 7, 2014 Share July 7, 2014 The Bajoran goodness (and Bareil badness) continues... Feel free to post your thoughts on this episode. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10457-s02e02-the-circle/
Bill C. July 9, 2014 Share July 9, 2014 Frank Langella's Minister Jaro might be the most interesting male Bajoran so far in the series (and at this point potentially as interesting as Vedek Winn--which makes it that much odder that Langella is never actually credited), though that bar is still admittedly low. It's kind of funny that he, Stephen Macht (General Kremm) and Philip Anglim (Vedek Bareil) all tend to speak in the same slow, measured tones in this episode...but he and Stephen made it work. That aside, this is a fairly decent continuation of the season opener; minus a couple of tonal shifts (ah, that post-opening-credits scene with Kira and her friends), it goes into fairly serious territory and stays there. And it revisits one of the running undercurrents of season one, the Cardassians wanting the Federation out of the Bajor region. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10457-s02e02-the-circle/#findComment-185162
ShadowDenizen July 9, 2014 Author Share July 9, 2014 I think they totally missed a chance by not bringing Frank Langlella/Jarro back as a recurring character. (THough I'm not sure he would have committed to it if they HAD offered it to him.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10457-s02e02-the-circle/#findComment-186113
Bill C. July 9, 2014 Share July 9, 2014 Considering where they ended up taking Winn I'm not sure Jaro could have been as effective a long-term recurring character, but having him pop up a couple of times after this certainly wouldn't have hurt. And, yeah, I'm not sure if he would have agreed to do it either. (How the heck did they get him for this in the first place?) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10457-s02e02-the-circle/#findComment-187369
Wilbur Whateley July 9, 2014 Share July 9, 2014 (How the heck did they get him for this in the first place?) According to Keith Decandido (ST writer & tor.com DS9 recapper), Langella "did the three-episode appearance for his children, and so worked for scale with no credit." 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10457-s02e02-the-circle/#findComment-187516
ShadowDenizen July 10, 2014 Author Share July 10, 2014 Wow, I had not heard that. That is pretty freaking awesome, I gotta say, (And if you haven't yet seen the film "Robot and Frank", do yourself a favor and do so!) :) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10457-s02e02-the-circle/#findComment-188896
Meushell July 22, 2014 Share July 22, 2014 Odo getting mad about Kira leaving is cute. I understand why Bareil was nicknamed Vedek Boring, but I've always liked him. Kira looks cute in civilian clothing. I also enjoyed her reaction to the orb. This episode really shows how overwhelmed Li Nalas is. He was eager to rescue Kira. Aside from feeling like he owes her, he just wants to feel useful again. According to Keith Decandido (ST writer & tor.com DS9 recapper), Langella "did the three-episode appearance for his children, and so worked for scale with no credit."I have heard that before. It is really sweet. Stuff like that makes me respect that actor more, even if I know nothing else about them. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10457-s02e02-the-circle/#findComment-221147
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