The Orb is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated entirely to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, hosted since 2013 by C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing. In January 2023, we begin a 30th-anniversary retrospective that will take you through all of DS9, one episode at a time, as we shift from our format of exploring the minutiae of the show to celebrating 30 years of the greatest chapter in the Star Trek franchise with an episode-by-episode examination.
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episode 121: A Totally Different Type of Normal
The Mirror Universe, Part 2: Through the Looking Glass.
Since its introduction in the second season of The Original Series, the Mirror Universe has been a fan favorite. This alternate world in which good is bad has captured the imagination of fans and allowed writers to put a new twist on Star Trek’s familiar wrappings. Following 1967’s “Mirror, Mirror,” our connection with this reflection of sorts was severed for many years. It wasn’t until Deep Space Nine’s second season and “Crossover” in 1994 that we once again got a glimpse on screen.
In this episode of The Orb, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing explore DS9’s second trip to the Mirror Universe in “Through the Looking Glass,” including parallels with Star Trek: Discovery, character differences, and why this could be called Star Trek: A Star Wars Story.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Replacements (00:03:48)
A Second Chance (00:12:59)
Awesome Avery (00:14:49)
Mirror Sisko/Prime Kira Parallels (00:19:34)
Character Differences (00:22:47)
Sexuality (00:37:06)
Star Wars Parallels (00:43:36)
Final Thoughts (00:47:06)
Reviews and Closing (00:50:09)
Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing
Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) William Murray (Associate Producer) Kay Elizabeth Shaw (Associate Producer) James Muldrow (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)