With the war raging on, a discouraged Sisko is thinking about calling it quits, when the prophets intervene with a vision that recasts the DS9 crew in 1950s America, with Sisko as a struggling science fiction writer facing blatant racism.
This episode is a clear stab at dealing with racism even in our modern day. So to help us with this one, we bring in friend of the show, and voice on Anti-Racism education, Jessica Eaton. This is not just a normal episode of Beam Me Up; this is the most important episode we’ve ever done.
Next Week: We are watching Star Trek: Voyager’s “The Killing Game, Parts 1&2.”