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(e)Book – Love and friendship

  (e) Book –  Love and friendship Full title :  Love and friendship and other early works Author : Jane Austen Score : /10 Year : 1790 (original) ; 2012 (this edition) Publisher : Duke Classics   ISBN  978-1-62012-155-9  // 9781620121559  (ebook)  Pages :  Language: English Jane Austen is best known for her 6 novels, which all have been adapted into tv movies - but after having read Virginia Woolf's short fiction in chronological order, I decided to apply the same for Austen's publications, to better appreciate her growth and evolution in narrative style. So, before reading her novels which were released from 1811 to 1817, in the following order :  Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma,  Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, I decided to go back to her teenage years, reading Love and Friendships, and other early works.
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Episode - Star Trek Deep Space 9 - 3 - Past Prologue



Episode - Star Trek Deep Space 9 - 3 - Past Prologue

Score 9/10 
Directed by : Winrich Kolbe
Cinematography: Marvin V. Rush
Country : USA
Language : English
Duration : 0:43:37 (French Dvd)
Writers : Gene Roddenberry (based upon Star Trek, created by) ; 
Rick Berman (created by) , Michael Piller (created by, showrunner)
Katharyn Powers (written by)

Full cast and personnel list on IMDB
 
Past Prologue - whose title refers to an act in one of Shakespeare's plays, as Star Trek often references his works - sees in its very beginning scene the introduction of 'Plain, simple, Garak' to Doctor Bashir, who, alarmed, asks Sisko for advice regarding the Cardassian spy's approaches and relationship getting out of hand... From this very start, and first appearance of Garak, the entire episode is full of exquisite dialogues - some of the best, really - particularly between these two, as well as Sisko and a Cardassian commander, Danar, in pursuit of Tahna Loss, a Bajoran, accused of acts of violence towards the Cardassians... 

The other amazing dialogues involve Odo, the grumpy constable, offering a wise advice to Kira Nerys, torn between awful choices. 


Since the news of an important discovery in the previous episode spread, a plot to cut ties both with the Federation and the Cardassians is at the center of the story - serving to the new characters' arrival, return of others, and showcases an evolution in Kira Nerys. 
Previously, we saw her angry, and with obvious signs she suffered trauma. Now, she is a voice of reason, despite her passionate defense and explanation of a difficult, yet necessary situation. The way she arrives to her own decision about it is so well written! 

Past Prologue is a really good episode following the pilot - though it was actually produced after A man alone (episode 4 in order). Character development and back stories start immediately to add to the clues from Emissary - without touching, yet, the main arcs. 

Cinematography continues with the dramatic lighting and shadow-play. It adds other elements in the special effects, but saying which would be a spoiler for those who never seen it. So, I'll remain vague. 

Pacing and interweaving the story elements into one continuous plot are all done wonderfully ; even after 30+ times watching this episode (i'm on series rewatch 29 but seen season 1 additional times), it only gets better and more jubilant to watch the first building blocks of some of the most important interpersonal relationships between main and recurring characters - some had already been seen in the pilot but not all. 

Absolute delight !
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