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EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 1H 4M

DS9 S5E11 – "The Darkness and the Light"

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode eleven, "The Darkness and the Light." Topics include the career of Bryan Fuller, the songwriting skills having cats leads to, smoky transporter skeletons, having a low-key birthday with some low-key vegan Italian food and bad service, loving the song "My Hometown" from Eurovision Song Contest, Kira's Bajoran terrorism background coming back to haunt her, and much, much more! They also confuse Rom for Nog!! Listen!!!To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecityFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:A Site Where You Can Generate Your Own Episode Title Images: https://trek.epicrandomness.com/"Jaja Ding Dong" From Eurovision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlBUH8zMZngThe "My Hometown" Performance From The Train Station Oscars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UamELF1MyN0The "He's An Insurgent Now" Hurt Locker Beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhjRW-j139kManhunter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunter_(film)Faces of Death (2026): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faces_of_Death_(2026_film)Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Darkness_and_the_Light_(episode)Produced by Skyler HanrathSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode eleven, "The Darkness and the Light." Topics include the career of Bryan Fuller, the songwriting skills having cats leads to, smoky transporter skeletons, having a low-key birthday with some low-key vegan Italian food and bad service, loving the song "My Hometown" from Eurovision Song Contest, Kira's Bajoran terrorism background coming back to haunt her, and much, much more! They also confuse Rom for Nog!! Listen!!!To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecityFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:A Site Where You Can Generate Your Own Episode Title Images: https://trek.epicrandomness.com/"Jaja Ding Dong" From Eurovision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlBUH8zMZngThe "My Hometown" Performance From The Train Station Oscars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UamELF1MyN0The "He's An Insurgent Now" Hurt Locker Beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhjRW-j139kManhunter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunter_(film)Faces of Death (2026): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faces_of_Death_(2026_film)Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Darkness_and_the_Light_(episode)Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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