Matthew (he/him) and Jo (they/them) recommend you watch the film “Equilibrium” rather than the DS9 episode “Equilibrium”. But if you want to hear us talk about the DS9 episode we celebrate Star Trek captains/commanders who cook for their crew such as Sisko, Rider and Pike, we critique the elitist Trill society and how they have manufactured scarcity and what that means for their society and we debate the value of minority representation in Star Trek via ticking the minority box vs having minority characters that have compelling storylines that are more integrated into the narrative. Matthew asks if Jo would want to get a trill slug and Jo draws comparisons between this episode and Adira’s arc in Discovery S3. As always, be prepared that spoilers may be lurking around every corner just like Garak on Empok Nor.Subscribe for weekly recaps of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, follow us online at @TerokNoir on Twitter for silly memes and polls and contact us by e-mail at teroknoirpod@gmail.com