Ferengi
The Orb 118: Devilishly Smart
Rom. When we first met him in “Emissary,” Rom was just another Ferengi; but that quickly changed. We explore how he became one of DS9’s unexpected standouts and key characters.
The Orb 87: I'm Gonna Need Some Brain Bleach Now
Profit and Lace Commentary. The sixth season of DS9 brought us perhaps that best episode of the series; but it also brought us the worst. We take a tongue-in-cheek look at Quark’s day as a woman.
The Orb 58: The Woman Behind the Curtain
Moogie. We take a close look at the woman behind the curtain, the woman with the lobes for business, none other that the mother of Quark and Rom, Ishka. We also discuss how DS9 was able to deliver comedy with meaning and why the Ferengi are perfect for commentary on women's rights.
The Orb 44: I'm More of an Eelwasser Man
Ferengi Values vs. Federation Values. As Robert Hewitt Wolfe said, "The Ferengi are us. That's the gag, the Ferengis are humans.” We set out to determine if the Ferengi are in fact the closest analogy to twentieth and twenty-first center humans by examining Ferengi and Federation views.