so??? star trek might end up giving me whiplash??? and i’ll thank them for it tbh

an example:

• a ds9 episode: a poignant and meaningful story about sisko who has visions of 20th century earth where he is a sci-fi writer in a very racist time period in america who struggles to get his amazing work printed simply because he is black. he is a victim of police violence and eventually breaks down after having his hopes smashed once again, but not before it is shown that even the white people who consider themselves his friends threaten to call the police when he justifiably gets angry. the episode ends with the question whether this writer was the dream or perhaps the sisko on the space station is, making the audience question their worldview and understanding of reality
  
• the next ds9 episode: o'brien, dax and bashir shrink to the size of a pea and accidentally stay that way. meanwhile, worf writes his first poem