The Magnificent Ferengi

This episode was so much fun! The Ferengi, in particular Quark, have always amused me, but this one lets their greedy little light shine!! This is also the only episode of any show that I've ever given a review on. That should tell you how much I enjoyed watching this.

Quark organises a rescue mission to save his mother.

This is a fun comedy episode with good character moments.

The plot has quite outrageous humour and works well depending on how funny you find certain concepts. I was consistently smiling and occasionally chuckling to myself. Easily the biggest laugh from me came from seeing Iggy Pop playing a Star Trek alien, which think was a bizarre yet inspired idea.

I like the Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven tributes and all characters are mixed well. The contrast between how Keevan is used in this story compared to his very serious introduction in the episode 'Rocks and Shoals' could not be bigger.

It is led very well by Armin Shimerman, but Max Grodènchik, Aaron Eisenberg, Jeff Combs, Josh Pais, Hamilton Camp, and Cecily Adams all make great contributions.

Credit to the makeup department given that so many Ferengi and Vorta characters appear on screen.

For me it's a 7.5/10, but I round upwards.

A very funny episode, where quark goes to rescue moogie

I love Quark, though I din't alwayus love teh Frereghi episeodes. This is however a great episode. Great writing, great acting and just fun all round.

From a cast of mediocre and cliched characters, Quark has always stood out.

When the Ferengi were introduced on TNG in the first season, they were described as being as powerful as the Federation with starships as powerful as the Enterprise. This would further suggest that they were as powerful as the Romulans or the Klingons or the Cardassians.

Since that introduction however they are now portrayed as a bunch of incompetent misers working as waiters in a Federation space station.

How did these nincompoops manage to create a galactic empire alongside the Romulans, Federation, Klingons, or Cardaddians?