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Enter Gary Monak, maven of physical special effects. “I ran to the caterer, got some tapioca pudding and died it a real pukey lime-green color,” he says with a chuckle, “Then we injected that into the center of the watermelon.”
“They made a little hole where the camera wasn’t going to see, so they could pump in the tapioca,” Cameron interjects. “They had to pump it really hard, so it would squash down the melon meat and let the pudding fit in there.”- Star Trek Deep Space Nine Companion
You won’t regret this, Ezri. I promise.
Conclusions: I liked this episode. Dude, Joran is awesome.
Also, a Vulcan? Whoa. I really wasn’t expecting it.
Joran may be a crazy killer, but the guy is awesome
Oh my god, this Trill ritual is awesome
It can go terribly wrong, but is still awesome
Jesus fucking Christ
That scene with Joran was creepy as hell, I’m actually scared because of that song, dammit
Oh come on, I liked the guy, why did you had to kill him so soon?