Capsule Review: DS9 1.11 "The Nagus"

It was interesting to find out more about Ferengi society, something that would happen in further enjoyable episodes of the show. I'd have thought a race of market-obsessed capitalists, of all people, would believe in meritocracy and fair play, but it seems Ferengi society is a more "nature red in tooth and claw" sort of place. Maybe that's a statement on capitalism, that by itself it is not conducive to either peace or social progress. In fact, arguably much of our own history since the Industrial Revolution has been a history of curbing the worst impulses of unregulated capitalism, with varying degrees of success. Ferengi society may be in the beginning of its own change, but it's going to be a long and difficult process as later episodes will show.

( Some things felt off to me, though. )