Synopsis: The Breen ally with the Dominion and attack Earth, the Federation Alliance loses its foothold in Cardassian space, Legate Damar organizes a rebellion, and Kai Winn begins to read forbidden texts about the Pah-wraiths. (Part 4 of 9)
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Review: Now we’re talking. So far the best episode of the long arc as the Cardassians are pretty much all in on helping the Federation, Sisko loses the Defiant (which is as close to a character a non-living entity can get), and Dukat gets outed. Not digging the Dax/Julian sudden amortization. Not that it’s completely unrealistic; after all, Julian was crazy for Dax in Season 1. But it seemed like he had moved past it for five years only to fall for the new Dax so quickly?
Review: A nice resolution to the Klingon war story that always felt a bit forced, but retconned nicely here to include the Dominion being behind the whole thing.
Review: Another episode that deals with Odo’s love for Kira. Auberjonois kills again, bringing deep pathos to a character that restricts his emotion. The scene where he trashes his own place haa special impact given how orderly Odo needs everything to be. It also cements the sort of symbiotic relationship he has with Quark.
Synopsis: After an accident in the engine room of the Defiant apparently claims the life of Benjamin Sisko, Jake lives out his life in an endless quest to locate his father.
Review: So many people love this episode and found it emotionally resonating. It definitely felt like it was trying to reach the high of The Inner Light. And while I appreciate the themes involved, it didn’t move me even a little bit.
Review: A fun episode for the actors, but it’s yet another where some mysterious thing affects the entire crew and someone needs to save them at the last possible second before everyone dies. Didn’t we just do this with Babel (and several other times on TNG)? This episode is much better, but it’s still tiring.
Synopsis: Investigating a planet surrounded by a powerful energy field, the crew of the Defiant discovers their own descendants, and learns that in two days they will crash two hundred years in the past.
Review: I’m a sucker for just about any time travel story and this one is no different; being confronted by one’s descendants and being told you can’t leave or they won’t be born is a pretty great story conflict. It allows for a lot of natural conflict (e.g. O’Brien debating about leaving his wife and child), Worf abandoning his descendants who honor him (being about the only Klingons who do so), and some fun jokes at Sisko’s expense.
Synopsis: When Quark learns that he is dying, he auctions his vacuum-desiccated body to raise capital. Meanwhile, an accident on a mission prompts Dr. Bashir to transfer Keiko’s baby into Major Kira.
Review: I love Quark and I don’t love Ferengi episodes, but this one ain’t half-bad. Partially because of the totally awesome B-plot with Keiko’s baby being transported into Nerys. Just a perfect solution for the “Nana Visitor is pregnant” problem without resorting to any silliness about Shakaar.
Review: A fairly simple and unsatisfying spy story (involving characters and species we’ve never heard of before) is watchable thanks to Odo’s foray into his first relationship.
Review: Kor makes his third appearance in the series (his first being in the original series) and they got the same actor to play him which is pretty awesome. They also bring back Toral, the boy who Worf spared in Redemption. I love the idea of this story, very reminiscent of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Death By Troggles 
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