Review: Tony Todd is always welcome, though I’m not sure I like this version of Kern. He says he’s never asked Worf for anything, which is only true if you forget that he asked Worf to leave the Federation and join him during the Klingon Civil War. But that was just a tiny favor. I also get annoyed now whenever Worf has an out loud struggle with himself about his Klingon identity and his Federation identity. Not that it isn’t realistic. It totally is. I’m just bored with it by now.
Synopsis: O’Brien, working undercover for Starfleet Intelligence, infiltrates the Orion Syndicate, the Alpha Quadrant’s main organized crime ring, and befriends the man he will have to betray.
Review: Two-thirds of a good episode in the “O’Brien Must Suffer” genre, this one sees O’Brien as an undercover operative trying to infiltrate the Orion Syndicate. It’s a joy watching Meaney act his way through this role and unlike “The High Ground” on TNG, this one actually has something to do with the season story arc and matters.
Synopsis: Chief O’Brien is appointed spiritual leader of a Bajoran village. Meanwhile, Nog and Jake try to help their new friend settle a struggle between two Bajoran villages.
Review: It’s neat to see a planet in Star Trek that is highly advanced and a part of the Federation, but still has a remote village that is peaceful but more or less completely cut off from the space politics.
Review: The plot calls for a complete evacuation of the station, just one episode after another plot called for a complete evacuation of the station, with Rom weaseling his way off without Quark? That just seems lazy.
Synopsis: Bashir helps a group of eccentric fellow genetically engineered Humans try to make a useful contribution to the Federation; the Dominion offers to sign a truce with the Federation.
Review: A mostly awkward episode that has some endearing highlights. I like the themes they touched on of locking away undesirable people while also abandoning hope they can contribute to society, as well as the theme of not abandoning hope in the face of impossible odds.
Synopsis: Quark feels threatened when a con artist arrives on the station and opens up a competing bar. Meanwhile, Chief O’Brien is determined to beat Doctor Bashir at racquetball.
Review: A potentially fun but ultimately unsatisfying fluff episode about what would happen if luck was no longer random. Quark’s rival, the El-Aurian, is only mildly charming and never comes alive on screen. So it’s hard to care about anything he does or how he affects Quark.
Review: The first episode of the final Dominion arc is a bit underwhelming. We have Ezri being the 85th person to steal a runabout to find Worf and their fighting/tryst seems a bit forced, though that’s probably because I’m underwhelmed by Ezri’s character.
Synopsis: On the eve of Bajor’s entry into the Federation, Sisko locates the ruins of the ancient lost city of B’hala on Bajor. As the visions that are guiding him prove potentially fatal, Sisko must choose between faith and his life.
Review: Perhaps if I was a religious person I would appreciate this episode more, but I can’t imagine making a choice to end my life and orphan my children for something I wasn’t sure I believe in just a few episodes ago.
Death By Troggles 
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