Synopsis: Odo falls for a mysterious woman who is targeted for murder.

Memory Alpha Summary: Odo must suffer

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.

Synopsis: The matriarch of the House of Martok challenges Worf and Dax’s marriage.

Memory Alpha Summary: It will be a short marriage, I suspect

Review: Ah, a nice relief from the Dominion arc.

Synopsis: Klingon Dahar Master Kor, Jadzia Dax, and Worf search for the fabled Sword of Kahless on a remote planet in the Gamma Quadrant.

Memory Alpha Summary: This ist a castle, and we have many bat’leths!

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. 

Synopsis: Sisko and Kira aid Damar’s rebellion against the Dominion; Bashir discovers that Odo is infected with the disease that is threatening the Founders. (Part 5 of 9)

Memory Alpha Summary: It pours (my best guess anyway)

Review: More of a bridge episode than the last couple, this one reintroduces Gowron who wants to thrust his Batleth at the Empire one last time, Dukat predictably getting Pa-Wraithed (I would have preferred Winn outsmart him, but glad she has the upper hand), and some fairly banal despite the circumstances guerrilla warfare training by Nerys to Damar and the Cardassians. 

Synopsis: Odo consults a holographic lounge singer about his relationship with Kira.

Memory Alpha Summary: Fly them to the moon

Review: A nice change of pace this season with strictly a character development episode that has nothing to do with the Dominion.  James Darren, who plays Vic Fontaine, has the kitsch down perfect and I enjoyed Auberjonois’ take on Odo trying to have more fun.  Plus, the music was rather pleasant.  

Synopsis: Sisko’s crew crash land their Jem’Hadar ship into the waters of an alien ocean on a world where a group of Jem’Hadar have also crash landed with only one vial of ketracel-white remaining. Meanwhile, on Terok Nor, Kira finds she cannot live with herself working side by side with the Dominion.

Memory Alpha Summary: Sticks and stones

Review: A decent episode in the middle of the Dominion War arc, though not much of any surprise happens and I wasn’t moved like some fans.

Synopsis: When holographic mobsters assume control of Vic Fontaine’s lounge, Bashir, O’Brien, and others plot to run Vic’s rival out of business and restore the program to normal.

Memory Alpha Summary: A bunch of jamokes!

Review: The last “fun” episode of DS9 isn’t amazing by any means, but it’s a nice cleanser before we get to the final Dominion arc.  An excuse for the crew to pretend to do noir, but unlike TNG, they handle the racism of that time period which is just a wonderful touch.  

Synopsis: To prevent a Maquis missile attack from reaching Cardassia, Sisko must force Starfleet traitor Eddington to lead him to the launch site.

Memory Alpha Summary: Soup, Salad, and Sandwiches

Review: While I’m glad Deep Space Nine decided to wrap up the storylines of The Maquis and Michael Eddington, I found the episode to be a bit hamfisted.

Synopsis: Trapped on an inhospitable world, Quark and Odo must work together to survive. Meanwhile, Nog returns to the station from Starfleet Academy.

Memory Alpha Summary: Ain’t no mountain high enough

Review: Deep Space Nine needed an episode that was all about Quark and Odo, and this was a nice change of pace, as the crux of their conflict requires them to help each other and it never felt terribly contrived. There’s nothing in particular that stands out, but the banter was fun, the struggle real, and resolution realistic.

Synopsis: O’Brien and Bashir help to rid two races of their biological weapons, however both governments want to ensure no technical knowledge of the weapons can survive.

Memory Alpha Summary: Tabula Rasa

Review: A really good show to develop Bashir and O’Brien’s relationship. It’s just too bad the plot that does so is so contrived.