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.
Synopsis: When Quark’s mother Ishka is captured by the Dominion, Quark, Rom, and Nog lead a team of Ferengi into a meeting on Empok Nor with Keevan as their payment.
Review: Yes, Ferengi episodes are stupid, but this one made me laugh a couple of times, which is more than I can for a lot of the episodes so far in Season 6.
Synopsis: Tired of being on the losing end of the war, Captain Sisko convinces Starfleet Command to launch a fleet of starships to retake Deep Space 9 and stop the Dominion destroying the Wormhole minefield. Meanwhile, time may be running out for Rom.
Review: Man, this eight episode Dominion War arc was underwhelming. Favor the Bold provides a pretty decent set up with the cliffhanger of a major battle, but the drama fails to deliver.
Synopsis: Following the destruction of the starship Honshu, Sisko is severely injured and trapped alone on a deserted planet with Dukat, who becomes increasingly unstable.
Review: I’m not sure how I feel about this descent of Dukat’s character. I mean, it makes sense that he would go mad based on what’s happened to him. But I’ve never really cared for the trope of talking to hallucinations. I can’t speak from experience, but most people who have visual hallucinations don’t have quite this kind of specific and elaborate production. I guess it just felt a bit over the top.
Synopsis: An accident on the planet Golana sends Molly O’Brien through a time portal three hundred years into the past into an uninhabited world. Beamed back too late, Molly returns to the present eighteen years old with no immediate recollection of her life or her family.
Review: One of those plots that lacks a lot of tension as there’s little doubt that the writers don’t plan to kill off Molly but still a decent watch as Meaney pulls as much drama out of it as he can. I like that they portray feral Molly as realistic as they can and also treat her respectfully and therapeutically. Ultimately, however, it’s just not terribly interesting.
Review: Ezri Dax’s “Hello” would have more impactful if her name wasn’t in the credits, though that’s a trifle. I always enjoy Ben’s conversations with his father, and finding out there’s an underground Bajoran cult that worships the Pah-Wraith is pretty cool. The stabbing was a tense moment for sure.
Review: DS9 religious episodes start to all sound the same after a while with the same 101 philosophy orated strongly as if it’s moving stuff. It ain’t. But this episode kicks into high gear the moment we discover that the new baby in the Pah Wraith cult is Cardassian. The rest of the episode is a predictable reimagining of the Jonestown Massacre, but it’s fun to watch Dukat’s ongoing descent into madness.
Review: An occasionally effectively creepy episode marred by horror tropes and Ezri’s constantly furled brows that do nothing to elicit emotion from me.
Death By Troggles 
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