First of all, the gorgeous smoke-filled Klingon atmosphere of this episode only goes to show how desperately DS9 needs a hi-def remaster, because it's a murky mess to watch this one.
I enjoy Klingon episodes, and this is a pretty big one. Now that Martok is a recurring character we are going to get to spend more time with him, and that's great because he is awesome. We also meet a motley crew of Klingon dregs and that makes them all the more interesting too, because they have no enthusiasm in the usual way. Particularly, David Graf (famous for playing Tackleberry in the Police Academy films) makes an absolutely fantastic sarcastic and drunk Klingon. I always enjoy seeing Rick Worthy, too.
Dax fits right in on the Klingon ship - as we would expect from her - but Worf struggles more. It's been established back in TNG that he has a lot to learn when it comes to taking command, and he takes a while to figure out what to do here. His final solution is pretty badass, though.
My only complaint is that the whole plot is kind of formulaic and ends up pretty much exactly where you would expect it to. It's a shame we don't get to see this crew again on screen (although their adventures continue in books).
Review by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2018-02-17T14:21:28Z
First of all, the gorgeous smoke-filled Klingon atmosphere of this episode only goes to show how desperately DS9 needs a hi-def remaster, because it's a murky mess to watch this one.
I enjoy Klingon episodes, and this is a pretty big one. Now that Martok is a recurring character we are going to get to spend more time with him, and that's great because he is awesome. We also meet a motley crew of Klingon dregs and that makes them all the more interesting too, because they have no enthusiasm in the usual way. Particularly, David Graf (famous for playing Tackleberry in the Police Academy films) makes an absolutely fantastic sarcastic and drunk Klingon. I always enjoy seeing Rick Worthy, too.
Dax fits right in on the Klingon ship - as we would expect from her - but Worf struggles more. It's been established back in TNG that he has a lot to learn when it comes to taking command, and he takes a while to figure out what to do here. His final solution is pretty badass, though.
My only complaint is that the whole plot is kind of formulaic and ends up pretty much exactly where you would expect it to.
It's a shame we don't get to see this crew again on screen (although their adventures continue in books).