I find the background story to be the far better part of this pleasant but unremarkable episode. Quark realising he can take advantage of the whole Odo/Kira relationship is quite brilliant, as well as seeing Odo's complete infatuation. And at the end, the further proof that he and Quark really do respect each other despite being genuine rivals. There's a friendship there that's complicated and they realise they both owe a lot to each other. Jake's involvement seems very peripheral and left field, but hey, it's nice to see Cirroc Lofton on screen more.
The situation on the Defiant is a mixed bag. The crew having conversations with the unseen captain is often compelling but at the same time never evolves into anything truly strong. The main characters are all talking about problems which we've seen no evidence of up until this point. I find it hard to believe that nobody on the ship bothered to look up who they were talking to in the Starfleet files and realise that something a bit odd is going on.
The ending is quite heartfelt, and yet manages to feel a bit unnatural in its telegraphing. Julian gets some beautiful dialogue and the camera gives us a lingering shot of Jadzia.. I wonder what's about to happen...
Review by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2018-05-29T17:35:27Z
I find the background story to be the far better part of this pleasant but unremarkable episode. Quark realising he can take advantage of the whole Odo/Kira relationship is quite brilliant, as well as seeing Odo's complete infatuation. And at the end, the further proof that he and Quark really do respect each other despite being genuine rivals. There's a friendship there that's complicated and they realise they both owe a lot to each other. Jake's involvement seems very peripheral and left field, but hey, it's nice to see Cirroc Lofton on screen more.
The situation on the Defiant is a mixed bag. The crew having conversations with the unseen captain is often compelling but at the same time never evolves into anything truly strong. The main characters are all talking about problems which we've seen no evidence of up until this point. I find it hard to believe that nobody on the ship bothered to look up who they were talking to in the Starfleet files and realise that something a bit odd is going on.
The ending is quite heartfelt, and yet manages to feel a bit unnatural in its telegraphing. Julian gets some beautiful dialogue and the camera gives us a lingering shot of Jadzia.. I wonder what's about to happen...