Very entertaining episode, masterfully written and executed.

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Kai Winn and Weyoun together in a single episode, the utter HORROR! Aside from THAT nightmare scenario, it's always great to see the "kids" get a chance to show their chops, Nog and Jake are great characters and the actors have grown and developed with the roles. Some minor nitpicking about excessive exposition, but Michael Dorn did a lovely job directing.

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Entertaining and satisfying little story which is too unremarkable and too inconsequential to be better than a solid 6/10.

Although the plot with Nog and Jake is advertised as the main plot, the other plot with Winn and Weyoun (love him!) is actually more important in the grand scheme. Giger is a great crazy character. I'd have loved that he actually were a time traveller who pops up in later episodes. The plot with Nog and Jake is a great buddy story. Inconsequential but very entertaining. Their friendship is special and the chemistry between the two actors is obviously excellent. It's still true what I said in The Ascent: them becoming close friends against all odds is great but there's still just the right amount of friction between them to not make their story boring. (Best scene: Nog and Jake discuss the merits of currencies. I have questions. E.g. who is paying Quark when officers or Jake for that matter of fact buy drinks at Quark's?)

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