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Ties of Blood and Water

Summary Takeny Ghemor, who considers Kira to be his daughter, arrives on DS9 and confesses that is dying. Ghemor wishes to commence the Shri tal with Kira, a Cardassian ritual in which a dying person reveals their closest secrets to…

Business as Usual

Summary Quark must wrestle with his conscience when his cousin Gaila offers him a lucrative job as a weapons dealer. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

A Simple Investigation

Summary Odo falls for a mysterious woman who has been targeted for murder by the Orion Syndicate. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.

Doctor Bashir, I Presume

Summary Dr. Lewis Zimmerman arrives on DS9 intending to use Dr. Julian Bashir as the model for his new Long term Medical Hologram, but when Zimmerman’s plans threaten to unveil a dark secret that Bashir has carried since childhood, Julian…

By Inferno’s Light

Summary The crew of DS9 prepares to defend the Alpha Quadrant from an invading Dominion fleet. Still trapped in the Gamma Quadrant, Worf, Garak, and the other prisoners continue their attempts to escape from the Dominion Internment Camp. Our Take…

In Purgatory’s Shadow

Summary Garak and Worf investigate a coded message which suggests that Garak’s mentor, Enabran Tain, is still alive in the Gamma Quadrant. However, when their search for answers leads them into Dominion space, the pair discover something far worse than…

For the Uniform

Summary Sisko obsessively pursues the former Starfleet officer Michael Eddington, now the leader of the Maquis. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.

The Begotten

Summary The discovery of an infant Changeling gives Odo a chance to correct what he sees as the invasive mistakes in his upbringing. Meanwhile, Kira goes into labor with the O’Briens’ baby. Our Take A carefully constructed episode with more…

The Darkness and the Light

Summary Major Kira is forced to confront her actions during the Cardassian Occupation when a mysterious assassin begins killing members of her former resistance cell. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

Rapture

Summary On the eve of Bajor’s entry into the Federation, Sisko begins experiencing visions that lead him to ruins of the lost Bajoran city of B’hala. However, when the visions that are guiding him become potentially fatal, Sisko must choose…