S6E16
Change of Heart
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
On a mission to recover a Federation informant from the Dominion world of Soukara, Dax is injured and Worf must choose between completing the mission or saving his wife. on DS9, O’Brien enlists Bashir’s help to defeat Quark in a game of tongo.
Our Take
A solid Worf and Dax episode that puts their marriage under real pressure and lets both actors carry the emotional weight. The Soukara mission has genuine tension, though the ending feels a bit abrupt for the stakes involved. The tongo subplot is disposable but harmless. Worth watching for the character work, even if it never quite hits as hard as it should.