This episode really makes you wonder where the hell the rest of starfleet is the entire time. Admiral Nechayev shows up to question Odo and make sure Sisko is doing everything he can to solve the Maquis crisis. Other than that Starfleet doesn't do anything to prevent a war with the Cardassians from breaking out. A war being started by two shuttlecraft level ships in the hands of untrained colonists. Couldn't they have sent anybody with a rank higher than lieutenant commander? I know this isn't the best time to start questioning Sisko's rank, but are there really no starship captains available to help? Even a crappy ship could have easily defeated the Maquis and maybe even captured its leader rather than letting him slip away.
I have work extra early tomorrow so this is going to be short: Sisko tries to negotiate with Calvin Hudson and gets shot with a phaser for his trouble.Admiral Nechayev shows up and is pissed Sisko hasn't already solved the Maquis problem. Cardassian Legate Parm arrives and tells Sisko central command doesn't care what happens to Dukat and blames him for the weapons trafficking. Sisko rescues Dukat who is suprised to learn he has been abandoned and realizes this means he isn't really in anymore and needs to make his own move. Quark out logics his vulcan semi-girlfriend into telling him where the Maquis will strike next. Sisko keeps showing up in the colonies and talking to Hudson but doesn't actually do anything to stop him. Sisko leads three runabouts against the two colony attack ships and wins but lets Hudson go.
Review: I guess the first half WAS the good part of this two parter. Not a total disaster but not a great conclusion. Really it isn't a conclusion, just an ending of this episode and that is the problem. I am not saying everything should have been instantly resolved but it seems like nobody but Hudson is even really trying.
4 out of 10
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