I really disliked these episodes on my original watching because of how the deviated from the main story, but on my second watching I have been enjoying them for how they show us things about characters by either how the react to this alternate universe and how they mirror themselves. O'Brien is the only character who seems to be close to the came person in both universe so I guess it makes sense he would be the one to drag Sisko into this episode. Intendant Kira is a little weak in this episode, especially when she so easily gives up in the end, but is overall excellent as usual.
The episode opens with Sisko and Odo blowing up Quark and Morns illegal Cardassian vole fighting operation but before he can enjoy his small victory Sisko is kidnapped by Smiley O'Brien and taken to the mirror universe. Smiley explain that their Sisko, who was also leading the Terran rebellion, was killed and they need him to get his wife Jennifer from Terok Nor before she can construct a sensor array that could easily detect the rebel bases. If he can't bring her back they will have to kill her and that is more than he can bear so he agrees. But this will involve him fooling everybody into thinking he is the devious and kinda evil Sisko they all know. He gets off to a good start punching Bashir for wanting to kill his wife and they come up with a plan for him and Smiley to get onto Terok Nor so he can convince Jennifer to flee with him.
They get on the station no problem and get caught immediately. Smiley gets taken to ore processing and against Garak's wishes Sisko gets taken to the Intendant's quarters. Garak shows up with Jennifer (I actually am not sure why he does this since he clearly hates Sisko, maybe I missed a line where they explained it) and after some fighting she can tell this isn't the same Sisko she knew and reluctantly agrees to go with him. Sisko uses a subdermal communicator to call Smiley and get the plan rolling. Smiley knocks out the security system and Sisko defeats two Klingon guards and gets their weapons. They link up along with a bunch of freed Terran slaves but Kira is one step ahead of them, she tortured the plan out of Rom and is there with soldiers. Sisko outsmarts her and sets the station on autodestruct. She lets them go without much of a fight. Alone Jennifer tells Sisko she knows he isn't the same person as her husband but he won't tell her what happened. Smiley gets him home and that is the end.
Review: A fairly straightforward story but it got a bit confusing in parts and it seems like some of the explanation bits got cut or something. Still a solid Sisko episode where we again see that he is a master of dealing with whatever circumstances give him and making the best of it. Also he will join any good rebellion ever except the Maquis. Also Tuvok is in this for no reason.
7 out of 10
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