First of all I did not do two episodes yesterday, but it wasn't because I wasn't looking forward to this one. Second, I am impressed they went this many episodes without the crew retaking the station. I feel like most shows wouldn't be able to resist going back maybe an episode after an event like this, but it took six episodes into this season for them to get back to their old digs. I had completely forgotten about the bit about Damar killing Ziyal in front of Dukat, but I had a bad feeling about that whole scene. I am glad to have Odo back, but I am pretty sure he isn't going to be the person he was before he spent all that time linking.
We begin where we left off with the two battle fleets bearing down on each other. Sisko's plan is to try and draw off the Cardassian ships to open a hole for the fleet to punch through and head to DS9 to stop the minefield from being destroyed. On the station Dukat and Weyoun are watching the battle unfold and Dukat has correctly determined Sisko's plan. He tells the Cardassian ships to open what appears to be a hole but close in as soon as the Federation goes in. Sisko decides that even though it may be a trap, it is his only opportunity so he goes for it. It looks like they are doomed but at the very last minute the Klingon fleet arrives and supports the Federation thrust. Only the Defiant breaks through, but it does and heads for DS9 at maximum warp. On the station Kira, Ziyal and Jake are meeting about how they can stop the destruction of the minefield when Damar shows up and takes them all in to holding cells for detention until the wormhole is open. Quark realizes he has to do something and teams up with Ziyal to break them out of the hold cells. Rom and Kira get to work taking down the stations computer, but it is going to be close.
Odo and the female changeling are interrupted by Weyoun, they have discovered Kira's escape and he wants to take the two founders to safety. Odo refuses to go though and they don't do anything to stop him. Kira and Rom are pinned down by Jem'Hadar but suddenly hear the sound of Bajoran phasers (well, Rom hears the sound with his massive ears). Odo has returned to try for some redemption, it isn't clear if Kira forgives him, but she is still happy for the help. Rom and Kira get to the computer but they aren't quite able to get the weapons offline before the minefield is destroyed. The Defiant watches it happen but Sisko still doesn't give up. He takes his ship into the wormhole determined to fight the Dominion inside. They find a fleet of thousands of ships inside the wormhole and as they prepare to fight Sisko is suddenly with the wormhole aliens. They tell him he isn't allowed to die yet. He tells them he has no choice, he has to stop the Dominion. They agree to help, but take from him the ability to find peace on Bajor.
Suddenly Sisko is back on the Defiant about to give the order to fire, when the Dominion fleet disappears. It seems to prophets really meant it. Sisko returns through the wormhole as news of the fleets disappearance arrives at Ops. They begin evacuating the station and Dukat goes to find Ziyal. He finds her and she tells him she loves him, but that she isn't going with him. She also tells him she helped Kira escape which devastates him, but not as much as when Damar shoots her and then flees to the last evacuation ship. Sisko arrives back on the station triumphant, but Garak only wants to find Ziyal, but it is too late. She died soon before in the infirmary. In his office Sisko has Dukat removed. As he leaves a broken Dukat tells Sisko he forgives him and hands over the baseball.
Review: An exciting episode with some serious moments that help it rise above most other episodes. Not quite the greatest this series has to offer, but damn close.
9 out of 10
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