It isn't going to be a mind blowing revelation to anybody that this wasn't exactly my favorite episode of DS9. It is episodes like this that really show Dax at her worst and most frivolous. It would be one thing if it seemed like she and Worf were actually deeply in love, but other than them both saying it a lot there doesn't seem to be much of a real connection. Other than her long term fascination with Klingons it doesn't seem like Dax and Worf do anything other than fight over tradition and have violent sex.
We begin with life getting back to normal on the station. Sisko congratulates Martok on his promotion to Supreme Commander. In Quark's Alexander is having a drink with Worf and Dax regaling her with stories of the various things he messed up or broke on the Rotarran. Worf is surprised to hear he has been transferred to a new ship and this prompts Dax to call for an immediate wedding so Alexander can be around for it. Worf gathers his male friends of a Klingon bachelor party, which mostly involves fasting and suffering. Dax meanwhile has to be judged by Martok's wife since she will be joining a great house. The Klingon woman is determined to keep Dax out and eventually at a wild party in Dax's honor gets punched in the face. Dax refuses to apologize so the wedding is off. Sisko convinces her to grow up a little so she apologizes and the wedding is back on. It goes off without a hitch, end of episode.
Review: Other than a lot of messing around with wedding traditions not much happens in this episode. I know they have been setting it up for a while, but it just seemed kinda thrown together.
4 out of 10
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