We are definitely getting to the point in DS9 where they are trying to wrap things up as much as possible. I am not certain that this is the final DS9 mirror universe episode, but it certainly feels like it is. I really enjoyed Rom trying to figure out which things are truly the opposite of their universe, it seems like a reasonable thing to do. It is also cool that they resolved the main conflict between the Terran Rebels and the Alliance. Less hardcore Garek was a fun bit of the episode as was real life Vic Fontaine. I am kinda getting sick of Quark moping over Ezri all the time, but at least it had some fun twists this time.
We begin with the above mentioned moping as Quark expresses to Odo how offensive he finds Ezri and Bashir being tegether. Rom shows up to tell him that Zek has disappeared, but Quark doesn't believe it/is too distracted by Dax. That night while praying to the god of commerce for an in with Ezri who should arrive but Ezri, only this time it is punk Ezri. It was obvious to me that she was from the mirror universe but the love struck Quark takes a while to figure it out. She is there for a cloaking device and has a message from the kidnapped Grand Nagus demanding that Quark help. Quark and Nog don't seem to have any trouble stealing one from the docked Klingon ship and along with Ezri they flee to the mirror universe when Martok shows up to demand its return.
Things don't improve when they arrive on alt DS9 as they watch Vic Fotaine get shot by Bashir and are then captured by O'Brien. Luckily Brunt shows up and rescues them, it seems this Brunt is a nice guy or something. They make it to a transport with the cloaking device and make it to the Alliance flagship. Worf is pleased with their capture but refuses to release the Nagus and throws them into jail again. Luckily Rom is the only one who knows how to make the cloak work so he gets the job of installing it. Thing seem to be going great for the Alliance as they get their cloaked flagship in behind the Defiant, but as soon as they drop the cloak their ship shuts down, more Rom in action. They manage to escape with Ezri and presumably make it back to the actual DS9.
Review: I did skip over some character stuff in there which makes this episode a bit better than my summary might imply. We learn Ezri and Intendant Kira are lovers, but is there anyone who isn't the Intendants lover? The triumphant victory of the Terran Rebels makes for a nice conclusion to this fairly convoluted plotline.
6 out of 10
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