DS9 is getting to the point where I think they knew this was their last season so they have already started wrapping up loose threads they left behind along the way. I wouldn't have thought of Kor needing a conclusion episode, but it turns out he did and it works pretty well. Kor has been around since TOS so I suppose it is nice that he got to have a nice end on screen. I also appreciate that while he clearly deserves an honorable death, he also isn't the warrior he once was getting confused easily and forgetting which he is in at the moment. The idea of Klingon class conflict has been building slowly as well and this to my knowledge is the most directly it is ever dealt with.
The episode opens with Miles and Julian debating in Quark's over whether Davy Crockett had the legendary death he is classically credited with. Worf though knows the truth, if he is a legend to you it happened like the legend says, otherwise it doesn't matter. This pays off immediately as Worf gets a visit in his quarters from Kor. Kor is now an outsider in the Klingon power structure despite his legendary status and seeks only to have an honorable death in combat. Worf takes the request to Martok to refuses to help. It seems Kor turned down his application to be an officer decades earlier due to his lack of noble birth. Martok is however planning a dangerous raid behind enemy lines and is taking only 9 small ships with him. Worf pulls some strings and gets Kor assigned to one of those ships without getting Martok's approval, but of course the ship he will be on is Martok's.
Kor reports for duty as they prepare to leave and is greeted coldly by Martok, especially in light of everyone else on the ship being totally enamored with him. That night in the mess hall Martok tells the crew his bold plan to use one ship as a decoy to draw out the damage control teams and to then strike with the rest of the ships while their defenses are down. Kor likes the idea but turns it into a story about a time he did something similar to the Federation years earlier again enamoring the crew but further upsetting Martok. During the attack itself things seem to be going great but Kor for some reason takes command after Martok is knocked down and thinks he is in the old battle again and refuses to withdraw even though that is pretty much the entire plan. Worf hits him in the face and takes over the withdrawal.
Things have gone well but it seems the Dominion has figured out a way to pursue them despite being cloaked. They are going to be caught and destroyed before they can reach the Defiant and safety so Worf comes up with a bold plan, one ship will turn around and knock out the warp fields on the Dominion ships which will buy some time. But to get enough time that ship will have to hold all the Dominion ships attention for several more minutes. Worf agrees to command the ship that is going back but he gets knocked out by Kor using a hypospray and Kor goes instead. At first Martok is upset, but when Kor save the day and gets his honorable death even Martok is willing to raise a toast in his honor.
Review: I have been enjoying Klingon episodes less on this watchthrough than I did the first time through, but I really liked this episode. I kinda skipped the Ezri stuff because it doesn't really go anywhere and didn't really have much impact on the episode. I expect a lot more character conclusion episodes in the next few weeks.
7 out of 10
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