This episode is really firing on all cylinders. The A and B stories are both very well told and while they are rather different in tone are both about having a faith that others find hard to understand. I really like that they include the story about a Vorta having to decide what it means to worship gods who walk among them. Up until now they have always been referred to as gods but it wasn't clear how deep their faith went. It is interesting that Weyoun 7 was totally willing to kill Odo though, but I guess the message may also be in theory that clones aren't actually the same person. That may also be my favorite Nog episode so far.
We begin with Odo and Kira discussing a contact Odo got from his most reliable contact in the Cardassian government. Kira tells him it may be a trap, but Odo knows that, he also feels he owes it to his contact to try. They are to meet on a deserted moon. Odo arrives and is greeted by Weyoun, it seems he wants to defect. Back on the station O'Brien is having a hard time keeping things running and it gets worse. Sisko is leaving for three days and expects the Defiant to have a functional gravity system when he gets back, a problem because the parts are going to take weeks to arrive. But Nog sees an opportunity and offers to help. Miles hesitantly agrees and gives him access to his authorization codes.
Back on the moon Odo his hesitant to trust Weyoun, but he doesn't think he can pass up an opportunity like this to shorten the war. He beams up to the runabout with Weyoun but almost as soon as they leave they get a call from Damar, and Weyoun. It seems the Weyoun with Odo is number 6 and the one with Damar is 7. Weyoun 7 orders 6 to kill himself but he refuses. They cut off the transmission and Damar says they have to destroy the runabout but Weyoun 7 doesn't want to kill a founder, but also sees that they have to stop Weyoun 6. He orders and attack without making contact. Back on the station Sisko's desk is gone, it seems Nog has found a way to get a part he needs for its lone for a few days. Also Martok's bloodwine he got from his wife is gone, it too has been traded it seems.
On the runabout they are attacked but Weyoun 6 give information about a weakness in their shields to Odo who manages to defeat the ship. Weyoun 6 tells Odo that the founders are sick, all of them, and it is bad. He explains how one of his ancestors helped a founder centuries ago and their reward was to be transformed into the beings they are now and he is truly thankful. He believes that all the founders other than Odo are going to die and that Odo will take control of the Dominion since his people and the Jem'Hadar consider him a god. More ships arrive and Odo's attempt to hide in a comet fragment fails so at the last minute Weyoun 6 contacts Damar and 7 to show that he has activated his implant committing suicide to save Odo. Back on the station Sisko's desk is back just in time as is the part O'Brien needed. And Nog managed to get even better blood wine for Martok. Odo and Kira have an interesting conversation about faith and what it means to be a god.
Review: My write up fails to capture the spirit of this episode. The Nog bits are really fun and the Weyoun story is really thought provoking. The founders are the creators of the Vorta so why is it wrong for them to be considered gods by the Vorta?
8 out of 10
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