Another episode where the B story is more interesting than the A story. Now to be fair Nog deciding that he wants to apply to Starfleet Academy would be a hard thing to write an entire episode about, but you could also say that about a changeling pretending to be a dying Kira to find out of Odo really loves solids or not. In the more interesting story it is cool to see how all the various characters react to Nog's decision. Jake assumes he is joking, Sisko and Dax assume he is up to something, Quark is just outraged at the idea, and Rom is totally on board.
The episode opens with Kira and Odo on a runabout together after checking in on a Bajoran colony. They detect a Maquis vessel and pursue into the badlands. It lands on a moon and they follow despite sensors not working. For no apparent reason they split up and Kira gets trapped in a growing crystal around her leg that from the very beginning looks a lot like a changeling, but it takes Odo forever to figure it out. On the station Nog shows up at Ops and asks to see Sisko. It seems he has reached Ferengi adulthood and is supposed to buy an apprenticeship from someone he looks up to, in this case Sisko. Sisko tells him it isn't that simple, he will need to get accepted into the academy and for that he needs a letter of recommendation, which Nog takes to mean Sisko will write such a letter, but he is going to think about it instead.
On the moon the "crystal" around "Kira" is growing and Odo is getting desperate. He sends a distress beacon, but it won't get help in time. He tries rigging up an ultrasonic thing to shake the crystal apart, but it keeps reacting and changing, like maybe some sort of changeling. On the station Jake runs into Nog and laughs at the funny joke about Nog wanting to join Starfleet, but Nog insists it is no joke. As a test Sisko has Dax give Nog the job of inventorying a huge cargo bay in about 12 hours, he does it in 5 and even finds things the previous inventory missed. This still isn't enough for Sisko, he wants to know why and Nog finally breaks down and tells him. His father is a terrible Ferengi who never makes any profit and he doesn't want to turn out like him. He wants to be something more than an assistant bar tender for the rest of his life. This impresses Sisko and he agrees to recommend him. On the moon Odo finally figures out it isn't Kira after they admit they love each other and is bummed out to find it was the Changeling he met in their homeworld. The changeling leaves and he rescues Kira and they return home. More importantly he never tells Kira how he learned he was being tricked.
Review: Not a bad episode, but not the best either. The whole Kira/Odo romance/trickery wore thin about half way though, but at least the Nog plot was good. Looking forward to seeing him transition into one of the shows truly outstanding characters.
5 out of 10
Monday, February 8, 2016
Sunday, February 7, 2016
DS9: Life Support
I am so glad Kai Winn doesn't get to make medical decisions for me. Or Kira actually. I am not even saying that Vedek Bareil didn't want the same thing, but it isn't like Bashir isn't down to cross some lines to try and save a life, but when he says something is a terrible idea you should probably listen. I wasn't super into the B story about Nog and Jake, but the resolution in a cell behind Odo's office continues to trend of trying to show that while the Ferengi appear repulsive to us, that is really just cultural bias, they think we are super gross too.
The episode opens with the B story, Jake runs into a girl he has been interested in for a while but she was always dating someone else. They set up a date for a the next night. Jake gets pushed aside as Odo and Starfleet security officers run through the promenade. They meet O'Brien and Bashir at an airlock, there has been an accident on a Bajoran transport vessel. Kai Winn is first out, but she expresses worry for the health of the Vedek, in this case Vedek Bareil has been badly injured. In the infirmary O'Brien is telling them all about what happened and before he can finish Winn interrupts to ask if it could have been sabotage. In private with Sisko she explains Bareil has been negotiating with the Cardassians to settle terms on a final peace treaty between the two peoples. Despite has best efforts Bareil seems to be dead, but just as he is telling Kira he is gone a monitor starts detecting neuron activity. After some extreme measures Julian manages to save his life, but there are complications.
Jake tells Nog that they are going to have to miss their dom-jot game since he has a date which Nog turns into a double date in no time. With Bareil back from the dead Winn starts consulting with him immediately about the terms of the deal. She gets the Cardassian representative to come to the station to continue talks over Bashirs objections. But it is clear Bareil wants to do everything he can to finish the negotiations. He demands that Bashir give him a risky drug that gets him through for a few days but massive parts of his brain die. Jake and Nog's date is a disaster, Nog keeps telling the girls to stop talking and telling them to cut up his food for him. Bashir meanwhile has to try and convince Winn it isn't a good idea to replace parts of Bareil's brain with implants to get him a little further, but she and Kira both insist.
Bareil is back, but he is only a shell of the man he used to be. He can barely remember Kira, but he can remember the negotiations so with his help a peace treaty is signed. Jake gets him and Nog arrested so they can talk about their differences and agree to no more double dates, but that they want to stay friends. At the treaty party Bashir is called to the infirmary for a medical emergency and Kai Winn comes along as well. Bareil is dying and the only option is to replace his whole brain with a computer which for some reason Kira thinks is a good idea. I suppose she is under extreme stress so I should cut her a bit of slack, but still. Bareil is allowed to die finally and Kira says good bye tearfully.
Review: Bareil was always a strange character for the show. We only ever saw him as a benevolent religious figure or as Kira's romantic interest which is a lot shallower than any of the other characters. I wonder if the writers decided Kira needed to move on.
6 out of 10
The episode opens with the B story, Jake runs into a girl he has been interested in for a while but she was always dating someone else. They set up a date for a the next night. Jake gets pushed aside as Odo and Starfleet security officers run through the promenade. They meet O'Brien and Bashir at an airlock, there has been an accident on a Bajoran transport vessel. Kai Winn is first out, but she expresses worry for the health of the Vedek, in this case Vedek Bareil has been badly injured. In the infirmary O'Brien is telling them all about what happened and before he can finish Winn interrupts to ask if it could have been sabotage. In private with Sisko she explains Bareil has been negotiating with the Cardassians to settle terms on a final peace treaty between the two peoples. Despite has best efforts Bareil seems to be dead, but just as he is telling Kira he is gone a monitor starts detecting neuron activity. After some extreme measures Julian manages to save his life, but there are complications.
Jake tells Nog that they are going to have to miss their dom-jot game since he has a date which Nog turns into a double date in no time. With Bareil back from the dead Winn starts consulting with him immediately about the terms of the deal. She gets the Cardassian representative to come to the station to continue talks over Bashirs objections. But it is clear Bareil wants to do everything he can to finish the negotiations. He demands that Bashir give him a risky drug that gets him through for a few days but massive parts of his brain die. Jake and Nog's date is a disaster, Nog keeps telling the girls to stop talking and telling them to cut up his food for him. Bashir meanwhile has to try and convince Winn it isn't a good idea to replace parts of Bareil's brain with implants to get him a little further, but she and Kira both insist.
Bareil is back, but he is only a shell of the man he used to be. He can barely remember Kira, but he can remember the negotiations so with his help a peace treaty is signed. Jake gets him and Nog arrested so they can talk about their differences and agree to no more double dates, but that they want to stay friends. At the treaty party Bashir is called to the infirmary for a medical emergency and Kai Winn comes along as well. Bareil is dying and the only option is to replace his whole brain with a computer which for some reason Kira thinks is a good idea. I suppose she is under extreme stress so I should cut her a bit of slack, but still. Bareil is allowed to die finally and Kira says good bye tearfully.
Review: Bareil was always a strange character for the show. We only ever saw him as a benevolent religious figure or as Kira's romantic interest which is a lot shallower than any of the other characters. I wonder if the writers decided Kira needed to move on.
6 out of 10
Saturday, February 6, 2016
DS9: Past Tense, Part II
Part II did pretty much exactly what I thought it would do given the events of Part I, and that isn't really a bad thing. The hostage situation in Part I didn't look like it was going to turn out well and it didn't overall, but Sisko managed to get the message to the people before getting to fake his death and get history back on the right path. The bits with Kira and O'Brien beaming back to the same spot in various periods of history is clearly only there for comic relief, but at least the part with the Hippies was entertaining. I can't help but wonder if Sisko got a visit from the time travel police after this episode...
We begin right where we left off with Sisko and Biddle fighting to control the hostage situation. A guard named Vin bursts in with a gun and Sisko tackles him before anyone can get hurt, and of course Biddle just wants to kill the guy. Biddle demands that Vin give him access to their internet but he refuses, luckily another guard agrees before anyone gets hurt. Michael Webb, the resistance leader Sisko met with last episode shows up and Sisko talks Biddle into letting him in on the plan. On the Defiant O'Brien and Kira start beaming into different time periods to look for their friends and don't have much luck but do have some fun along the way. Biddle tells Sisko and Webb his plan, trade the hostages for their release, a bunch of money and a flight to Tasmania. Sisko manages to convince him to let Webb talk to the authorities over the net and demand an end to the Sanctuary districts. He can't get through to anyone but a police detective who talks him into a personal meeting. She agrees to give them food and pass on their demands but there isn't much hope.
Dax meanwhile has figured out they are in the Sanctuary and manages to sneak in through the sewers (her easy access in and out is clearly the most unreasonable thing in this episode, but I guess she reprogrammed her ID or something). She is captured but Biddles men but he is mostly disappointed when he learns she knows Sisko and Bashir already. Vin tries to get himself killed again and Sisko has to pull him aside and tell him to shut up so he can save Vin's life. Sisko convinces Dax to convince her media friend to get them access to the net so they can share their stories about what has happened in the Sanctuary. Kira and O'Brien find Dax finally but before they can rescue Sisko the national guard shows up and starts killing hostage takers. Sisko gets shot saving Vin, but earns his gratitude so he sneaks Bashir and Sisko out of he Sanctuary reporting them dead. They get back to their own time and everything is back to normal other than Sisko's picture being in the history books an Gabriel Bell, martyred leader of a new civil rights movement.
Review: It is wild how often second parts of two parters are disappointing, but not this time. Sure it is a bit goofy, but isn't that what time travel stories are all about? Overall a satisfying episode.
7 out of 10
We begin right where we left off with Sisko and Biddle fighting to control the hostage situation. A guard named Vin bursts in with a gun and Sisko tackles him before anyone can get hurt, and of course Biddle just wants to kill the guy. Biddle demands that Vin give him access to their internet but he refuses, luckily another guard agrees before anyone gets hurt. Michael Webb, the resistance leader Sisko met with last episode shows up and Sisko talks Biddle into letting him in on the plan. On the Defiant O'Brien and Kira start beaming into different time periods to look for their friends and don't have much luck but do have some fun along the way. Biddle tells Sisko and Webb his plan, trade the hostages for their release, a bunch of money and a flight to Tasmania. Sisko manages to convince him to let Webb talk to the authorities over the net and demand an end to the Sanctuary districts. He can't get through to anyone but a police detective who talks him into a personal meeting. She agrees to give them food and pass on their demands but there isn't much hope.
Dax meanwhile has figured out they are in the Sanctuary and manages to sneak in through the sewers (her easy access in and out is clearly the most unreasonable thing in this episode, but I guess she reprogrammed her ID or something). She is captured but Biddles men but he is mostly disappointed when he learns she knows Sisko and Bashir already. Vin tries to get himself killed again and Sisko has to pull him aside and tell him to shut up so he can save Vin's life. Sisko convinces Dax to convince her media friend to get them access to the net so they can share their stories about what has happened in the Sanctuary. Kira and O'Brien find Dax finally but before they can rescue Sisko the national guard shows up and starts killing hostage takers. Sisko gets shot saving Vin, but earns his gratitude so he sneaks Bashir and Sisko out of he Sanctuary reporting them dead. They get back to their own time and everything is back to normal other than Sisko's picture being in the history books an Gabriel Bell, martyred leader of a new civil rights movement.
Review: It is wild how often second parts of two parters are disappointing, but not this time. Sure it is a bit goofy, but isn't that what time travel stories are all about? Overall a satisfying episode.
7 out of 10
Friday, February 5, 2016
DS9: Past Tense, Part I
I remember the episodes where Sisko is a 50's science fiction writer and the one where Quark gets sent back to Roswell, but I had forgotten this time travel episode. The idea of having the characters travel back in time but to a time that is still the future for us seems a little strange. I guess it lets them make social commentary on our times without offending people, but really? It just seems like a bit of a waste to have a two part time travel episode that doesn't even go back as far in time as when the episode was shot. What I have seen so far seems fine, but not mind blowing.
The episode opens with the Defiant entering Earth orbit. They are there for a conference or something but that doesn't matter since when Sisko, Bashir and Dax beam down O'Brien loses them and they end up in the year 2024. Sisko and Bashir are robbed before they wake up and when they do they are being arrested for sleeping in public. When it becomes clear they aren't just missing their ID, they never had ID to start with they are put in a sanctuary zone, basically a walled ghetto for the poor. Dax meanwhile gets found by a rich media executive who gets her the ID she needs to be safe and finds a place for her to stay. In the future O'Brien eventually figures out what happened and they come up with a plan to travel into the past to save their friends.
Sisko and Bashir try to not do anything to change the future but they encounter a gang of toughs led by Biddle Coleridge. They eventually get away and find an alley to sleep in. Sisko has figured out they are here during a pivotal time in history. There is about to be a huge riot where a bunch of hostages get taken and they are only saved by a man named Gabriel Bell. Later that day Biddle tries to rob Bashir of his ration card and Bashir fights back. Sisko jumps in too but it isn't going well. A man steps from the crowd to help but gets stabbed to death. Sisko grabs his ration card as they flee and discovers they are responsible for the death of Gabriel Bell. They join the underground but it doesn't seem to matter, the riots have broken out. In the future O'Brien tries calling down to Earth, but there is no answer. The Federation is totally gone and Romulans are the only ones near by with subspace communications. In the past Sisko saves a guard but also grabs his gun and joins the hostage takers. They find the hostage takers are being led by Biddle. Sisko agrees to join and introduces himself as Gabriel Bell.
Review: Only half an episode, but I am actually looking forward to Part II tomorrow. The fact that Sisko is willing to step into the role of one of (future) histories great civil rights leaders says a lot about who he is as a person and that is certainly a cool story to see.
6 out of 10
The episode opens with the Defiant entering Earth orbit. They are there for a conference or something but that doesn't matter since when Sisko, Bashir and Dax beam down O'Brien loses them and they end up in the year 2024. Sisko and Bashir are robbed before they wake up and when they do they are being arrested for sleeping in public. When it becomes clear they aren't just missing their ID, they never had ID to start with they are put in a sanctuary zone, basically a walled ghetto for the poor. Dax meanwhile gets found by a rich media executive who gets her the ID she needs to be safe and finds a place for her to stay. In the future O'Brien eventually figures out what happened and they come up with a plan to travel into the past to save their friends.
Sisko and Bashir try to not do anything to change the future but they encounter a gang of toughs led by Biddle Coleridge. They eventually get away and find an alley to sleep in. Sisko has figured out they are here during a pivotal time in history. There is about to be a huge riot where a bunch of hostages get taken and they are only saved by a man named Gabriel Bell. Later that day Biddle tries to rob Bashir of his ration card and Bashir fights back. Sisko jumps in too but it isn't going well. A man steps from the crowd to help but gets stabbed to death. Sisko grabs his ration card as they flee and discovers they are responsible for the death of Gabriel Bell. They join the underground but it doesn't seem to matter, the riots have broken out. In the future O'Brien tries calling down to Earth, but there is no answer. The Federation is totally gone and Romulans are the only ones near by with subspace communications. In the past Sisko saves a guard but also grabs his gun and joins the hostage takers. They find the hostage takers are being led by Biddle. Sisko agrees to join and introduces himself as Gabriel Bell.
Review: Only half an episode, but I am actually looking forward to Part II tomorrow. The fact that Sisko is willing to step into the role of one of (future) histories great civil rights leaders says a lot about who he is as a person and that is certainly a cool story to see.
6 out of 10
Thursday, February 4, 2016
DS9: Fascination
This is literally the episode where Lwaxana Troi gives the crew of DS9 the love bug. I should have been suspicious she was behind the whole fiasco when she showed up near the beginning and should have known it was her when they didn't show any ominous characters with dark music. I think I actually liked the B story about the O'Brien's having to deal with Keiko's absence more than the silly everybody is falling in love A story.
The episode opens with Jake moping over the loss of Mardah, she has headed off to college on the other side of the quadrant and the two of them have broken things off. Ben encourages his son to come with him to the Bajoran Gratitude Festival that evening and Jake reluctantly agrees. Bashir and Miles are having lunch talking about how much Miles misses Keiko and that she and Molly are going to visit for the first time in months. Kira stops by Odo's office and learns he is planning on attending the Gratitude Festival for the first time and she is very pleased to hear that, but he isn't pleased to hear Bareil is showing up to hang out with Kira during the festival. Kira and O'Brien meet at the airlock and Kira enthusiastically greets Bareil while Keiko is a bit distraught. Molly isn't feeling good and vomits on Miles and we learn why, Lwaxana has been feeding her candy. Lwaxana heads straight for Odo's office and he is not exactly excited to see her arrive.
Things aren't going well with the O'Brien's right away. Keiko is exhausted from the trip but Miles is really looking forward to spending some time together. She agrees to go to the festival but is clearly not into it. The festival begins and we see Jake and Bareil both get headaches at the same time. Jake then follows Kira and declares his love for her while Bareil starts hitting on Dax with all the intensity he can muster. And that is basically how the rest of the love virus thing goes. Kira is hurt that Bareil is into Dax now but falls in love with Bashir, Dax falls in love with Sisko, and Quark falls in love with Keiko. The O'Briens get in a fight in Quarks because Miles is sad that Keiko is going to be gone even longer than he thought and she is upset that he is trying to control her. She storms off but he follows her and appoligizes and even offers to resign from starfleet. She doesn't want to talk and stays in her room but later shows up at the party in his favorite dress and he realizes he did the right thing to apologize. Bashir diagnoses Lwaxana with the love virus and save the day.
Review: Honestly not a great episode but at least the B story worked pretty well. It is fun to see characters acting out of character, but it gets old pretty fast and having it all center around Lwaxana isn't exactly my favorite TNG call back.
3 out of 10
The episode opens with Jake moping over the loss of Mardah, she has headed off to college on the other side of the quadrant and the two of them have broken things off. Ben encourages his son to come with him to the Bajoran Gratitude Festival that evening and Jake reluctantly agrees. Bashir and Miles are having lunch talking about how much Miles misses Keiko and that she and Molly are going to visit for the first time in months. Kira stops by Odo's office and learns he is planning on attending the Gratitude Festival for the first time and she is very pleased to hear that, but he isn't pleased to hear Bareil is showing up to hang out with Kira during the festival. Kira and O'Brien meet at the airlock and Kira enthusiastically greets Bareil while Keiko is a bit distraught. Molly isn't feeling good and vomits on Miles and we learn why, Lwaxana has been feeding her candy. Lwaxana heads straight for Odo's office and he is not exactly excited to see her arrive.
Things aren't going well with the O'Brien's right away. Keiko is exhausted from the trip but Miles is really looking forward to spending some time together. She agrees to go to the festival but is clearly not into it. The festival begins and we see Jake and Bareil both get headaches at the same time. Jake then follows Kira and declares his love for her while Bareil starts hitting on Dax with all the intensity he can muster. And that is basically how the rest of the love virus thing goes. Kira is hurt that Bareil is into Dax now but falls in love with Bashir, Dax falls in love with Sisko, and Quark falls in love with Keiko. The O'Briens get in a fight in Quarks because Miles is sad that Keiko is going to be gone even longer than he thought and she is upset that he is trying to control her. She storms off but he follows her and appoligizes and even offers to resign from starfleet. She doesn't want to talk and stays in her room but later shows up at the party in his favorite dress and he realizes he did the right thing to apologize. Bashir diagnoses Lwaxana with the love virus and save the day.
Review: Honestly not a great episode but at least the B story worked pretty well. It is fun to see characters acting out of character, but it gets old pretty fast and having it all center around Lwaxana isn't exactly my favorite TNG call back.
3 out of 10
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
DS9: Defiant
I admit I was kinda worried when I saw Riker show up in Quark's, but I should have known it would be ok. I mean, sure, this is an episode that ties directly into TNG, but it does so to conclude a loose thread that never really felt resolved in TNG. Plus it sets up a significant internal struggle for power on Cardassia Prime that will certainly make things interesting. I honestly don't remember what the Obsidian Order is up to, but I am guessing they are secretly working with the Dominion or something like that.
The episode opens with Kira stressing out about everything on the station to the point that Bashir orders her to take a break and enjoy a drink at Quarks. She doesn't seem to be enjoying herself until suddenly a smiling Riker walks up. The next day Riker is meeting with Sisko in his office telling him that he is on vacation but had such a good time at Quarks the last time her was there that he had to come back. Outside Dax and Kira and talking about Riker and it is clear Kira is into him. That evening as she is getting off work Kira runs into Riker and offers him a tour of the station. They eventually end up on the Defiant where Riker yells at O'Brien for no apparent reason and then after she unlocks control shoots Kira and beams over some Maquis revealing he isn't Will Riker, he is Tom.
Riker manages to fake a warp core breach and steal the Defiant. Sisko is forced to work with Dukat to capture it again. Riker uses the cloak to great effect and manages to draw the Cardassians away from a system where nothing should be, but once they figure out where he is headed the Obsidian Order representative orders Dukat to not take ships there which of course gets his interest. With the Defiant surrounded Dukat agrees to let the Maquis be tried by the Federation if he gets Riker and the scan data from the mystery system. Riker surrenders to the Cardassians and Kira takes the Defiant back to DS9.
Review: It has been a long day so the summary is a little short, but that doesn't mean this was a bad episode. It also wasn't great, but using Tom Riker again actually really helped, plus Dukat is great as usual.
5 out of 10
The episode opens with Kira stressing out about everything on the station to the point that Bashir orders her to take a break and enjoy a drink at Quarks. She doesn't seem to be enjoying herself until suddenly a smiling Riker walks up. The next day Riker is meeting with Sisko in his office telling him that he is on vacation but had such a good time at Quarks the last time her was there that he had to come back. Outside Dax and Kira and talking about Riker and it is clear Kira is into him. That evening as she is getting off work Kira runs into Riker and offers him a tour of the station. They eventually end up on the Defiant where Riker yells at O'Brien for no apparent reason and then after she unlocks control shoots Kira and beams over some Maquis revealing he isn't Will Riker, he is Tom.
Riker manages to fake a warp core breach and steal the Defiant. Sisko is forced to work with Dukat to capture it again. Riker uses the cloak to great effect and manages to draw the Cardassians away from a system where nothing should be, but once they figure out where he is headed the Obsidian Order representative orders Dukat to not take ships there which of course gets his interest. With the Defiant surrounded Dukat agrees to let the Maquis be tried by the Federation if he gets Riker and the scan data from the mystery system. Riker surrenders to the Cardassians and Kira takes the Defiant back to DS9.
Review: It has been a long day so the summary is a little short, but that doesn't mean this was a bad episode. It also wasn't great, but using Tom Riker again actually really helped, plus Dukat is great as usual.
5 out of 10
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
DS9: Meridian
It is never a good sign when the B story about Quark trying to get a holoimage of Kira turns out to be more interesting than the technobabble/romance A story. Not that it is completely terrible or anything, just fairly unremarkable. I found myself getting more and more distracted whenever the A story was going on. I guess having Dax fall in love with an alien doesn't seem like such an incredibly enticing story. I know there is the drama of if they can even be together since he is going to phase out of reality or something, but it just never really got anything going.
The episode opens with Kira enjoying a drink at the replimat with Odo. An alien named Tiron walks up and starts flirting with Kira, evidently they had been in Quarks the night before, but she is not having it. To try and get rid of him she tells him she and Odo are passionately in love which mostly confuses Odo. But Tiron finally leaves and goes straight to Quark to commission a "special" holosuite program. The Defiant is flying around the gamma quadrant when they encounter a planet where none was the last time they were here. It is class M and occupied so they beam down. It turns out the planet phases in and out of our dimension regularily but something is wrong, the changes are happening at an accelerating rate. Dax offers to help and without really any apparent reason falls madly in love with the local scientist who is trying to solve the problem.
Quark goes through various high jinks including telling Kira she is his one millionth customer to try and trick her into going into a holosuite so he can scan her. Eventually Quark catches him trying to scan her on the promenade and the two of them confront him. Not being one to give up he then hacks the computer to try and get her records but they figure it out again and replace Kira with Quark in the holoprogram. Meanwhile Dax and her lover solve the problem, it turns out he doesn't want to leave and Bashir has a technobabble way for her to stay. But it doesn't work and she has the planet dissolve around her and they beam her to safety.
Review: I mean, I know he is going away for 60 years, but she is a Trill, shouldn't they even discuss that she might still be around when he gets back? It just seems like a lot of the A story didn't get thought through very well in favor of a straight forward romance without much story to it.
4 out of 10
The episode opens with Kira enjoying a drink at the replimat with Odo. An alien named Tiron walks up and starts flirting with Kira, evidently they had been in Quarks the night before, but she is not having it. To try and get rid of him she tells him she and Odo are passionately in love which mostly confuses Odo. But Tiron finally leaves and goes straight to Quark to commission a "special" holosuite program. The Defiant is flying around the gamma quadrant when they encounter a planet where none was the last time they were here. It is class M and occupied so they beam down. It turns out the planet phases in and out of our dimension regularily but something is wrong, the changes are happening at an accelerating rate. Dax offers to help and without really any apparent reason falls madly in love with the local scientist who is trying to solve the problem.
Quark goes through various high jinks including telling Kira she is his one millionth customer to try and trick her into going into a holosuite so he can scan her. Eventually Quark catches him trying to scan her on the promenade and the two of them confront him. Not being one to give up he then hacks the computer to try and get her records but they figure it out again and replace Kira with Quark in the holoprogram. Meanwhile Dax and her lover solve the problem, it turns out he doesn't want to leave and Bashir has a technobabble way for her to stay. But it doesn't work and she has the planet dissolve around her and they beam her to safety.
Review: I mean, I know he is going away for 60 years, but she is a Trill, shouldn't they even discuss that she might still be around when he gets back? It just seems like a lot of the A story didn't get thought through very well in favor of a straight forward romance without much story to it.
4 out of 10
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