This episode was rather fun, concentrating on character rather than action for the most part. When Arjin, an unjoined Trill arrives at the station he is rather nervous to say the least; he is there to be assessed to see if he is suitable to join with a symbiont and the person assessing him will be Dax. Previous Dax hosts had a record for rejecting a large number of applicants, he has no reason to think Jadzia will be any different. He gets a surprise when he meets her; she is busy gambling with the Ferengis and winning, he is invited to join but declines. When he turns up at her quarters the next morning is has an even larger surprise, the door is answered by a large alien who informs him that Jadzia is in the shower. As they get to know each other he becomes more and more certain that not only will she fail him but that she clearly should never have been joined herself. When on a routine flight through the worm hole their shuttle hits something strange, upon their return they learn that it is in face a proto-universe and that even though it is only a few hours old in our universe it may be billions of years old for the life forms detected in it. This means they must take it back to the Gamma quadrant, a rather hazardous task demanding the very highest flying skills; this is where Arjin proves his worth and earns a recommendation to be joined from Dax.
It was nice to see some character development in this episode, Terry Farrell did a great job as Dax showing just what a sense of fun Jadzia has. As is often the case Armin Shimerman put in a stand-out performance as Quark; his speech to Arjin about dealing with life-wrecking actions was priceless.
It was nice to see some character development in this episode, Terry Farrell did a great job as Dax showing just what a sense of fun Jadzia has. As is often the case Armin Shimerman put in a stand-out performance as Quark; his speech to Arjin about dealing with life-wrecking actions was priceless.