"I will cut his heart out and eat it as he watches me with his dying breath..."
How can you hate an episode that not only has the above line but also features three characters who were in the original "Star Trek" AND the wonderful actors who actually played them?! For fans of the Trek franchises, this is an absolute must-see as John Colicos, Michael Ansara and William Campbell all star as three Klingons who have taken a blood oath to kill an evil villain, the Albino. What makes this interesting is that a fourth also took this blood oath-- Curzon Dax! So, it's up to Jadzia Dax to either fulfill her place at the sides of these men or bow out since she is now a different Dax.
So why did I give this great episode a 9 instead of a 10? Well, the ending was a cop-out. Jadzia obviously was struggling with having to kill--and I liked this dilemma. But the writers took this choice away at the end--and I really wanted to see Jadzia be forced to kill to uphold her honor.
How can you hate an episode that not only has the above line but also features three characters who were in the original "Star Trek" AND the wonderful actors who actually played them?! For fans of the Trek franchises, this is an absolute must-see as John Colicos, Michael Ansara and William Campbell all star as three Klingons who have taken a blood oath to kill an evil villain, the Albino. What makes this interesting is that a fourth also took this blood oath-- Curzon Dax! So, it's up to Jadzia Dax to either fulfill her place at the sides of these men or bow out since she is now a different Dax.
So why did I give this great episode a 9 instead of a 10? Well, the ending was a cop-out. Jadzia obviously was struggling with having to kill--and I liked this dilemma. But the writers took this choice away at the end--and I really wanted to see Jadzia be forced to kill to uphold her honor.