In "The Wounded" a recently brokered peace deal is jeopardized by a rogue Federation starship captain on the warpath. A captain who fought the Cardassians in combat and knows them firsthand and what they're capable of, Captain Maxwell is the former boss of the newly wedded O'Brien. Miles must deal with the emotions of cooperating with the Cardassians and trying to stop his friend.
Xenophobia and acceptance of foreign cultures seem to be the theme with this episode but it doesn't always hit home. Comparing O'Brien's discomfort with the cultural differences he has with his wife with the discomfort he has with the Cardassians is a heavy-handed metaphor that doesn't ring completely true to me.
But the rest of thks episode is pretty solid. Picard and his counterpart put on quite the show. I also love the openness of the ending of Picard's threat to the Cardassians that the Federation will be keeping an eye on them... Maxwell might have been wrong in his actions, but his hunch on them rearming seems to be right.
Xenophobia and acceptance of foreign cultures seem to be the theme with this episode but it doesn't always hit home. Comparing O'Brien's discomfort with the cultural differences he has with his wife with the discomfort he has with the Cardassians is a heavy-handed metaphor that doesn't ring completely true to me.
But the rest of thks episode is pretty solid. Picard and his counterpart put on quite the show. I also love the openness of the ending of Picard's threat to the Cardassians that the Federation will be keeping an eye on them... Maxwell might have been wrong in his actions, but his hunch on them rearming seems to be right.