This is a great episode. I have always enjoyed following smart characters that are written elegantly by creative writers. We have two of the smartest characters on DS9 entangled together trying to uncover the conspiracy.
When I originally watched this episode I had no idea that Garak actually blew up his own shop but it fits so well with the character once Odo revels his knowledge of it. In Garak's own way this extreme response could be considered a compliment of the highest order to Odo's talent as an investigator.
Plenty of memorable moments peppered throughout this episode. The shuttle scene of Odo speculating on the close relationship between Garak and Tain and Garak's 'fishing' response trying to find a weakness within Odo to potentially exploit was fantastic.
The scene between Bashir and Garak about the 'Boy who cried wolf' message being up to interpretation was priceless.
This episode nicely ties into the previous O'Brien episode involving the Romulans attempt to destroy the wormhole to stop the Dominion threat.
The banter between Garak and Tain towards the end of the episode was great. A verbal dance off with each combatant possessing a complete understanding of the other. I like how Odo is completely fearless and describes how uninterested he is in the dealings of former spy masters and how boring he finds the verbal back and forth exchange to be.
When I originally watched this episode I had no idea that Garak actually blew up his own shop but it fits so well with the character once Odo revels his knowledge of it. In Garak's own way this extreme response could be considered a compliment of the highest order to Odo's talent as an investigator.
Plenty of memorable moments peppered throughout this episode. The shuttle scene of Odo speculating on the close relationship between Garak and Tain and Garak's 'fishing' response trying to find a weakness within Odo to potentially exploit was fantastic.
The scene between Bashir and Garak about the 'Boy who cried wolf' message being up to interpretation was priceless.
This episode nicely ties into the previous O'Brien episode involving the Romulans attempt to destroy the wormhole to stop the Dominion threat.
The banter between Garak and Tain towards the end of the episode was great. A verbal dance off with each combatant possessing a complete understanding of the other. I like how Odo is completely fearless and describes how uninterested he is in the dealings of former spy masters and how boring he finds the verbal back and forth exchange to be.