1- A One Sentence Synopsis Of The Episode.............
*A very influential person from Odo's (Rene Auberjonois) past arrives on DS9 and reignites old feelings, long since suppressed, in the shape shifter.
2- VIEWERS CHECK THIS OUT....................
*WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
I didn't notice until the end of the episode that Odo fashions his hairstyle, color, facial shape, body type and even style of dress after Dr. Mora (James Sloyan).
*PRIME DIRECTIVE ANYONE?
At approximately 14:00, while exploring a planet in the gamma quadrant for the possible origin of Odo, Dax proposes taking an obelisk carved out of rock from the planet back to DS9 for examination. Why does this seem like some kind of violation of the ethics of Starfleet?
*GROWLING WITH NO VOCAL CHORDS?
The shape shifter creature invades the medical area (26:00) and attacks Dr. Bashir. The creature emits a low sounding growl squeal. How does the creature create noise with no perceivable vocal chords or mouth?
*SHOOT TO KILL At 39:40 Sisko gives an extremely controversial order to Major Kira regarding phaser settings. He gives the order in such a cool, nonchalant way as to almost be out-of-character. I am still forming an opinion of this scene and Sisko's reaction as of the writing of this review. I'm taken aback and, frankly, not sure what to think.
*THE THING As the creature appears in the final act, I am left with two impressions: A- The special effects capabilities in the early 1990s was not as bad as some reviews are suggesting.
B- As the creature begins to take form, I made the visual connection with "the thing" from the fantastic four!
3- Final Reflective Analysis and Final Grade.............. *Good episode. Very emotional and passionate acting by Rene Auberjonois.
Final Grade: B+
2- VIEWERS CHECK THIS OUT....................
*WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
I didn't notice until the end of the episode that Odo fashions his hairstyle, color, facial shape, body type and even style of dress after Dr. Mora (James Sloyan).
*PRIME DIRECTIVE ANYONE?
At approximately 14:00, while exploring a planet in the gamma quadrant for the possible origin of Odo, Dax proposes taking an obelisk carved out of rock from the planet back to DS9 for examination. Why does this seem like some kind of violation of the ethics of Starfleet?
*GROWLING WITH NO VOCAL CHORDS?
The shape shifter creature invades the medical area (26:00) and attacks Dr. Bashir. The creature emits a low sounding growl squeal. How does the creature create noise with no perceivable vocal chords or mouth?
*SHOOT TO KILL At 39:40 Sisko gives an extremely controversial order to Major Kira regarding phaser settings. He gives the order in such a cool, nonchalant way as to almost be out-of-character. I am still forming an opinion of this scene and Sisko's reaction as of the writing of this review. I'm taken aback and, frankly, not sure what to think.
*THE THING As the creature appears in the final act, I am left with two impressions: A- The special effects capabilities in the early 1990s was not as bad as some reviews are suggesting.
B- As the creature begins to take form, I made the visual connection with "the thing" from the fantastic four!
3- Final Reflective Analysis and Final Grade.............. *Good episode. Very emotional and passionate acting by Rene Auberjonois.
Final Grade: B+