Kai Opaka makes a surprise visit to DS9 and asks for a tour, including a trip through the worm hole. Along for the ride, in addition to Sisko and the Kai are Major Kira and Dr. Bashir. Soon in the Gamma Quadrant, they crash on a hostile planet and the Kai is killed. They are held captive by a small warlike group and then another group attacks and they proceed to kill each other - but wait - they're not really dead and neither is Kai Opaka. In fact, their unfortunate destiny is that they cannot die but must live to fight (and die) again and again. The two warring groups have been fighting for so long that they no longer remember how the war started - or why it continues; it is now a habit they can't break. Although the theme is an often used one in the Star Trek universe, it is such an interesting theme that it bears repeating - that hatred becomes a soul killing custom and is so very difficult to overcome. And this is why the Kai is not distressed that she must stay on the planet but rather sees this as her destiny as decreed by the prophets to break or at least alleviate the results of this custom. Kai Opaka and Major Kira have a strong and enlightening scene together. Kai Opaka is an interesting character and it's a shame she exits the series so soon. Nonetheless, a solid story even though a familiar one.
16 Reviews
Poignant world building
jahada135 December 2018
Well done but not particularly memorable "warring faction" retread...
karacter14 April 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Watching this episode is like visiting your old high school for the millionth time- there are some new faces and a few changes here and there, but, in the end, it's just not terribly exciting or dramatic because you've "been there-done that".
"Battle Lines" is a very sincere first season effort that takes great pains to "dot its I's and cross its T's- a good solid script & directing, consistent action sequences, and strong performances from both regulars and guest stars certainly elevate this installment above the rating of average.
Unfortunately, it never rises much above that, due to the fact that the basic premise of this episode- two cultures locked in a futile, generations old conflict- with a newly arrived Starfleet Captain attempting to miraculously mediate a lasting peace- has been done, re-done, and done to death in the Star Trek Universe. We've seen it all before, this basic story, in TOS, ST:NG, Star Trek:Enterprise, etc.
In all fairness, although the writers are clearly to blame for being repetitious, it's really hard to blame them too harshly. Star Trek has been in almost constant production since the 1960's; after hundreds of hours and story lines, it's inevitable that occasionally they are going to stumble and start repeating themselves. That's exactly what happens here.
A particularly intense performance by Nana Visitor (Major Kira) and excellent character portrayals by Camille Saviola (Kai Opaka) and Paul Collins (Zlangco) help to liven things up a bit, along with a spaceship crash & some excellent hand phaser shoot-outs.
Worth a look, but not a re-look.
"Battle Lines" is a very sincere first season effort that takes great pains to "dot its I's and cross its T's- a good solid script & directing, consistent action sequences, and strong performances from both regulars and guest stars certainly elevate this installment above the rating of average.
Unfortunately, it never rises much above that, due to the fact that the basic premise of this episode- two cultures locked in a futile, generations old conflict- with a newly arrived Starfleet Captain attempting to miraculously mediate a lasting peace- has been done, re-done, and done to death in the Star Trek Universe. We've seen it all before, this basic story, in TOS, ST:NG, Star Trek:Enterprise, etc.
In all fairness, although the writers are clearly to blame for being repetitious, it's really hard to blame them too harshly. Star Trek has been in almost constant production since the 1960's; after hundreds of hours and story lines, it's inevitable that occasionally they are going to stumble and start repeating themselves. That's exactly what happens here.
A particularly intense performance by Nana Visitor (Major Kira) and excellent character portrayals by Camille Saviola (Kai Opaka) and Paul Collins (Zlangco) help to liven things up a bit, along with a spaceship crash & some excellent hand phaser shoot-outs.
Worth a look, but not a re-look.
Loss of the Kai
Tweekums18 February 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Once again a Star Trek crew find themselves caught in the middle of an alien war; here Sisko, Kira and Dr Bashir take Kai Opaka through the worm hole to give her a quick look at the Gamma Quadrant. While there they receive a signal and go to investigate, as they approach the source they come under attack from a satellite defence system. They make a crash landing on the planet below which the Kai does not survive. They haven't been on the surface for long when they are met by a group of people called the Ennis who they learn are in a long war with another group called the Nol-Ennis. When the latter group attack several of each side are killed and afterwards the crew are shocked when the Kai walks into the cave they'd been sheltering in. It turns out nobody there dies as some sort of nanotechnology keeps everybody alive; this means the combatants are doomed to die repeatedly. Sisko suggests transporting the two sides to separate planets but the doctor's investigations indicate that the technology only works there so anybody who leaves will die; this includes Kai Opaka. She isn't perturbed by this, in fact she says she believed it was her destiny to never return to Bajor.
While the basic story has been somewhat over used in all series of Star Trek is wasn't badly executed here. It was a shame to see Kai Opaka leave the series so early as Camille Saviola was good in the role, it does of course leave the position of Kai open although we will have to wait a while to see who will get the job next.
While the basic story has been somewhat over used in all series of Star Trek is wasn't badly executed here. It was a shame to see Kai Opaka leave the series so early as Camille Saviola was good in the role, it does of course leave the position of Kai open although we will have to wait a while to see who will get the job next.
The Kai's Destiny
Samuel-Shovel3 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
In "Battle Lines" after crash-landing on a prison planet where the warring inhabitants can't die, Sisko, Bashir, Kira, and the Bajoran Kai must wait to be rescued by Dax and O'Brien. In the meantime, the group tries to resolve the two enemy parties' dispute. The Kai decided to eventually stay on the planet as foretold in her prophecy.
This was actually my favorite episode so far of the first season. I think we get some great character development from Kira and I love the idea of this hellish planet where the two sides are destined to annoy each other from here until eternity. The episode definitely has its problems but I think DS9 is on the right track with episodes such as this.
This was actually my favorite episode so far of the first season. I think we get some great character development from Kira and I love the idea of this hellish planet where the two sides are destined to annoy each other from here until eternity. The episode definitely has its problems but I think DS9 is on the right track with episodes such as this.
The prophets have willed it so
bkoganbing22 October 2019
This DS9 story has Commander Sisko, Major Kira, and Dr. Bashir taking one of the
shuttlecraft into the wormhole with the Kai of Bajor along for the ride. Camille
Saviola playing the Kai feels this is part of her destiny.
The shuttlecraft is downed by some planetary defense systems and Kai Opaka is killed. But then she rises from the dead. Seems like no one has died in scores of years on this planet. Something like the world in Zardoz.
Deep Space 9 is the only Star Trek show where religion has a role. In the explanation of the Bajoran faith is why Kai Opaka does what she does.
This is one of Nana Visitor's best shows, her grief for Opaka is quite real and not staged. Catch this one for her if no other reason.
The shuttlecraft is downed by some planetary defense systems and Kai Opaka is killed. But then she rises from the dead. Seems like no one has died in scores of years on this planet. Something like the world in Zardoz.
Deep Space 9 is the only Star Trek show where religion has a role. In the explanation of the Bajoran faith is why Kai Opaka does what she does.
This is one of Nana Visitor's best shows, her grief for Opaka is quite real and not staged. Catch this one for her if no other reason.
DS9 quirks galore!
brucefelkins26 January 2021
Contemplating Prophecy
XweAponX21 July 2012
Warning: Spoilers
This episode starts out with Kira reading a Cardassian file on herself, while she is yelling at the screen, Kai Opaka comes to the Station. The Sisko asks her if she would not mind meeting The Kai as she comes onto the station. Kira remarks that it is highly unusual for The Kai to come there.
After they give Opaka a short tour of the Station, she asks to be shown The Wormhole: "The Celestial Temple" of The Prophets. The Sisko is reluctant, he is responsible for her safety, but what harm can a short ride do? But as they leave the station, Opaka gives one of her earrings to O'Brien to give to his daughter Molly.
After they get through the wormhole, they start going back, but Opaka tells them "Prophecy must be Tested" — and they go have a look at some planets nearby. Unfortunately, the runabout is affected by some malicious waves coming from a moon, and down they go. Opaka is apparently killed, and Kira is affected greatly.
Kira, Bashir and The Sisko are caught by a group called The Nol, who are always fighting another group, the Nol-Ennis. The Nol-Ennis perform a sneak attack and kill a bunch of Nol.
But to Bashir's surprise, the casualties get up, and their wounds heal themselves! And to make it worse, a dark figure walks into the cave: It is Kai Opaka, who is suddenly alive again.
Sisko sends Bashir back to the runabout to get the Medical Scanner working. While that happens, he tries to get The Nol and the Nol-Ennis to make a truce, he promises to bring them all off the moon, once rescue comes, because with The Kai on the runabout, O'Brien and Dax will soon come looking for them.
But the Nol and the Nol-Ennis can't be together for one minute before they start killing each other again. Bashir prevents Sisko from being killed "For the First Time" - Because they cannot afford to die even once! Which is usually the case anyway.
These people are trapped on the moon because it is a penal colony made just for them, they cannot kill each other, at least not permanently, but if they leave the moon, the Lil computer gadgets in their bodies that make them keep getting up after being knifed, shot, blown up, etc will stop working and they'll die.
But The Sisko cannot even offer them that, not because he cannot do it, but because it is not for him to do: It seems that The Prophets had told Opaka that she was to go there, die, and have to stay with the Nol and the Nol/Ennis. It's her job now...
And although we never heard about The Nol or Nol Ennis ever again, we must assume that Opaka had some success in getting them to stop killing each other, because she appears to The Sisko one last time, in the episode "Accession" - Where she tells The Sisko, that just as The Prophets are Of Bajor, he is Of Bajor.
But it still saddens me that this story arc was not looked into any further in the Series, there could have been 5 or 6 episodes dedicated to it.
But at the time this episode was written and produced, we were still learning about Deep Space Nine's principal characters. Hints of Horrors in The Gamma Quadrant were being slowly dumped into the stories, but as far as the series went, it was still being treated as a continuation of The Next Generation: But starting with episodes like this one, the differences between DS9 and TNG were just beginning to become apparent.
What is noticeable here, is Opaka's style of dress, compared to other characters wearing the Kai's robes: Hers reflect her inherent Spirituality, the other outfit worn by Kai Rachett/Winn, is embroidered with Gold. Kai Opaka's robe reflects a humble woman with a high level of Faith, Kai Winns, a high level of vanity and hypocrisy.
After they give Opaka a short tour of the Station, she asks to be shown The Wormhole: "The Celestial Temple" of The Prophets. The Sisko is reluctant, he is responsible for her safety, but what harm can a short ride do? But as they leave the station, Opaka gives one of her earrings to O'Brien to give to his daughter Molly.
After they get through the wormhole, they start going back, but Opaka tells them "Prophecy must be Tested" — and they go have a look at some planets nearby. Unfortunately, the runabout is affected by some malicious waves coming from a moon, and down they go. Opaka is apparently killed, and Kira is affected greatly.
Kira, Bashir and The Sisko are caught by a group called The Nol, who are always fighting another group, the Nol-Ennis. The Nol-Ennis perform a sneak attack and kill a bunch of Nol.
But to Bashir's surprise, the casualties get up, and their wounds heal themselves! And to make it worse, a dark figure walks into the cave: It is Kai Opaka, who is suddenly alive again.
Sisko sends Bashir back to the runabout to get the Medical Scanner working. While that happens, he tries to get The Nol and the Nol-Ennis to make a truce, he promises to bring them all off the moon, once rescue comes, because with The Kai on the runabout, O'Brien and Dax will soon come looking for them.
But the Nol and the Nol-Ennis can't be together for one minute before they start killing each other again. Bashir prevents Sisko from being killed "For the First Time" - Because they cannot afford to die even once! Which is usually the case anyway.
These people are trapped on the moon because it is a penal colony made just for them, they cannot kill each other, at least not permanently, but if they leave the moon, the Lil computer gadgets in their bodies that make them keep getting up after being knifed, shot, blown up, etc will stop working and they'll die.
But The Sisko cannot even offer them that, not because he cannot do it, but because it is not for him to do: It seems that The Prophets had told Opaka that she was to go there, die, and have to stay with the Nol and the Nol/Ennis. It's her job now...
And although we never heard about The Nol or Nol Ennis ever again, we must assume that Opaka had some success in getting them to stop killing each other, because she appears to The Sisko one last time, in the episode "Accession" - Where she tells The Sisko, that just as The Prophets are Of Bajor, he is Of Bajor.
But it still saddens me that this story arc was not looked into any further in the Series, there could have been 5 or 6 episodes dedicated to it.
But at the time this episode was written and produced, we were still learning about Deep Space Nine's principal characters. Hints of Horrors in The Gamma Quadrant were being slowly dumped into the stories, but as far as the series went, it was still being treated as a continuation of The Next Generation: But starting with episodes like this one, the differences between DS9 and TNG were just beginning to become apparent.
What is noticeable here, is Opaka's style of dress, compared to other characters wearing the Kai's robes: Hers reflect her inherent Spirituality, the other outfit worn by Kai Rachett/Winn, is embroidered with Gold. Kai Opaka's robe reflects a humble woman with a high level of Faith, Kai Winns, a high level of vanity and hypocrisy.
Planet of the Jerks!
planktonrules14 December 2014
The Bajoran holy woman, Kai Opaka, unexpectedly shows up on Deep Space 9. Even more unexpectedly, she longs to be taken through the wormhole. However, after the runabout with Sisko, Kira, Dr. Bashir and Kai Opaka nears a moon, the planet's defense systems knocks down their craft and the Kai is killed. Once on the surface of this moon, they find a hellish and stupid group who are CONSTANTLY at war with their enemies. Now here's the rub...soon Kai Opaka comes back to life and Dr. Bashir realizes that their's some artificial organism that deliberately keeps everyone on the moon alive forever...and this war seems to be going on forever because these folks are stupid idiots. What's next?
This episode actually seems very similar to an episode from the old "Star Trek", "Day of the Dove"--except that "Battle Lines" is much better and doesn't suffer from a silly and unrealistic ending. Well worth seeing.
This episode actually seems very similar to an episode from the old "Star Trek", "Day of the Dove"--except that "Battle Lines" is much better and doesn't suffer from a silly and unrealistic ending. Well worth seeing.
Would you embrace immortality under any circumstance?
dand101011 August 2021
The leader of all things spiritual on Bajor, Kai-Opaka hints to Sisko she would like to take a journey into the wormhole (Remember, Kai-Opaka has never ventured off of her planet her entire life let alone into the newly discovered wormhole and a potential new galaxy trip) and also hints it is the "Prophets" who are inspiring her to take this trip.
Going along for the ride with Sisko and the Kai is Kira and a giddy Doctor Bashir.
This episode quickly steers away from a spiritual episode (fulfilling the Prophets will) and into a macabre Twilight Zone-esque episode. DS9 was dedicating screen time to zombie-like creatures WAY before the Walking Dead.
Notice: Sisko's demeanor during a life or death struggle onboard a dying shuttlecraft (okay they now call these craft "runabout's). Who really acts like that? I mean he acts as if he's ordering a meal in a drive through.
Notice: Sisko is much more than the Commander of a space station and a cool cucumber flying a roundabout. He is also a total beast in hand-to-hand combat. I mean he is awesome. I think he could kick Picard and Janeway's rumpus. Kirk and he would have a heck of a duel!
Star Trek always delves into civil war-type episodes where there are two passionate sides of an issue, idea or predicaments. Get ready for this full force. The one story craft Star Trek reverts to if the two sides cannot find compromise is: utter destruction.
Going along for the ride with Sisko and the Kai is Kira and a giddy Doctor Bashir.
This episode quickly steers away from a spiritual episode (fulfilling the Prophets will) and into a macabre Twilight Zone-esque episode. DS9 was dedicating screen time to zombie-like creatures WAY before the Walking Dead.
Notice: Sisko's demeanor during a life or death struggle onboard a dying shuttlecraft (okay they now call these craft "runabout's). Who really acts like that? I mean he acts as if he's ordering a meal in a drive through.
Notice: Sisko is much more than the Commander of a space station and a cool cucumber flying a roundabout. He is also a total beast in hand-to-hand combat. I mean he is awesome. I think he could kick Picard and Janeway's rumpus. Kirk and he would have a heck of a duel!
Star Trek always delves into civil war-type episodes where there are two passionate sides of an issue, idea or predicaments. Get ready for this full force. The one story craft Star Trek reverts to if the two sides cannot find compromise is: utter destruction.
Wonderful Philosophy
phxtonash26 December 2018
Decent Kira episode, but lacks originality
snoozejonc17 December 2021
Kai Opaka visits DS9 and goes for a spin in the runabout through the wormhole with Sisko and Kira.
This is a fairly good episode that has some decent character development for Kira and a good use of the Kai. The plot regarding the main characters caught between two warring peoples is an overused concept in Star Trek but done to reasonably good effect here. There are some decent themes about blood feuds and continual cycles of violence that come out very well in the characters behaviour.
There are plenty of good performances from the likes of Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks and Camille Saviola. 80s favourite and Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul star Jonathan Banks also makes a good appearance.
The visuals, effects and costumes are solid, but it's relatively familiar Star Trek designs applied to the humanoids in the gamma quadrant. Considering we're at the other side of the galaxy you'd expect something different.
This is a fairly good episode that has some decent character development for Kira and a good use of the Kai. The plot regarding the main characters caught between two warring peoples is an overused concept in Star Trek but done to reasonably good effect here. There are some decent themes about blood feuds and continual cycles of violence that come out very well in the characters behaviour.
There are plenty of good performances from the likes of Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks and Camille Saviola. 80s favourite and Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul star Jonathan Banks also makes a good appearance.
The visuals, effects and costumes are solid, but it's relatively familiar Star Trek designs applied to the humanoids in the gamma quadrant. Considering we're at the other side of the galaxy you'd expect something different.
Wasted sci-fi concept.
thepkhunter12 March 2024
Oof. Talk about a return to rubbish form after the previous episode's highlight. This week's episode was Battle Lines. Absolute snooze of a plot. A cool sci-fi concept of a prison planet keeping its prisoners alive indefinitely completely wasted. Really basic on-the-nose writing - at one point Bashir hits you over the head with a literal 'we appear to have a moral dilemma'.
Some vaguely mystical nonsense that doesn't get explored with the bajor spirit queen had potential, but just resulted in kira being an absolute sap for the whole episode.
Why are all these gamma quadrant aliens just boring humans?
Bad.
Some vaguely mystical nonsense that doesn't get explored with the bajor spirit queen had potential, but just resulted in kira being an absolute sap for the whole episode.
Why are all these gamma quadrant aliens just boring humans?
Bad.
Ho Hum
Hitchcoc26 September 2018
The Kai is an interesting figure. I've always admired figures who risk their personal safety for a cause that is big. If one can take the religion out of it. I think of people like Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The Kai has a sort of sixth sense and demands to be taken on a rescue mission, only to be submerged in a civil war among a culture that can be regenerated after death by microbes. Soon, the Commander, Kira, and Doctor find themselves trying to negotiate a settlement in an age old war. This is old stuff in the Star Trek world, but at least the results aren't so Kirkish.
Good guest performances with a deperessing ending
Nominahorn21 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
1.12 "Battle Lines"
The Bajoran religious leader, Kai Opaka, makes a surprise visit to the station and Sisko decides to give her a tour of the wormhole. On the other side, they investigate a strange transmission and are attacked and crash land on an alien moon where two sides are locked in an eternal war.
We get our second and last episode featuring Kai Opaka, who is a great character and it's a shame she was "killed" off so early in the show's run. However, the upside is that it clears the way for Kai Winn, who ends up being a great villain for the show.
This episode is supposed to say something about how violence begets violence. It's a theme that Trek brings up pretty frequently, most notably in the Original Series episodes "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and the great "Day of the Dove"--the latter in particular doing a better job of addressing the issue than "Battle Lines" does. But frankly it's a safe topic to address and not one I find very compelling. "Hatred is bad, mmkay." That said, this episode is still decent, mostly due to the performances of the guest stars.
THE GOOD
-Going through the wormhole is always a positive, especially in this rather claustrophobic first season. More cowbell, please.
-Camille Saviola is really good as Opaka. It's a major shame she was never brought back for any substantial roles.
-Jonathan Banks' imdb page would probably be taller than me if it was printed out. He's a highly sought after character actor for good reason and it's awesome to see him here as the alien leader.
-The action sequences are actually decent, though not amazing. Since they were directed by the stunt director and not the incompetent Paul Lynch, that would explain the step up in quality from previous eps. I'm glad that Lynch doesn't direct any more eps after this one because he isn't good.
THE BAD
-Nana Visitor's acting is physically painful to watch. She's so bad.
-The ending is rather unsatisfying and depressing. Opaka says they are ready to begin the healing, but no indication of that is given. It seems like maybe she was putting on a brave face so the crew wouldn't feel bad about leaving her behind, damned to an eternal hell of suffering, violence, and death.
THE UGLY
-Terrible response time from Sisko and Kira when the satellite system aggresses them. They should have warped out immediately, especially considering their passenger. O'Brien is much quicker on his feet and bugs out the instant the satellites start scanning.
-Runabout roster: Ganges and Rio Grande. Say goodbye to the Yangtzee Kiang, as it's destroyed in the crash landing.
-Sisko gets defensive when Bashir questions his decision to try and save the prisoners, but I think Sisko's justification for why it's not a violation of the Prime Directive, at least in spirit, is sound. The decaying nature of the defensive satellite system indicates that whoever placed the prisoners there is no longer around, so freeing them isn't a violation of that society's natural course of evolution.
-Dax and O'Brien fly the Rio Grande while searching for the missing Yangtzee, but the Ganges seems better suited for a search and rescue mission with its advanced sensors. We can only assume a different crew is also flying the Ganges in a different part of the sector, also looking for Sisko.
The Bajoran religious leader, Kai Opaka, makes a surprise visit to the station and Sisko decides to give her a tour of the wormhole. On the other side, they investigate a strange transmission and are attacked and crash land on an alien moon where two sides are locked in an eternal war.
We get our second and last episode featuring Kai Opaka, who is a great character and it's a shame she was "killed" off so early in the show's run. However, the upside is that it clears the way for Kai Winn, who ends up being a great villain for the show.
This episode is supposed to say something about how violence begets violence. It's a theme that Trek brings up pretty frequently, most notably in the Original Series episodes "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and the great "Day of the Dove"--the latter in particular doing a better job of addressing the issue than "Battle Lines" does. But frankly it's a safe topic to address and not one I find very compelling. "Hatred is bad, mmkay." That said, this episode is still decent, mostly due to the performances of the guest stars.
THE GOOD
-Going through the wormhole is always a positive, especially in this rather claustrophobic first season. More cowbell, please.
-Camille Saviola is really good as Opaka. It's a major shame she was never brought back for any substantial roles.
-Jonathan Banks' imdb page would probably be taller than me if it was printed out. He's a highly sought after character actor for good reason and it's awesome to see him here as the alien leader.
-The action sequences are actually decent, though not amazing. Since they were directed by the stunt director and not the incompetent Paul Lynch, that would explain the step up in quality from previous eps. I'm glad that Lynch doesn't direct any more eps after this one because he isn't good.
THE BAD
-Nana Visitor's acting is physically painful to watch. She's so bad.
-The ending is rather unsatisfying and depressing. Opaka says they are ready to begin the healing, but no indication of that is given. It seems like maybe she was putting on a brave face so the crew wouldn't feel bad about leaving her behind, damned to an eternal hell of suffering, violence, and death.
THE UGLY
-Terrible response time from Sisko and Kira when the satellite system aggresses them. They should have warped out immediately, especially considering their passenger. O'Brien is much quicker on his feet and bugs out the instant the satellites start scanning.
-Runabout roster: Ganges and Rio Grande. Say goodbye to the Yangtzee Kiang, as it's destroyed in the crash landing.
-Sisko gets defensive when Bashir questions his decision to try and save the prisoners, but I think Sisko's justification for why it's not a violation of the Prime Directive, at least in spirit, is sound. The decaying nature of the defensive satellite system indicates that whoever placed the prisoners there is no longer around, so freeing them isn't a violation of that society's natural course of evolution.
-Dax and O'Brien fly the Rio Grande while searching for the missing Yangtzee, but the Ganges seems better suited for a search and rescue mission with its advanced sensors. We can only assume a different crew is also flying the Ganges in a different part of the sector, also looking for Sisko.
Pointless
zombiemockingbird22 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
What a ridiculous story. If you can't die, why would you bother to fight? Just stand there and die then come back. Why would they be fighting at all? Why on earth would these people keep fighting with each other when there is never going to be a resolution? Now the Kai arrives and says this is her destiny, to make these people make peace with each other. I have my doubts, that a spiritual leader from some other planet, race and culture is going to suddenly get these people to make peace with each other. It just seems like a really silly, pointless story. I couldn't get invested in the people or interested in the story.
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