A 2-SENTENCE EPISODE SYNOPSIS:
A Cardassian boy, orphaned 8 years earlier on Bajor when he was 4-years-old, has been raised by Bajorans to hate his own race. What happens when his Cardassian father comes back for him?
VIEWERS TAKE NOTICE:
*Racial overtones abound.
*The Cardassian tailor, Garek, features prominently in this episode.
*Cardassian bad guy Gul Du Kat has a huge role as well.
*The mystery begins.....is Garek a spy, a liar, a friend of Bajor, an enemy of Du Kat???
*Almost nothing of Odo, Quark, Dax or Kira. They've all featured prominently in first 4 episodes of new season - sitting on bench here.
*Sisko continues to leave me with the impression that Doctor Bashir really rubs him the wrong way.
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
I think this episode leaves the core issue of a child from a different race being raised by a family with strong feelings against the child's race -undeveloped and disappointedly so. The writers stumbled around with political side issues and election intrigue which was very unsatisfying. The ending left me saying, "What the...?" Poopheads.