Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 1.10 Move Along Home

The station engages in it's first formal reception with a new species from the Gamma Quadrant who are extremely interested in games. Sisko, Bashir, Dax and Kira become trapped in a game.

Six out of ten.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 6.19 In The Pale Moonlight

Sisko attempts to bring the Romulans into the Federation conflict with the Dominion.

Sisko instigates a operation to make it look like the Dominion is planning on invading Romulus. I enjoyed the story of Sisko's journey to committing a series of crimes and a major fraud. That Sisko's plan failed but Garak's didn't was a good plot twist. Garak, with all his flaws, and perhaps because of them, was able to do what was necessary to bring the Romulans in by assassinating the Senator and forger. I really liked the fact that the plan succeeded and this is all guilt over the methods and the admission that he could live with it and would do it all again drove that point home.

Eight space stations out of ten.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 6.22 Valiant

Jake and Nog are rescued by the USS Valiant, a Defiant class ship operating covertly in Dominion Space and run by run by a group of elite Star Fleet cadets.

I was sort of surprised the Vulcan crew member was buying it. Nice change of pace episode but rather inconsequential in the scheme of things.

Seven out of Ten

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 6.20 His Way

Odo receives advice about romancing Kira from Vic Fontaine, an observant, self-aware, holographic 1960's Las Vegas lounge singer from one of Bashir's holo-programs.

Found it humorous that Kira and Odo are so unable to deal with their feelings for each other that they had to be set up by a hologram to finally go out on a date. The kissing scene on the promenade still makes me giggle with delight. I like this episode despite the fact that only progress that was made was in Odo's and Kira's relationship.

Seven space stations out of ten.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 6.18 Inquisition

Deputy Director Sloan of Starfleet Internal Affairs comes to the station to investigate Julian Bashir with the suspicion that Bashir was turned into a Dominion spy during his time at the Dominion prison camp.

I've always enjoyed watching guest star William Sadler (Sloan) work. I enjoyed this episode and didn't mind the "it was only the holo-suite" plot component" which usually bothers me as a weak writing.

This episode set into motion the interesting Section 31 plot line. An independent Starfleet intelligence branch, dating back to the original Starfleet Charter, explains how the Federation managed to survive in the Alpha quadrant without a known shadow/black intelligence organization while surrounded by the likes of the Cardassians and Romulans which otherwise seemed like a miracle.

Eight space stations out of ten.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 6.17 Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night

Well, that explains some of Dukat's fascination with Kira. This begs the question of whether the reason he allowed Ziyal to stay with Kira was he considered Kira and Ziyal sisters after a fashion, with them both being the daughters of his Bajoran lovers.

Seven space stations out of ten.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 6.16 Change of Heart

I rather like this episode or maybe I just like Dax and Worf and the newlywed angst. It was a good episode that established them as a married couple and explored what it meant to their careers and lives. The fact it addressed why Worf was not being offered commands of his own was a nice bonus to the episode.

I believe I learnt more about Miles during this episode's B plot line than the previous one's (Honor Among Thieves) A plot line, too.

Four spaceships out of five.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 6.15 Honor Among Thieves

I'm just not a big fan of O'Brien episodes and this is probably my least favorite. I'm not sure if it's lack of character and plot developments or that it's biggest long term effect is yet another thing for O'Brien to feel guilty about.