Production Number 556

Summary
Odo is summoned to a meeting place where he finds the latest Weyoun clone..defecting.

The Review
Excellent story. One of the best yet for season 7..

When Shakespeare wrote his tales there was always a sense of suspense right when the bloodshed would begin in one of his more dreary plays. When you consider everything else that happened this season before this episode, you realize Shakespeare probably did this a little more gracefully. Everything else was just plain BORING. But for once, things get really rolling.

Odo recieves a secret transmission from what he believes to be an operative. When he arrives, he discovers the latest Weyoun clone has decided to defect to the Federation, and then it becomes a mighty quest for Odo to return him safely to Deep Space Nine.

It was a challenging and interesting story where we get to see a new side of Weyoun. One that was always there but only this one clone feels like revealing. All things considered it was graceful, not Shakespeare by a long shot but truly a compelling story. I won't spoil the ending, but I believe this proves Star Trek can be powerful at times.

As for the B-story, Nog's hunt for spare parts was cute but so amazingly uninteresting that I had to tape my hands down to avoid changing the channel. All things considered I guess you can't really come up with anything else to put in the episode, or else it would draw serious attention and screentime away from Weyoun and Odo. And it's true, parts are rare in war.

Rating: A-

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