Also known as one big plot device to set up the Odo/Kira relationship :rolleyes:

Another watchable episode that's mainly here to develop the Kira/Odo relationship.

Attention fact finders: this is the last episode where the any of the main characters (bar Odo in What you Leave Behind) ever go into the Gamma Quadrant. :)

I love this episode (albeit aside from more on the Odo/Kira relationship - isn't this just really going over old ground from past episodes like Heart of Stone and Crossfire?) - it's nice to see the whole crew slowly progress from being adamant to getting the hell away from the planet to all agreeing to stay and let the people survive (although O'Brien's last minute change of heart is very suspect :)).

The thing that struck me about the whole staying thing was the point the older Odo raised - who knows how many of their descendents never came to exist due to them being shunted back in time. Not to mention the consequences for the Alpha quadrant re Sisko never stopping the dominion fleet coming through the wormhole.