Continuing on...
- There's a con artist on the station (Chris Sarandon), and when he meets Quark, they become "Rivals". There's also a goofy "future sport" sequence with O'Brien and Bashir. Really, nothing major happens in this episode--just a "day in the life" of the station and a bizarre device that is never explained.
- Odo finds out more about his origin in "The Alternate". We don't find out how Odo can shapeshift into objects and animals perfectly, but can't figure out human ears. James Sloyan--you've heard his voice on Lexus commercials--guests as the scientist who worked on Odo originally, and he wants Odo back. This episode is filled with technobabble, and we get some 90's-style CGI to show Odo's transformations.
- Bashir and O'Brien star in "Armageddon Game"--message coming in! They're helping an alien race get rid of biological weapons, and terrorists show up to wreck the party. I noticed that people on the station spend a lot of time ordering and eating food in the Promenade--don't they have work to do? Keiko gets a great scene when she thinks Miles is dead, and the boys bond while they are hiding out.
- O'Brien gets a second chance to shine in "Whispers". Is everyone on the station against him, or is he dangerously paranoid? Of course not--"O'Brien" is a replicant, assigned to stop peace negotiations. The real O'Brien is fine. We get a lot of narration from "Miles" throughout. At one point, O'Brien asks the station's computer if there are any telepathic communications--how would the computer know?
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