Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Alternate (1994)
Season 2, Episode 12
5/10
Family reunion.
18 May 2021
In this episode Ben Sisko pretends to have a fractured relationship with his dead (not really) dad in an effort to bond with Odo.

This episode is designed to be all about the resentment Odo's feels towards Dr. Mora. That resentment causes Odo to lose his memory (?) and roam about the station looking for revenge (?). I put question marks because I am not really sure what the hell is going on in this episode.

I don't know what become of the polyform lifeform in the delta quadrant but I swear that they mentioned it was a part of Odo (?). It remains completely unexplained why Odo went on a rage rampage and why he has no memory of doing so. Reading between the lines, I assume that it was an emotional response to Dr. Mora's presence.

This episode is a bit a bummer for me because the writing is sloppy and the character motivations are confusing. I truly enjoy the actor who play's Dr. Mora but even his presence is not enough to overcome the non sensical plot and execution of this episode.
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