This episode kinda frustrated me. Now I'm a fan of Odo and Rene's acting is generally very good. He's one of my favourite characters in DS9 so anything pertaining to his backstory is always intriguing and this episode starts off promising to deliver on that front.
Buuutttt! And that's a big stinky hairy buttt mind, in the end nothing is revealed about Odo that we don't already know. There's no explanation about the Pillar which they outright robbed from the ancient ruins, like why was there an earthquake the moment they removed it??? It never enters the story again or is ever mentioned in any following episodes so what was the point???? What was the lifeform they found on the planet???? Never explained either... It feels like each segment was written by a different person who hadn't read the script for the previous part.
This episode could have been amazing if someone competent had written it, but unfortunately its just a bit pointless and frustrating.
Buuutttt! And that's a big stinky hairy buttt mind, in the end nothing is revealed about Odo that we don't already know. There's no explanation about the Pillar which they outright robbed from the ancient ruins, like why was there an earthquake the moment they removed it??? It never enters the story again or is ever mentioned in any following episodes so what was the point???? What was the lifeform they found on the planet???? Never explained either... It feels like each segment was written by a different person who hadn't read the script for the previous part.
This episode could have been amazing if someone competent had written it, but unfortunately its just a bit pointless and frustrating.