Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) The Maquis, Part II (1994) User Reviews

Sisko doing the 'right' thing .... eventually.

[thevacinstaller · 8/10 · 19 March 2020]

There's an aspect to Sisko that I have always enjoyed. He is a Starfleet officer and follows the rules .... to a point. In this episode Sisko is instructed to make the Maquis understand that the Federation rules will be followed or they'll be consequences. Sisko however forges to mention that his BFF from the academy is a card carrying Marquis member. Ben Sisko has a history of giving his friends a life line and the ability to make a different choice. Cal Hudsons mind could not be changed but he still has the Starfleet sense of morality in his actions and beliefs.

The show (and trek in general) portray the Maquis as being a sympathetic group. My theory is that this is engrained in the American condition and that lofty pursuit of true freedom. The federation at times comes off like a corporation that lacks the humanity to pay attention to the fallout caused by it's wide sweeping decisions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Random thoughts:

• I am totally with Quark and his assessment that Vulcan's are hot. Vulcans are hot! His discussion about how peace is cheap right now is hilarious. I just love the idea of a ferengi sitting down with a calculator to decided if peace or continual war is the way to go.
• I also enjoyed the scene where Dukat calls out his torturers as being ineffective Disney villians. You can almost visualize Dukat saying, "You call this torture? Please --- You are embarrassing yourselves.... Here, let me torture myself and show you how it's done..."
• I didn't feel the performance of Cal Hudson but I did enjoy the performance of the Sakana and I would love to have a discussion with Sakana on the logic of the maqui. Really, Vulcans should be chief negotiators for any mission.

Internal Struggle

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 9 October 2018]

The Maquis are a group of rebels who are disappointed with the direction of the Federation. They are responding primarily to the treaty that was formed between the Cardassians and the Bejorans where a large settlement was left on the Cardassian side. This episode pits Sisko against an old friend, played by Bernie Casey, the ex-NFL player. This episode deals with the human aspect. Sisko must align himself with the Cardassian leader.

Can Sisko shoot his friend?

[Tweekums · 7/10 · 29 March 2010]

This episode continues where the previous episode left off: after following a lead to find the location of Gul Dukat Commander Sisko is surprised to find that the Marquis are being led by his friend Cal Hudson. He tries to persuade his friend to stop his actions but ends up being stunned, by the time he recovers the Marquis are long gone. Odo arrests Quark for his dealings with Sakonna and he is soon telling Sisko everything he knows. This leads Sisko and a group of DS9 officers to the site where Dukat is being held. With Sakonna in custody they learn of the target the Marquis are planning to attack, the question is how far is Sisko willing to go to prevent his friend achieving his goal?

This was a decent enough episode although the Marquis didn't really come across as a serious threat; we weren't shown anything to suggest they were anything more than a dozen or so people with a couple of small ships. The ending also felt a little chiché.

Oh that's right, you're renegades aren't you?

[snoozejonc · 9/10 · 22 March 2022]

This is a very strong finish to the double header with excellent character moments and it sets up the Marquis arc for further development in the franchise.

Almost all scenes and dialogue exchanges between characters are superb, with the standouts for me being everything involving Gul Dukat, plus Quark's banter with Sakonna and Odo. Sisko has some of his best material of the show with the character being put in a tough position.

Terrorism is an intriguing subject. It is a word that has often been applied to certain incidents and organisations when it suits the purpose of the powers that be and DS9 handles the complexities it quite well. The Marquis have a recognisable cause, but in the same breath, violence against civilian targets is never justifiable, not even in all out war, and the writers acknowledge this well. The ending, involving a decision that Sisko has to make is quintessentially Star Trek.

Marc Alaimo, Armin Shimerman, Avery Brooks are all on top form. Plus the support from other characters is strong.

The production values are very good, with strong cinematography, editing, set design and space action sequences.

For me it is an 8.5/10, but I round upwards.

A decent change of pace...and a shadow of things to come.

[planktonrules · 8/10 · 19 December 2014]

In the first of this two-parter, the Maquis (a splinter group of Starfleet who advocate confrontation and attack on the Cardassians) captured Sisko and his crew members who have located their hideout. Now, Sisko and company have a hard task--to stay loyal to their friends who are now in the Maquis, honor the peace accord with the Cardassians and follow their duty as Starfleet officers. Oddly, to do this, they need the help of Dul Dukat!!

Like the previous show, this one is exciting and violent--things the show was desperately needed! After a VERY cerebral first season, the show slowly gained some momentum due to violence! Yes, violence-- something they need to have conflict and excitement. While the BIG battles with the Cardassians are well into the future, this is a shadow of things to come.