The writers always knew they wanted someone to die at the end of this arc, to drive home the cost of it all. It's pathological, and built up this high so that the fall at the end of the episode will be greater. He laments the lack of respect he gets from everyone, despite how clearly he's entitled to it. He declares that the Bajorans were lucky to have him as their occupying leader. He observes that true victory is making an enemy acknowledge your greatness. Dukat and Weyoun are needling each other more than ever, Dukat annoyed at Weyoun's inability to enjoy the moment, Weyoun stunned at Dukat's never-ending neediness to control his own narrative.ĭukat's authoritarian nature has never been hidden, but it's explicitly on display here more than ever before. Damar rounds up the resistance, getting crass digs in on Kira and Leeta in the process. There's a real cat-and-mouse game to it all that heightens the tension.Įven more gamesmanship is happening aboard the station. Sisko in turn spots the trap, but has no choice but to step in. In Ops, Dukat recognizes this and (after taking the moment to throw Weyoun under the bus in front of the Founder) counters with a strategy of his own. Sisko tries one tactic, goading the Cardassian ships to break formation. It works in large part because there's actually storytelling and strategy driving what we see. Klingons riding to the rescue out of the "sunrise." And so much more. A pair of Galaxy-class starships fighting in tandem. The combat here is thrilling, and loaded with memorable images.
Still, fuzzy though it is on a modern television, the dynamic energy of it all still holds up. That, in turn, is why "we can't have nice things" like a high-quality re-master of this series as was done for The Next Generation the effects were only ever rendered for standard definition, and many of the digital files were subsequently lost. Not surprising, then, that this was the first time all the visuals were created with CG and no model work. The space battle depicted in this episode was bigger than anything shown before in Star Trek - and nothing would come close to challenging it until Star Trek: Discovery, decades later. The end of the conflict will exact a high price from both Sisko and Dukat. With Kira, Jake, and Leeta all detained along with Rom, it's up to Quark to save the day. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's six-episode Dominion War arc concluded with "Sacrifice of Angels."Īs the Federation and Dominion fleets clash, time is running out to reach Deep Space Nine and prevent the dismantling of the mine field.
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