The Search: Part 2 (3 Oct. 1994)

Odo has found his home and is introduced. Meanwhile Sisko finds out peace talks between the Dominion and the Federation have already started.

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator), Rick Berman (creator),

Stars:

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Avery Brooks	...	Commander Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir (as Siddig El Fadil)
Terry Farrell	...	Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
Salome Jens	...	Female Shapeshifter
Andrew Robinson	...	Garak
Natalija Nogulich	...	Admiral Alynna Nechayev
Martha Hackett	...	T'Rul
Ken Marshall	...	Lt. Commander Michael Eddington (as Kenneth Marshall)
William Frankfather	...	Male Shapeshifter
Dennis Christopher	...	Borath

Storyline

Odo has found his home on a rogue planet in the Omarion nebulae. A female shapeshifter tells they were once a race of explorers, that was always rejected by the 'solids', the ordinary human beings. She encourages him to learn about their ways so he will be ready for their manner of bonding via the Great Link. Kira in the meantime tries to send a message to Sisko, but finds out all outgoing frequencies are blocked by a subterranean device. Meanwhile Sisko and Bashir are on a runabout when they are being rescued by Dax and O'Brien. They appear to have made contact with the Founders and convinced them of their peaceful intentions. A grand peace meeting is already scheduled, one of the Founders is already on Deep Space Nine. Sisko starts having doubts about the agreement when he finds out the Romulans are excluded from the negotiations and the Jem'Hadar can do whatever they want on the station.

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Plot Keywords:

second part | 24th century

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1994 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Borath: Believe me, Commander, an alliance between the Dominion and the Federation will be beneficial to both our people.

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Soundtracks

"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy

User Reviews

The Founders are revealed

In this episode we finally learn who Odo's people are, and as it turns out they are not the people Odo had hoped to find. Instead of sharing his sense of justice they just want order and as the leaders of the Dominion they are happy to have that order enforced in a fascist system. While Odo is getting to know his people it appears that the Dominion is involved in peace talks in the Alpha Quadrant although it looks more like a capitulation on the part of the Federation; they have agreed to leave DS9 and let the Dominion take over the Bajoran system and the worm hole. Things are not going well; The Romulans are threatening war as they have not been invited to the treaty talks and the Jem'Hadar are acting with impunity, in fact those assaulted by them are more likely to be in trouble with Star Fleet security than they are. Knowing this treaty will lead to disaster Sisko sets of to stop it the only way he can, he will collapse the worm hole and sever the link to the Gamma Quadrant. Back in the Gamma Quadrant Kira is trying to contact other survivors but finds the signal jammed by something on the planet, she tracks the source of the problem to an area behind a door; when Odo opens the door for her they and the audience are in for quite a surprise.

This was a good episode and I didn't spot the twist concerning what was behind the do even though there were some clues earlier on which in retrospect should have given it away. As usual the acting was pretty good but mention must also be made of the writers who managed to great a gripping episode with a nice twist.