I won't do a synopsis, you've either watched the episode (possibly quite recently) or read the other reviews. I just want to point out the two things about this episode that stuck out for me.
First, we hear of Keiko O'Brien's pregnancy with their second child. Fans who've watched the series know that eventually the baby will be carried to term by Kira. We also know that actress, Nana Visitor, was pregnant in real life and that this was a way for the character to be pregnant without having a baby herself. Her character wasn't really in a position to be a mother, and this was a convenient way to write the pregnancy into the show without having to hide it. Many other shows in television history have had pregnant actresses. Some let the character be pregant, some just hid the pregnancy altogether. In my opinion, Deep Space Nine had the most creative solution, in true Star Trek fashion. I tried to find out if the writers planned this from the start. If this episode was made in preparation of Visitor's pregnancy. But it seems that was a happy coincidence. Even though Visitor appears pregnant in episodes following this one, the pregnancy seems to have been inserted for the joke with Worf.
The other thing that caught my attention was the line spoken by the Prophet version of Kai Opaka. First , she says of the Prophets, "We are of Bajor." Then, she says to Sisko, "You are of Bajor." This seems to me to be the first hint of Sisko's true parentage. I find it interesting that nobody else wrote about this one.
This episode was an important one for me because it started both of these story lines. The pregnancy that would pass from one woman to another - of a different species, no less! And the path of "The Sisko" as Emissary. He not only begins to accept his role as the religious icon (and sorta missed it when it was gone!), but perhaps we begin to see what the Prophets intended his role as the Emissary to be.
On a a side note, I really would like to have a Kira Nerys original sculpture!
First, we hear of Keiko O'Brien's pregnancy with their second child. Fans who've watched the series know that eventually the baby will be carried to term by Kira. We also know that actress, Nana Visitor, was pregnant in real life and that this was a way for the character to be pregnant without having a baby herself. Her character wasn't really in a position to be a mother, and this was a convenient way to write the pregnancy into the show without having to hide it. Many other shows in television history have had pregnant actresses. Some let the character be pregant, some just hid the pregnancy altogether. In my opinion, Deep Space Nine had the most creative solution, in true Star Trek fashion. I tried to find out if the writers planned this from the start. If this episode was made in preparation of Visitor's pregnancy. But it seems that was a happy coincidence. Even though Visitor appears pregnant in episodes following this one, the pregnancy seems to have been inserted for the joke with Worf.
The other thing that caught my attention was the line spoken by the Prophet version of Kai Opaka. First , she says of the Prophets, "We are of Bajor." Then, she says to Sisko, "You are of Bajor." This seems to me to be the first hint of Sisko's true parentage. I find it interesting that nobody else wrote about this one.
This episode was an important one for me because it started both of these story lines. The pregnancy that would pass from one woman to another - of a different species, no less! And the path of "The Sisko" as Emissary. He not only begins to accept his role as the religious icon (and sorta missed it when it was gone!), but perhaps we begin to see what the Prophets intended his role as the Emissary to be.
On a a side note, I really would like to have a Kira Nerys original sculpture!