In "Babel" a mysterious virus has infected the space station, causing those who catch it to be completely unable to be understood by those around him, with a bad fever to boot. Sisko & Co. discover that the virus is actually a long dormant weapon planted by the Bajoran terrorists long ago with Cardassians still controlled the station. Major Kira must go track down someone who can help find an antidote for the virus while the rest of the station is under quarantine.
Watching this in quarantine myself, some of this felt a little too real as we deal with real life coronavirus issues. The captain who refuses to quarantine and decides to force his ship off the station comes to mind.
But the whole Babel parallel here is an okay idea that doesn't really ever pick up steam. I also found it odd how, even after O'Brien gets infected, we never ever see Keiko or their daughter, even as he's on death's door. At the very least you could say they're quarantined in their apartment, but it's odd that we never even hear a mention of them. As writers, you have to address them in episodes like this, it's a no-brainer!
Watching this in quarantine myself, some of this felt a little too real as we deal with real life coronavirus issues. The captain who refuses to quarantine and decides to force his ship off the station comes to mind.
But the whole Babel parallel here is an okay idea that doesn't really ever pick up steam. I also found it odd how, even after O'Brien gets infected, we never ever see Keiko or their daughter, even as he's on death's door. At the very least you could say they're quarantined in their apartment, but it's odd that we never even hear a mention of them. As writers, you have to address them in episodes like this, it's a no-brainer!