This is an episode with two stories. One of the stories involving a Bajoran character played by actor Brian Keith is about the life and times of a senior citizen toward the end of his life desperately hanging onto his tiny piece of real estate because..... it's his land dang it. He doesn't like the Bajoran use of Eminent Domain (taking private property for the public good) anymore than most Americans like that law in the constitution when it impacts their personal life.
The second story involves the young friends Jake Sisko and (Ferengi) Nog as they, toward the beginning of their lives, try to enter the capitalistic world of wheeling and dealing with the product of self-sealing stembolts (see the trivia section for a humorous event involving Nog, Ferengi mouth prosthetics, a young actor and the words, "self sealing stem bolts").
Some of the reviews of this episode call it "horrible" and a "complete waste of time". Other reviews call it "interesting character development" and "interesting".
No one dies in this episode. Life in the galaxy (or at least on the space station) won't end without a tremendous heroic effort by someone and, disappointedly, O'Brien doesn't don a cape and shout at a space monster. This episode is ok. It is what it is as they say.
Things to Notice: *One of America's most beloved character actors - Brian Keith - has one of his last acting roles before he takes his own life in despair over his daughter's suicide. Keith has been a favorite of my family in the family films and TV he was a part of in the 1960's-1970's. Watching this episode just to watch him is good enough.
*The Bajoran people are a VERY passionate, loyal, religious and temperamental people. These adjectives are just a start in describing this race. They love fighting, flirting, praying, story-telling and eating. Their women are generally gorgeous. I will be on the next space ship to Bajor as soon as Bill Gates builds the ship.
The second story involves the young friends Jake Sisko and (Ferengi) Nog as they, toward the beginning of their lives, try to enter the capitalistic world of wheeling and dealing with the product of self-sealing stembolts (see the trivia section for a humorous event involving Nog, Ferengi mouth prosthetics, a young actor and the words, "self sealing stem bolts").
Some of the reviews of this episode call it "horrible" and a "complete waste of time". Other reviews call it "interesting character development" and "interesting".
No one dies in this episode. Life in the galaxy (or at least on the space station) won't end without a tremendous heroic effort by someone and, disappointedly, O'Brien doesn't don a cape and shout at a space monster. This episode is ok. It is what it is as they say.
Things to Notice: *One of America's most beloved character actors - Brian Keith - has one of his last acting roles before he takes his own life in despair over his daughter's suicide. Keith has been a favorite of my family in the family films and TV he was a part of in the 1960's-1970's. Watching this episode just to watch him is good enough.
*The Bajoran people are a VERY passionate, loyal, religious and temperamental people. These adjectives are just a start in describing this race. They love fighting, flirting, praying, story-telling and eating. Their women are generally gorgeous. I will be on the next space ship to Bajor as soon as Bill Gates builds the ship.