It stars quite good, with a good premise: we are gonna learn something about Odo's past and where he comes from.
Then some strange things happen: first Dax decides to rip off the floor some ancient relic. What was the purpose of this relic and why it was necessary to the plot, is a mystery.
Another mistery is what the alien lifeform was, and what happened to it. We learn that Odo is having a personality disorder and attacking the station, but is quite vaguely explained and the premise is not actually developed in a manner that matters.
The episode ends in a strange family reunion where we finally don't learn the motives or the causes behind Odo's strange conduct. Just that "it was the gas"
Overall, good premise, but suffers from the lack of developing the argument in a way that matters and keeping the clues cohesive.
Then some strange things happen: first Dax decides to rip off the floor some ancient relic. What was the purpose of this relic and why it was necessary to the plot, is a mystery.
Another mistery is what the alien lifeform was, and what happened to it. We learn that Odo is having a personality disorder and attacking the station, but is quite vaguely explained and the premise is not actually developed in a manner that matters.
The episode ends in a strange family reunion where we finally don't learn the motives or the causes behind Odo's strange conduct. Just that "it was the gas"
Overall, good premise, but suffers from the lack of developing the argument in a way that matters and keeping the clues cohesive.