Series: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Season 5, Episode 11
Original Air Date: January 6, 1997
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An unknown assassin is hunting Kira's former Bajoran Resistance comrades and taunting her with each successive kill. Kira is a pregnant woman and therefore should let Bajoran and Starfleet authorities (one of the attacks happened on DS9), pursue the killer rather than taking matters into her own hands. Right? We know better, don't we?
There's been a lot of meaningful Kira development recently, particularly in regards to her history with the Resistance. In "Things Past," knowledge of Odo's unfortunate role in a Terok Nor assassination investigation soured Kira's relationship with the Constable. In last week's "Rapture," she had a memorable exchange with Kai Winn, a conversation I didn't even cover in my reflection. The Kai, generally cast as the antagonist in DS9, shames our dear major, sharing her own heretofore undisclosed suffering under the Cardassian Occupation. In this week's story, Kira is confronted by one of the civilian victims of her own cell's attacks.
The clear message: war is ugly and it's not easy sorting out the good guys. Kira never asks forgiveness for her role in the struggle. From her perspective, she was doing a job that needed doing. But stories like this reveal that her moral standing is not as cut-and-dry as would normally be the case for a Star Trek principal.
Acting Notes
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Randy Oglesby played the role of the assassin, Silarin Prin. Oglesby has played seven different Trek characters over four different series, the role of Degra on Enterprise probably the highlight of his career. Oglesby was born in Memphis, Tennessee, August 31, 1948. Other television guest appearances include The X-Files, General Hospital and Mad Men. Films include Independence Day, Pearl Harbor and Argo.
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