As we meet Dukat in this episode we learn that his family has alienated him, his government has reduced him to hauling junk, and he's virtually been exiled from Cardassian society. Dukat taking Ziyal back to Cardassia with him proves to have some serious consequences for a change.Let's look individually at the episode's many issues (in no particular order): This is faulty in that it throws all of these issues into the mix, exploring every one just enough to spark some reasonable interest, but not enough to turn any of them into something as compelling as they could have, and probably should have, been. This is good in terms of continued overarching storyline development and thoughtful drama. In essence, "Return to Grace" has a strength that also proves to be its weakness: It deals with a smorgasbord of small but relevant issues. And while this works generally better than it did in "Indiscretion," there are still a few missed opportunities here, and the situation does not always feel quite genuine. This episode once again pairs up Kira and Dukat to solve a problem despite their past differences. Although there's nothing that jumps right out as a hands-down terrific episode in this recent trend of good shows (since " Homefront"), it does display a valuable virtue DS9's fourth season has that Voyager's second season does not: a noteworthy consistency in the writing. "Return to Grace" is another DS9 show that falls into the "good but not great" category. The plot continues as Kira and Dukat begin swapping secrets of the trade in their attempt to revamp the weapons and track down the Klingons to be brought to justice. Dukat's freighter doesn't have anything close to the weaponry required for a retaliation strike, so the Klingons get away. ![]() Suddenly, the presumably responsible Klingon ship decloaks. ![]() Detecting no life signs, they assume that everyone has been killed. Providing transport to the conference is Gul Dukat, now demoted to a freighter captain as a result of his disgrace for bringing home his half-Bajoran daughter Tora Ziyal (Cyia Batten), introduced in " Indiscretion."Īs they arrive at the conference site, Dukat and Kira discover that the conference has been attacked. An effective sum of many relevant parts.Īs a personal request from Bajoran political leader Shakaar, Kira must attend a diplomatic conference between the Bajorans, Cardassians, and other worlds. destroying." - Dukat, after not being attacked by the Klingons obviously hitting a low point in his life Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Return to Grace"
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