This episode is certainly the best we've had this season, and the most impressive since "In the Pale Moonlight" back in Season 6. "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River" wasn't quite what I expected it to be. I was really shocked when I heard that the Weyoun we've seen for the past two years died in a transporter accident. (Considering how much tension was between Weyoun and Damar during the first two episodes of the season, I would bet that Damar was the one who caused his death.) Although I could have done without the Kira/Odo springball scene at the very beginning, everything else seemed to work just fine. The episode, which was accompanied by David Bell's ditinct musical score, featured some great character devlopment for both Odo and Weyouns 6 and 7. Although I was hoping we would get to see Odo's Cardassian informant, which may have appeared in "Improbable Cause", (The cave where Odo meets Weyoun looks an awful lot like the one back in "Improbable Cause" by the way.) it didn't really hurt the story any. Jeffery Combs delivered a great performance as Weyoun 6, and I grew quite attatched to the character during the course of the show. It is a shame that we won't be seeing that particular character any more. Odo was very well portrayed in this outing. We really haven't had any major stories invloving him, besides this one of course, for well over a year now. I really did feel sorry for him when Weyoun 6 self killed himself in order to let Odo live to change the way of the Dominion. Also, I was surprised to learn that the Founders are dying. I wonder if this will be carried out in a future episode. Damar was seen drinking Kanar again in this episode. (I keep thinking about Quark's line way back in "Behind the Lines". It was something like, "I was drinking kanar with Damar. Hey, that rhymes!") It seems to me that Damar is growing more annoying with each passing show. Perhaps this is because he is starting to remind me of Dukat, who has become rather annoying himself lately. The special effects were some of the best I've seen during the entire run of DS9, or Trek for that matter. It actually looked real when the runabout maneuvered the ice fragments while the Jem'Hadar were in pursuit. There was so much detail and texture that every battle scene was nearly flawless. Now on to the subplot. I liked the interaction between Nog and O'Brien. For a while there, I actually was beginning to think that Nog had taken the runabout and left the Chief. The only character that didn't seem right was Captain Sisko. He just seemed like he wasn't himself. Oh well. Also, I'm glad that David Bell composed the music. This was the sort of episode that he composes best. If you listen carefully, you will notice that the music follows the same notes that are used in such episodes as DS9's "Sacrifice of Angels" and Voyager's "Extreme Risk". All in all, this was a good week for DS9, and Voyager as well. "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River" nudges "Afterimage" out of this season's 1st place spot and receives a well deserved 10.00 out of 10.00 -- NEXT WEEK : Once More Unto the Breach

There's not much to say about this episode. Like Season 5's Klingon episode "Soldiers of the Empire", "Once More Unto the Breach" turned out to be a really pleasnt surprise. I never really liked Klingon episodes on The Next Generation, but Deep Space Nine has made me a fan of them. The scenes aboard the Chtang (What happened to the Rotarran?) were absolutely riveting. I was happy to see Kor return. I really felt sorry for Kor when Martok started to tease him in front of the other Klingon warriors. The actor who portrayed him (I can't think of his name at the moment.) did an absolutely fantastic job, as did the actor who portrayed Martok. The special effects were also nice. They are getting better every week. I really did like the scene where the Klingon vessels flew over the top of DS9. Also, The Ezri/Kira/Quark subplot was nicely done, and I found it to be one of the most enjoyable storylines this season. Well, all in all "Once Unto the Breach" storms way ahead of "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River" as the best episode so far this season. It also earns a spot on my top 10 DS9 list. My Rating : 10.00 out of 10.00 -- NEXT WEEK : The Siege of AR - 588

Once again the previous episode of DS9 is knocked out of the season’s number one spot by the next episode. “The Siege of AR - 588” was a great addition to the Trek universe, and it’s worthy of a Hugo nomination. (It also knocked “Once Unto the Breach” out of my top 10 DS9 list.) Not only was the story great, but the music was great as well. Paul Baillargeon, not Dennis MCarthy like I suspected, composed the best DS9 score since Jay Chattaway’s music in “Chrysalis” several weeks back. Surprisingly, Quark gets a serious role in this episode. In fact it’s the only serious role he’s had since season 5’s “Business as Usual”. His scenes with Nog were great to watch, especially his speech about Humans. I think that Quark should get serious material more often. My favorite scenes of the episode took place with Ezri and Kellin. Nicole deBoer gave a standout performance as Ezri, and I really felt sorry for her when Kellin was killed during the battle. The biggest surprise of the episode, or for the entire season for that matter, was Nog’s injury. I never expected that a key character would be affected by the war. Usually the key characters escape unharmed. I really hope we will see several plot elements involving this issue in the future. The atmosphere of the episode made all of the battles seem real. The Vic Fontaine song before the battle was a nice touch, as were the anti - matter mines. Well, the way things are going, DS9’s last season is slightly ahead of TNG’s last season. TNG got nominated for the emmy award for Best Dramatic Series during its final season. I am hoping that this happens to DS9 as well. My Rating : 11.00 out of 10.00! -- NEXT WEEK -- Dukat returns

Oddly enough, I found myself liking this episode. Like "Chrysalis" earlier this season, I wasn't too happy when I was done watching the show. As time went on however, I began to like it more and more. Although "Covenant" isn't as good as "Chrysalis", there isn't really anything bad about it. Well, I could have done without the constant "That really is so sweet!" from Ezri, as well as the Odo/Kira scene at the beginning. As a matter of fact, I could do without the entire first two minutes of the opening teaser. Now on to the Empok Nor side of the story. At first I found myself believing Dukat when he said that the Pah - Wraiths were the good wormhole aliens. However, I changed my mind after Dukat's secrets were being uncovered. Well, that's all I have to say about "Covenant". The music was nice, the Kira/Dukat scenes were nice, and everything else was nice. This episode wasn't close to being great. It was just nice. My Rating : 8.00 out of 10.00 (Although it's the lowest rated episode of the season, it's far from being horrible.) NEXT WEEK : a rerun of "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night"