- The conversational dialogue between Dukat and Sisko is quite excellent. Dukat, in his diluded state thinks of Sisko has his old friend, and Sisko at first side stepping Dukat's constant pleas that he is a good man, until Sisko finally breaks down and tells him what he really thinks.
- This season seems very good at establishing who the First Officer really is. Ever since Worf came aboard, it's been a bit hazy who comes second after Sisko. At first, In Starfleet matters it was Worf and all other manners it was Kira. Although that made alot of sence, i didn't like it at all. I think they should make one first officer, one second in command. This is the first episode that works towards that. When Worf takes command of the Defaint to look for Sisko, he takes his orders directly from Kira, as she tells him to break off the search to send the Defaint on another mission of the Dominion War, even though its strickly a Starfleet Matter.
- This episode shows how any one can justify doing anything, as Dukat goes on about how he's not responcible for causing all of the deaths of the occupation, that he caused.
- I wasn't too impressed with Sisko's closing statements in this episode, where he said that Dukat was truely evil and that he would stop him, indicating that Sisko was truely good. Which is a statement that goes very much against my strongest believes, that there is no such thing has truely good or truely evil, it all depends on the way indivuals interprut them. I think Dukat's rants and raves proved my point. Dukat convinced himself that he wasn't evil, and apparently convinces alot of other people as well. That doesn't mean that he just doesn't know he's evil, it means in his mind, and the mind of the Cardassain people, he is not evil, but in Sisko's mind and the mind's of the Bajoran people he is.
