Say what one will about Rumpelstiltskin, but that character was almost a
leprechaun. Good thing Colm Meaney put his boot in there.
Navaros wrote:

About Valiant: Yes, the Valiant punks are annoying for the entire episode. That is what makes the ending so fulfilling. The ending turns Valiant is a great episode.
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Quite.
Actually, when DS9 originally aired, "Valiant" was one of my favourite standalone episodes of the sixth season. Granted part of this had to do with the gimmick of seeing another Defiant-class ship, but I did generally like the Red Squad plot and only really found their commander very obnoxious.