Retro Review: To the Death

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Sisko and his crew aboard the Defiant join forces Jem’Hadar soldiers to stop a group of renegade Jem’Hadar from taking power. Plot Summary: The senior Starfleet crewmembers return from a mission to find that the Dominion has attacked Deep Space Nine in their absence. Dax finds the ion trail of the Jem’Hadar attack force and [...]

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[Rarewolf]

I had no idea it was considered a weak episode. In my top 5 for the season. Not seen it since release though.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

I didn't find it weak. And Weyoun had his first Kenny moment.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

I love this episode...definitely not weak.

 

[Mage]

One of the best of season 4 really. Quite good.

 

[MacLeod]

I agree it's not an exactly weak episode.

 

[Merlanthe]

I like this episode. My favourite part is where Dax has that conversation with the young Jem'hadar assigned to her about age and his reaction to learning how old she is.

 

[MikeS]

The review falls down here,

It feels like someone mashed together ideas from a lot of other Star Trek and sci-fi series – a stargate...

The Iconion Gateways came first. TNG Contagion, 1988.

Perhaps this misunderstanding is why the reviewer calls it weak when it is highly rated by almost everyone else?

 

[Timo]

The basic theme of "small contingent of heroes has to fight a small-arms battle in an ancient temple complex in a jungle-like outdoors shooting location for the control of a stargate" is at the very core of that other series, though, so it's amusing to see Trek utilize it.

...With a twist or two of its own, of course, but it's still Trek doing in its spare time what Stargate SG-1 was almost exclusively based on.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[TheRoyalFamily]

To The Death - aired 13 May 1996
Stargate SG1 - debuted 27 July 1997