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>    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch
>    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: Heart of Stone
>    Keith DeCandido
>    December 06, 2013 3:00PM
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Kira, Odo Heart of Stone
>    Written by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
>    Directed by Alexander Singer
>    Season 3, Episode 14
>    Production episode 40512-460
>    Original air date: February 6, 1995

DS9 was syndicated. Different cities aired it at different times on 
different days.  If this is the airdate of a certain city, the city 
should be mentioned.
   
>    Stardate: 48521.5
> 
>    Station log: Odo and Kira are on their way back from Prophets
>    Landing in the Mekong when they pick up a distress call from a
>    Lisseppian supply ship thats under attack by a one-person Maquis
>    ship. Kira and Odo go after the latter, which crash lands on a moon
>    orbiting a gas giant in the Badlands.
> 
>    Nog informs Sisko that hes had his bar mitzvaher, that is, his
>    Ferengi Attainment Ceremony, which means hes now an adult, and he
>    must become an apprentice. He chooses Sisko as the person to whom
>    he wishes to become apprenticedhe wants to join Starfleet. Sisko
>    points out that handing him a bribe (a bag full of latinum) wont
>    cut it. He has to apply to Starfleet Academy, get in, and graduate,
>    and before he can do any of that, heas a non-Federation citizenhas
>    to get a letter of reference from a command-level officer. Like,
>    say, Sisko, who says hell think about it. (Sisko tries to give the
>    bribe back, but Nog insists on him keeping it.)
> 
>    Kira and Odo have checked the wreckage of the Maquis ship, and
>    theres no sign of the pilot. Weather conditions on the surface of
>    this seismically unstable moon are not survivable for more than a
>    few minutes, so they check a series of underground caverns. After
>    the third quake, they decide to split up, search for twenty
>    minutes, and then abandon the moon before they get killed.
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Kira

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> 
>    A few minutes after they split up, Kira calls for Odo on his
>    combadgeher foot got stuck in something. Tricorders are useless on
>    this moon, but from what Odo can see, some kind of crystal has
>    engulfed her foot and is spreading. She cant slip her foot out of
>    her boot, and Odos attempts to smash it with a rock fail. Kira
>    tries to phaser the crystal off, but the weapons fire makes the
>    crystal grow up to her knee. Theres too much interference to
>    contact the runabout, so Odo has to go on foot. (Kira promises not
>    to go anywhere while hes gone.) 
> 
>    Rom and Nog are fixing the replicator power supply for the bar. Rom
>    warned Quark that it might burn out if he didnt do regular
>    maintenance, but Rom quickly wilts under Quarks anger. When Rom
>    goes off to get a part, Jake comes in and tells Nog how amused he
>    was by the joke Nog played on his Dadbut Nog angrily insists that
>    it wasnt a joke. He wants to join Starfleetbut he wont explain why
>    to Jake, saying its personal.
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Jake
> 
>    Odo is unable to get a transporter lock from the Mekong directly,
>    either. He sends a communications probe with a distress call, but
>    it could be at least two days before theres a reply. On his way
>    back to Kira, he hears phaser fire. When he arrives, theres a
>    scorch mark on the rock behind her, and Kira says that she saw
>    their Maquis prey briefly, and they exchanged weapons fire. The
>    crystal is continuing to move up her right leg and is making
>    progress up her left. 
> 
>    Nog sees Sisko on the Promenade and asks if hes made a decision,
>    and Sisko admits that he doesnt consider Nog an ideal candidatenot
>    due to his being a Ferengi, but because of his poor grades back
>    when there was a school, not to mention his run-ins with the lawbut
>    he all but begs for a chance to prove himself. So Sisko has Dax
>    assign him to inventory in a cargo bay. It was already inventoried
>    recently, so theyll know just how good a job he does.
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Dax, Nog
> 
>    The crystal is now up to Kiras waist. Odo is frustrated by his
>    inability to analyze it with a tricorder. Odo suspects that the
>    Maquis terrorist deliberately chose this moon because it
>    neutralizes transporters, combadges, and tricorders. Odo comes up
>    with a plan based on a criminal activity report from Starfleet
>    Security that he read, but it requires him to return to the Mekong,
>    so off he goes, with Kira promising to actually read those reports
>    more often. 
> 
>    Dax assigns Nog to do the inventory, which Sisko wants done by
>    first thing in the morning. Nog promises it to have it before he
>    goes off-shift today. Sure enough, he does it in under five hours
>    with no help, and did as thorough a job as Sisko has ever seen.
>    According to Dax, he even found some things they missed on the last
>    inventory. 
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Kira, Odo
> 
>    A massive quake hits the cavern, forcing Odo to form a canopy to
>    protect Kira and the generator hes cobbled together to try to
>    shatter the crystalwhich is now up to Kiras chest. Unfortunately,
>    Odo is unable to shatter the crystal, even after working through
>    the entire harmonic frequency. The crystal gets up to Kiras neck,
>    and shes having a hard time talking. Eventually, Kira tells him to
>    take the runabout and get off the moon before another tremor kills
>    them both. She even makes it an order, but that just gets Odo to
>    resign his commission. He wont abandon her no matter what, because
>    hes in love with her. Kira shocks Odo by replying that shes in love
>    with him, too. 
> 
>    Sisko tells Nog that hes not Academy material, and Sisko wont put
>    his reputation on the line for someone who wont cut it. Whatever
>    scheme hes involved with, Sisko wont be a part of it. He
>    deliberately provokes Nog to get him to say why he wants to be in
>    Starfleet. Nog finally admits that he doesnt want to become his
>    father. Rom couldve been a chief engineer on a starship, but he
>    went into business like a good Ferengi, and all it got him was to
>    be Quarks lapdog. Nog wants something more for himselfhes got his
>    fathers hands and his uncles tenacity and he thinks he can be a
>    good Starfleet officer. Sisko, impressed with his speech, agrees to
>    send the letter. 
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Kira
> 
>    Odo has realized that somethings wrong with the entire scenario. He
>    knows that Kira doesnt love him, and that makes him realize that
>    there are other problems with the situation. Eventually, Kira
>    reveals her true face: the female changeling. She was also the
>    Maquis terrorist, and she contrived the entire situation in order
>    to find out why Odo stayed with the solids. She figured it had
>    something to do with Kira, and the conversation they had while Kira
>    was trapped proved her right. She beams away, and Odo finds Kira
>    locked in a box (which explains how the female changeling got her
>    hands on a working combadge and phaser). As they return to DS9, Odo
>    tells Kira only that he saw through it because of a slip of the
>    tonguenothing important. 
> 
>    Quark tries to forbid Nog from joining Starfleet, but Rom says
>    that, while Quark runs the bar, Rom makes the decisions about his
>    sonand he wishes Nog good luck. Quark thinks theyre both insane.
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Rom, Nog
> 
>    Cant we just reverse the polarity?: Rom tells Quark that the
>    replicators might break down if he doesnt do regular maintenance.
>    To Quark, the might means he doesnt have to actually do regular
>    maintenance.
> 
>    The Sisko is of Bajor: Sisko is utterly confused by Nogs desire to
>    join Starfleet (echoed by Jake and Dax). His reluctance to
>    recommend him isnt because hes a Ferrengi, but he plays on the
>    traditional prejudice against Ferengi in order to provoke Nog to
>    tell him why he wants to join.
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Kira, Odo
> 
>    Dont ask my opinion next time: In the teaser, Kira and Odo have an
>    amusing kind-of-an-argument in the runabout where Odo is cranky
>    (well, crankier) because Kira didnt consult him before turning down
>    a dinner invitation. Of course, she knows Odo doesnt eat and hates
>    socializing with people he doesnt know, but Odo still wanted to be
>    asked, first. The argument is delightful, in part because it
>    becomes so tense, but Kira cant help break a smile at Odos outraged
>    curmudgeonliness. 
> 
>    Preservation of mass and energy is for wimps: We learn the origin
>    of Odos name: the Cardassian word for nothing is odoital, which was
>    how the sample container he was put in after being found was
>    labeled by the Cardassian overseer (Dr. Mora called it unknown
>    sample, but that was how the overseer translated it into
>    Cardassian). After he was discovered to be sentient, the
>    Cardassians dubbed him Odo Ital, as if it were a Bajoran name.
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Rom, Nog, Quark
> 
>    Rules of Acquisition: Nog states that Rom is a mechanical genius,
>    as seen in Necessary Evil, and which will continue to be a theme
>    going forward, but he doesnt have the lobes for business, and Nog
>    fears that he doesnt either, hence pursuing a career in Starfleet.
> 
>    We get Rule #18: A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.
> 
>    Victory is life: A reminder of how awesome the Dominion is: all by
>    herself, the female changeling is able to fake a Maquis attack and
>    lure Kira and Odo to the moon, subdue Kira and take her combadge
>    and phaser, and then beam out from a world whose interference makes
>    it impossible for Starfleet transporters to function.
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, changeling
> 
>    No sex, please, were Starfleet: Odo finally admits out loud that he
>    loves Kira, something thats been fairly obvious but never stated
>    (except by Lwaxana Troi in Fascination). Of course, he admits it to
>    the female changeling rather than the real Kira, but we live in an
>    imperfect galaxy...
> 
>    What happens on the holosuite stays on the holosuite: OBrien has
>    been taking Odo kayaking on the holosuite. Odo enjoys it, though
>    OBrien does all the singing (ancient sea shanties such as Louie
>    Louie). 
> 
>    Keep your ears open: Of course its your fault. Everything that goes
>    wrong here is your fault. It says so in your contract.
> 
>    Quark blaming Rom and providing eternal justification for same.
> 
>    Welcome aboard: Salome Jens establishes herself as a recurring
>    character by reappearing as the female changelingthough she agreed
>    not to be listed in the opening credits so as not to spoil the
>    surprise of her appearance. The only other guests are also
>    recurring regulars, Max Grodnchik as Rom and Aron Eisenberg as Nog.
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Sisko, Nog
> 
>    Trivial matters: One of the inspirations for this episode was the
>    Ken Kesey novel Sometimes a Great Notion and its film adaptation.
>    Another was Shakespeares Twelfth Night, from whence comes the
>    title. 
> 
>    In The Search, Part II, the female changeling said that she might
>    visit Odo in his world to see what was so appealing about it, which
>    she fulfills in this episode (somewhat backhandedly).
> 
>    This episode has the first mention of Ensign Vilixpran, who will be
>    mentioned again in Apocalypse Rising and Business as Usual, as well
>    as the novels Section 31: Abyss by David Weddle & Jeffrey Lang and
>    Rising Son by S.D. Perry. However, he is never actually seen (not
>    even in the novels).
> 
>    OBriens love of kayaking was first seen in TNGs Transfigurations.
> 
>    Apparently, non-Federation citizens need a reference from a
>    command-level officer in order to be considered for admittance into
>    Starfleet Academy. This would apply to any Bajorans in Starfleet
>    also, though probably not to Worf (he was adopted by two Federation
>    citizens, and so probably is a Federation citizen himself).
> 
>    Walk with the Prophets: I would be proud to have a son in
>    Starfleet. Earlier this week, we were talking about A plots and B
>    plots, and heres a case where they complement each other nicely.
>    Both have characters expressing heretofore unexpressed hearts
>    desires (though in Odos case, only unexpressed verbally), and both
>    revelations are problematic. Nogs admission is met with surprise
>    and suspicion and disbeliefto the point where his best friend
>    thinks its a practical jokeand Odos remains a secret to everyone
>    except for the female changeling precisely because he fears Kiras
>    response. 
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Sisko, Odo
> 
>    Both revelations are of even more import because they will continue
>    to have an impact on the series moving forward. Nogs Starfleet
>    career will be a delight to behold (though not always a joy, as
>    well see in The Siege at AR-558 and Its Only a Paper Moon), and
>    Odos relationship with Kira will continue to develop as well. In
>    addition, we get a reminder of the Dominion threat as something
>    other than an abstract notionits been wholly in the background
>    since The Search, Part IIand whats especially notable is that this
>    entire ruse was done for the sole purpose of finding out more about
>    Odo. The Founders desire for Odo to return to the Great Link is
>    more important than any political gain or military conquest for the
>    Dominion, and were reminded of that here.
> 
>    But its the ostensible B story that has real weight here. Nogs
>    sudden desire to join Starfleet seems to come out of nowherethough
>    that is made a plot pointbut its made totally believable by two
>    scenes. The first is when Quark kicks Rom when hes down, and Roms
>    sole response is to say, You missed a rib! which nicely sets up the
>    heart of the episode, when Nog finally explains himself. Aron
>    Eisenbergs performances on the show up to this point have been hit
>    or misshe sometimes overenunciates to the point where it can get in
>    the way of his actual actingbut he absolutely nails every scene hes
>    in here, from his eagerness with Sisko and Dax to his anger at Jake
>    to his frustration with Quark to all of those emotions and more
>    playing out in the scene in Siskos office. Eisenberg himself has
>    cited the latter scene as his favorite piece of his own acting, and
>    hes right: its a tour de force of emotional anguish and
>    self-realization. While Sisko and Nog jointly quote Rule of
>    Acquisition #18, its Rule #9 that applies here: Opportunity plus
>    instinct equals profit, only in this case the profit that Nog gets
>    is a shot at a Starfleet career. 
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Sisko, Nog
> 
>    Avery Brooks plays it just as well, goading Nog into giving him the
>    real answer, and seeing the anguish on Nogs face, the fear in his
>    voice, the very real possibility that hell become as beaten-down as
>    Rom, and watching as his facial expression modulates slowly to one
>    of respect and understanding. Best of all is the effect it has on
>    Rom: for the first time that weve seen, Rom defies Quark, giving
>    Nog his blessing to attend the Academy.
> 
>    Eisenbergs heartfelt anguish is matched by that of Rene Auberjonois
>    when he bares his soul to the person he thinks is Kira. I have to
>    admit to having never entirely being able to get my arms around the
>    notion of Kira and Odo as a couple. For starters, they had such a
>    good, strong, sensible friendshipthe two anti-authoritarians
>    surrounded by hidebound Starfleet moronsthat adding a romance just
>    felt, I dunno, lazy? Obvious? Pointless? Plus, while Im all for
>    interspecies romance, shes a humanoid and hes a pile of goo.....
> 
>    Star Trek Deep Space 9, Heart of Stone, Kira, Odo
> 
>    But the only reason it ever worked is because of how well the
>    actors sold it. And in this episode in particular its not only how
>    well Auberjonois sells it, but how well Nana Visitor doesntand its
>    just the last in a line, as Visitors entire performance is just a
>    little off-kilter the entire time that shes really the changeling
>    (which is as it should be). Its nothing actively and obviously
>    wrong, but its a bunch of little things, which have a cumulative
>    effect on Odo (particularly once he gets the bucket of ice-water
>    that is Kiras admission of mutual love).
> 

Its-possessive
It's-contraction of it is (or it has)

The two words are not interchangeable.

The possessives Visitor's and Nog's (and others) should also be written 
with an apostrophe.

The contractions doesn't and she's should as well.

(Or is the apostrophe key missing?)

> 
>    Warp factor rating: 8
>      _________________________________________________________________
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> 
>    Keith R.A. DeCandido has autographed copies of many of the books
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>    Information, including several new books dug up in the garage
>    recently, can be found here.
> 
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