Customer Reviews

Move Along Home

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
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I saw Star Trek: Deep Space Nine every week, when they came out, commercials and all. This is one of those episodes that sticks out in my mind. It's very clever, very sci-fi, alien, and you have no idea what's going on till the end. The only complaint is that they didn't save this episode for later in the series. I would have loved to see Worf sing "Alamarain, count to four, Alamarain, then three more." It also has nothing to do with the overall story arc. 4.0/5 stars. ~Keep On Trekkin

I loved this episode. Yes, it was different, and didn't involve any significant story arcs. But that's OK. It was a diversion, sheer escapist fun. I thought it was a clever concept, and I enjoyed the strangeness and drama of the game (Alamarain!) It was suspenseful. It reminded me a bit of Gamesters of Triskelion from the Original Series. In fact, I think most incarnations of Trek have had an episode like this just for fun. Bashir's screaming like a girl, Odo's violation of Starfleet protocol to save his fellow officers, and especially Quark's groveling to save the lives of his station mates - whom he clearly cares for - were all significant character development pieces. I thought the aliens were kind of stupid-looking in appearance at first, but they grew on me as they played the game. The sets in this episode were visually intriguing, and I liked the camaraderie of the four officers as they banded together to survive - again, it reminded me of Classic Trek. And you've got to love the silliness and embarrassment of the usually poised Sisko and Kira having to play hopscotch! Nicely done!

Star Trek + Cube + The Matrix = "Move Along Home."
Many DS9 episodes are much better than this one, but those are 6-star episodes! Some people think this episode had goofy/lame aspects, but I thought it was rather compelling, unique, and unpredictable.
Watch it. You'll probably like it.
Also watch Cube! (1997 film).

I love DS9 but this episode was painful to watch. For every gem of a series there are a couple episode that aren't at the same caliber and this is one of them. Skipping it won't make you miss out on anything at all.