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A pivotal episode in the development of security chief Odo (Rene Auberjonois) as a complex and sympathetic character, "The Forsaken" follows its central theme--the isolation of outcasts--on parallel plot lines. One involves Odo's comedic interplay with the aggressively amorous Lwaxana Troi (
Trek veteran Majel Barrett, making the first of three
DS9 appearances), and the other focuses on O'Brien's challenge when an alien probe wreaks havoc on the station's Cardassian computers. The exceptional teleplay (by Don Carlos Dunaway and series cocreator Michael Piller) handles Odo's intimate dilemma with good humor and touching emotion, allowing Auberjonois and Barrett to craft memorable scenes that broaden the horizons of their popular characters. As we learn more about them,
DS9 continues to capitalize on its dramatic potential.
--Jeff Shannon
From the Back Cover
The irrepressible Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett), mother of the
Enterprise's counselor Deanna Troi, visits the station with a group of Federation ambassadors. When Lwaxana's broach is stolen at Quark's, Odo (Rene Auberjonois) catches the thief and returns it. She is immediately taken with the shape-shifter.
Meanwhile, an unidentified alien probe comes through the wormhole. As O'Brien (Colm Meaney) studies the vessel with the station's computer, Odo struggles to fend off Lwaxana's advances. Much to his chagrin, they are trapped together in one of the Turbolifts-alone at last.
Back in Ops, O'Brien believes the probe has somehow altered the station's computer, but his attempts to fix the problem result in a massive plasma explosion in the guest quarters. Now, all of the ambassadors' lives are at risk!
