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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Show for Kira, July 2, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, Episode 51: Second Skin [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Major Kira is one of my most beloved Star Trek characters. I can't help but admire her strength, compassion, and intensity. Well, I guess that intensity trait belongs to Nana Visitor rather than Kira. One thing that made this character compelling was her hatred of Cardassians. You don't have to look hard to realize why she feels this way. They raped her world for 50 years and she has fought against them since she was "old enough to pick up a phaser." She HATES Cardassians, in all caps. Imagine her suprise when she learns, she could be a Cardassian. That's right, according to Entek, an officer of the Obsidian Order, Kira (or Illayana) was a Cardassian who volunteered to have her face sugically altered and her memories of being a Cardassian replaced with memories of being a Bajorian freedom figheter to go undercover. The plan was to, years later, retrieve Kira, and de-brief her as she was re-integrated into Cardassian society. Kira doesn't believe this, and nor do we, at first...Entek produces piles of evidence that all say Kira is a Cardassian. We are kept guessing up until the very end. But one of the things that really makes this show incredible for me is the last scene. Who would ever imagine Kira would be describing a Cardassian as an "honorable man" right to his face, with tears in her eyes? Not me. This is definatley a good buy.
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