Honor Among Thieves

Bilby is well portrayed by Nick Tate. Another review here notes that it is an odd choice for a Federation engineer to go undercover to infiltrate a mob. I agree although it is a nice change of venue from the station.

I always liked this episode very much. Kind of like the episode Tin man. In my view Honor amongst thieves is a story about loneliness and about friendship and making hard choices. I love that Chester the cat is this man's best friend. I don't see a problem with that. Someone said this is not Star Trek. I beg to differ. This is science fiction and the story is fundamentally about the human condition. That is for me the very definition of Star Trek. I have watched this episode many times and I'm always moved by it. O'Brian is a good man and he is perfect for this role. The Orion syndicate man he befriends plays his part very well and it's believable. I also love cats, so there you have it.

Definitely a different Star Trek episode, mixing duty, emotion, the harsh reality of the world, loyalty, sacrifice and pointing out that all men try to survive in different ways, and sometimes, good feelings might be found amidst a caos of a life, the life of a murderous thief....

I really found this one gratifyng and I feel is one of the most touching Star Trek DS9 episodes. I believe "how good it is" can also be a function of how are you feeling and how receptive you might be feeling when you watched this... I gave me a few emotions in my rather conventional evening...

This episode is a Horrible stereotypical portrayal of Italians. Skip it. Writers need to do better. But at least Sisco isn't in it too much. Overacting much?

Chief O'Brien goes undercover to infiltrate the Orion Syndicate.

This is a decent "O'Brien must suffer" episode thanks to a strong performance from Meaney that carries the story. It is a bit too random and implausible to fit within the serialised narrative of DS9, but the writer creates good material for the lead actors to bounce of each other. Nick Tate is also pretty good as the character Bilby.

Any fans of movies and shows about undercover operatives like 'Donnie Brasco' or 'Reservoir Dogs' should appreciate the themes covered, but at times they feel slightly clichéd. Personally I think if they really wanted to do an undercover story it should have been done in two parts and set over a longer period to make the relationship between the two leads more believable. Either that or at least have O'Brien absent for a few episodes in the build up to it so the audience can assume he spent the time developing the relationship.