Babel

A booby trap of a virus was set in Deep Space Nine years ago, a virus causing stroke like aphasia. It starts with Chief O'Brien and takes down most of the regulars before the episode is over.

Major Kira is the one who investigates and finds the how and why. The question is can she get one of the responsible parties to find an antidote.

Some unusual partnerships are forged. Never question the strength of the Ferengi immune system.

Pretty good premise and treatment of the science aspect, but guys, it's a virus and NOBODY puts on a mask? Sisko cuddles his afflicted son Jake, when as a leader he needs to avoid infection. As-yet unaffected personnel don't practice distancing. What-- are we to infer that people in the future have outgrown or forgotten such basic precautions?

Still very watchable, though the suspense is somewhat dulled by the certainty that as in all medical mystery Treks, the cure will be found in under 50 minutes screen time-- unless it goes to a two-parter.

Great episode. pretty unnerving though how relevant this still is in 2020.

This unusual episode takes a very different look at a standard Star Trek plot - the ship-wide seemingly insurmountable threat story.

In fact, it starts out as a comedic episode following Miles O'Brien around as he tries to repair chronically failing Cardassian technology all over DS9. Shortly after, however, the story takes a very sinister turn as O Brien becomes heavily aphasic and is followed very quickly by many others on the station. Eventually, Sisko quarantines the station, and Kira is sent on a mission of mercy to try to locate the one person who may be able to save the crew.

Brooks and Visitor turn in excellent performances in this episode, and the episode is important in the development of O'brien, Jake and Ben and Kira's characters. And there is a good amount of conservative exposition about the Bajoran underground.

A solid, if not entirely original, episode.

A strange virus infects DS9. At first it involves aphasia and a kind of distorted, nonsensical speech, and the serious physiological consequences. Unfortunately, as the crew begins to fall away, Kira seems to be the only one that can save them, but it takes some pretty heavy handed actions to make it happen. Odo is front and center as a trader becomes a threat to the station, due to his selfishness. This is a pretty ordinary episode, but it is engaging and keeps one's interest.