Blood Oath

It's taken me 20 years to become a Trekkie but better late than never! I grew up in the early 90s, my mom was a hardcore Trekkie, but I could never get into the show back then but now I have!

This episode is alright but I've never really cared for the Klingons, too barbaric for my liking. I'm starting to like Dax even less as well. You might chalk it up to bad writing but its like you can't even go 2 episodes without Jadzia reminding us over and over that she used to be Curzon. Ok, enough, we get that you can change bodies! In this episode she comes across as a try-hard which was a little off-putting as well. But this episode is over 25 years old so my opinion shouldn't count for much! Don't let it put you off the episode if you are a fan of Klingons

OMG. When will DS9 get good?

I have soon seen the first two seasons. A handful of episodes were ok. Rest was pretty uninteresting.

TNG is 10 times better!

Generally, I tire of the Klingons in the Star Trek canon. But here, three great ones who were betrayed decades previously, return to fulfill a blood oath they took decades previously. The interesting thing about this is that Curzon Dax was part of that oath Jadzia needs to join them. They fight her along the way. This is a neat little story with each of the Klingons having a distinct personality that shines through. Dax is conflicted about actually killing others but the "Albino" is such a despicable creature that it hard to restrain.

Three Klingons arrive at DS9 with a plan of revenge in mind.

This is a good character development episode for Jadzia Dax and a nice tribute to the original series.

The plot is simple and engaging with Jadzia placed in a compelling situation due to the history of the symbiont Dax. For me it all boils down whether Terry Ferrell convinces you that her character has the mentality of a Klingon warrior due to Dax's association. For me she just about does it and that is why the episode works.

It is great to see John Colicos, Michael Ansara, and William Campbell back on screen after their memorable guest performances during the sixties.

Star Trek has traditionally been about positive resolution to conflict with the avoidance of violence, however the Klingon cantered stories have been a way for the writers to have their cake and eat it when it comes to these themes. As DS9 goes on it only gets darker in certain episodes, so if you have a problem with this aspect of the show, now is the time to jump off.

Over the course of seven seasons, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gave Star Trek fans some memorable & heartfelt love letters to Star Trek: The Original Series. One of the very best Star Trek love letters of all time aired on H&I tonight: "Blood Oath". This episode was so much more than a clever & witty ST salute, ala "Trials and Tribble-ations", this episode further fleshed out the already-rich & nuanced backstory of the classic Klingon culture, as well as fleshing out the backstory of Jadzia Dax! On a geeky behind-the-scenes note, this episode was written by veteran television screenwriter Peter Alan Fields, who wrote numerous episodes of ST: DS9, ST: TNG, (including the classic TNG episode: "The Inner Light".) The Six Million Dollar Man, McCloud, and, perhaps the greatest episode of The Man from U. N. C. L. E. Of all time: "The Concrete Overcoat Affair, Parts I & II". ("Look out! It's a pineapple!") Twenty-seven years later, the episode still holds up quite well. It's not just a great television episode, its great Star Trek also ! All in all, this was a most wonderful trip down memory lane tonight!