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... this is a solid Star Trek romantic comedy.

Worf and Jadzia, for me, are one of the better Trek romances, mainly because the love developed over several episodes and the characters went through meaningful events together beforehand. Although this story follows a tried and tested Hollywood romance formula, it is nonetheless very entertaining.

Humour is in the eye of the beholder, but I personally enjoyed all the humorous banter between characters and the sight-gags.

Terri Farrell and Michael Dorn lead it well, but the likes of J. G. Hertzler and Armin Shimerman steal a few scenes briefly, as their characters have strong material.

The weakest aspect is easily the off-screen reconciliation between two characters that feels like a lack of effort on behalf of the writers.

The final scene is both written and designed well. I love the costumes and setting.

For me it's a 7.5/10, but I round upwards.

Now Dax and Worf finally marry each other but still, there is absolutely no chemistry between the two. And the characters of the two also don't match. Especially the way Dax is portrayed and Terry Farrell plays this role does not fit. I just don't believe, that this stiff and calm Dax character would gamble with Ferengi, sing and feast with Klingons or wrestle in her quarters. Maybe Curzon did, but it is just not believable for Jadzia.

We see how Klingon bachelor parties look like and guess what: Lots of crap about honor, strength of body and mind and fighting. We also learn, that the mistress of a house has to agree if an in-law wife is about to join the house. And for this, the future wife has to perform certain tests and must be able to recite the family saga... *yawn*. I wonder why anyone would like to marry into a house of a Klingon. I wonder why anyone would want to be friend with a Klingon at all. Either they talk about honor and battles they fought, or drink blood wine, sing and bang their heads into each other. I wonder how Klingon TV shows, movies and series must look like on their home planet.

All in all a forgetable episode. The best parts of this episode are the interactions between Bashir and O'Brien. The worst is the party in Dax' quarters with that silly fire dancer (stereotypes anyone?) and the goofy dancing from Dax and Nog.

One of the problems I noticed in season 5 and 6 of "Star Trek: Deep Space 9" is the relationship between Worf and Jadzia Dax. While Dax liking a Klingon man makes a lot of sense in light of this being's past, you also wonder why a competent and supposedly intelligent lady would want to be with Worf. Most of the time, he's a nasty grouch. But more troubling is that he behaves like an abusive boyfriend--trying to control her. So, I was less than thrilled to see the characters marrying. I wanted to see Jadzia to meet someone better and marry them...such as Quark or Morn!

The show begins with Martok coming to DS9 with his lovely wife. Now that Worf is part of his family, it's appropriate for Martok to do the bachelor stuff with Worf while the new bride meets with Martok's wife, the matriarch. Two problems come up, however. Martok's wife is an evil shrew and she has little interest in allowing any non- Klingons into the clan. And, Jadzia hates her guts and would sooner kiss a rattlesnake than be nice to the lady. As for Worf, this Klingon bachelor party is about what you'd expect--a chance for his male buddies to gather around and suffer. Will the pair manage to survive these ordeals and actually get married?

This is an interesting episode. But, as I said above, it was hard to really care about the couple as they seemed so mismatched and strange. Still, it's worth a look.

The whole time that Dax and Worf have been developing a relationship, it has been a distraction. When I realized that this was going to be an episode about the wedding, I thought I would skip it. I wish I had. While there were some interesting things about the Klingon marriage rites, I was glad to see it end.

My marriage was fraught with obstacles and my wife and I's relationship reminded me so much of what Worf and Dax went through. This was a fun episode showing the complexity of their relationship and Sisko taking charge.