@Chico_McDirk:disqus "Mat said 'Welcome.'"

Also, we've seen how Weyoun responds to Odo even if he isn't on their side.  Odo is a god in their eyes, and maybe he can prevent some more heinous things from happening if he's around.  They will listen to Odo more than they will to the Bajoran militia, even with a non-aggression pact. 

Is the gum scotch-flavored?

Agreed, @avclub-b3fe4f5a8793b5499e143cdf1253caff:disqus.  Also, there is a lot of downtime in war, especially among the grunts.  They have to do something to stave off boredom and keep up morale.

They really did, didn't they?

Daisy, that little bitch who held Rose's teddy bear hostage on The Golden Girls.

"If Dukat is the head of the Cardassian government, should he really be personally leading a military attack  instead of issuing orders from Cardassia?"

I am convinced that there is, somewhere in the depths of the former Desilu Studios backlots collecting dust, a full episode's worth of deleted scenes that will somehow make sense of "The Alternative Factor."

Maybe it's just my warped sense of morality or something, or maybe it's because I saw him as Garak first, but I really sympathize with Robinson's Hellraiser character.

It really is a well-thought out story with plenty of interlocking steps.  That is rare in comedy. 

@avclub-04d524031f29c89d78cae864bd6f0de7:disqus, yeah, I've heard that lobbed at me my fair share of times, too.  Your pain, share it with me!

Part of me wanted Bashir to do some moralizing at Garak at the end of this hour, but part of me realizes the writing for that probably would've been pretty terrible.

Okay, so what's creepier?  Andy Robinson as the Scorpio Killer or Sisko hissing "Hello Jadziaaaaaaa?"

@avclub-cb7859448043deafb0efb23909344857:disqus, I smell a spinoff!

@avclub-0806ebf2ee5c90a0ca0fd59eddb039f5:disqus, the fact that they are small and pathetic (someone mentioned Kira's exasperation at their ineptitude with excellent weapons resources) would have been an interesting direction, actually.  They should have been treated more as a fly in the ointment than an actual…

"Dukat seems to be more of a monitor lizard"

@avclub-d1348cfe54a94fe6f986775cedd75fdd:disqus surely they would have sensed pain and despair.

"That dirty rotten oinker!"

You don't like "Magnificent Ferengi?!"  You truly are history's greatest monster, @avclub-04d524031f29c89d78cae864bd6f0de7:disqus.

Man, that crewman's wife is a real bitch for not inviting him.