“Don’t be too hard on him, young man. He just saved your life.”
Love how Garak makes that assessment before he answers.
Dominion “facilitators”
I like Jake pushing Nerys
As with both “The Homecoming” and “The Ship”, temperature during the shoot for this episode would reach unexpected highs and cause a great deal of discomfort for both cast and crew. During the filming of “The Ship”, temperatures reached as high as 124 °F/51 °C. During the shoot for “Rocks and Shoals”, they went even higher; 128 °F/53 °C. It was the hottest period in that part of the country in over ten years; so hot that the makeup was melting on-camera and the rubber soles on Steve Oster’s hiking boots melted in the heat. The production team did a weather check on Friday as they were scheduled to start shooting on Monday, and it was 80 °F/28 °C, with a light breeze. They were told it would stay basically the same for a week. On Saturday, it went up to 95 °F/35 °C and on Sunday, it reached 105 °F/40 °C. It then peaked at 128 °F/53 °C on Monday. As Ira Steven Behr acknowledges, if you look at the episode closely, you can see the eyes of the Jem’Hadar are quite red, due to the makeup dripping into the actors’ eyes as it ran off their foreheads.
Great writing. A reporter playing devil’s advocate.
Chief Tyrol always reminded me of Chief O’Brien.
Deep Space Nine was the prototype for BSG
Agreed. I think it is a big part of why I love them both 
“I can no longer shroud.”
Wait. That’s a physical attribute, not tech?
“Then what would you have us do to oppose the Dominion?”
Wow. Kira is getting it from all sides.
Great scene.
I like how Nerys also gets some spiritual “guidance” from someone who’s not Kai Winn or one of her (former) lovers. For a woman as spiritual as she is I would think we would see more of that.
Or “tech” enabled by ketracel-white?
Agreed. Why not keep those type of relationships around? Since…well we’ll see in a few moments…
You smartie. Me likey.
dominion “conditioning”? I would have said programming
To be honest, first time I saw this. I did not see her suicide coming.
That was shocking.
As a B-story, the station stuff with Kira is intense. Love it.
Every episode Garak is in. He has the best line.
“Correction. Humans have rules in war. Rules that make victory a little harder to achieve, in my opinion.”
Great choice as the tag line.
Well Garak’s a keeper, as you noted.
I had forgotten about Kira’s angst about collaborating all together during the Dominion War. Great stuff!
It’s so well done. You wonder what you would do in her situation. Sure you want to believe that you would fight but what all the lives you’re responsible for. What about Bajor and the Station? When you’re a rebel you are just trying to stay alive. As a leader and protector of the station, Kira is truly conflicted.
Can’t argue with a jarhead.
Yep. Obedience is life.