Blaze of Glory (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

"Blaze of Glory" is the 121st episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 23rd episode of the fifth season. The episode aired on television on May 12, 1997.[1]

"Blaze of Glory"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 23
Directed byKim Friedman
Written byIra Steven Behr
Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Featured musicDennis McCarthy
Production code521
Original air dateMay 12, 1997 (1997-05-12)
Guest appearance(s)

"Blaze of Glory" concludes the story of Michael Eddington (played by Kenneth Marshall), a former Starfleet officer who joined the renegade terrorist movement known as the Maquis.[2]


Plot

Captain Sisko receives a recording of an intercepted message – the few surviving Maquis terrorists who have not been wiped out by Cardassia's Dominion allies have launched a massive retaliatory missile strike against Cardassia. The missiles are believed to be equipped with cloaking devices, and unless they are stopped, Sisko fears the Dominion response will envelop the entire quadrant in all-out war. Sisko goes to the message's intended recipient: Michael Eddington, now in prison. Eddington refuses to tell Sisko how to stop the missiles; so Sisko takes Eddington with him to compel him to help.

Upon entering the Badlands, a dangerous region of space where the Maquis hid out, Eddington is still uncooperative. Sisko traps him into taking over the runabout's controls to evade two pursuing Jem'Hadar warships. Eddington finally agrees to help Sisko find the launch site to deactivate the missiles, but vows to kill him afterwards.

Meanwhile, in a side plot back on Deep Space Nine, cadet Nog earns the respect of the Klingon soldiers on the station by learning to stand up to them.

Sisko and Eddington arrive at Athos IV, a tiny, fog-bound planet where the launch site is hidden. Upon landing on the planet, they discover the facility is crawling with Jem'Hadar soldiers, with many of the Maquis dead. Eddingtion is shocked and stunned-the Maquis had been on the verge of declaring their colonies an indepdendent nation from both Starfleet and the Cardassians; Sisko admits that Starfleet let the Maquis down.

Sisko and Eddington fight their way to the command center, where Sisko is surprised to find a dozen Maquis prisoners, including Eddington's wife, Rebecca Sullivan. Eddington reveals that there are no missiles at all — Rebecca sent the message as a code to let Eddington know they had fallen back to Athos IV. Eddington knew he would need Sisko's help to evacuate them, and manipulated him in order to reach the location. Sisko is furious at being lied to, but relieved that all-out war is no longer imminent. He and Eddington fight off the Jem'Hadar while directing the prisoners toward the runabout, but Eddington is shot. Insisting Sisko and the others continue without him, Eddington stays behind to fend off the soldiers and is killed.

Reception

In 2015, Geek.com recommended this episode as "essential watching" for their abbreviated Star Trek: Deep Space Nine binge-watching guide.[3] They felt this was the end of the Maquis story arc.[3]

The Starfleet runabout spaceship is noted as the 15th most powerful spacecraft of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, by CBR.[4]

References
  1. DeCandido, Keith R. A. (2014-07-22). "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: "Blaze of Glory"". Tor.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  2. Star Trek Encyclopedia
  3. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine condensed: How to watch the most story-driven Trek". Geek.com. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  4. "DS9: The 15 Most Powerful Ships In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". CBR. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
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