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Heart of Stone (DS9 episode)
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"Heart of Stone" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
, the fourteenth episode of the third season.
Quick overview: Odo and Major Kira are trapped on a small moon near the Badlands.
are in pursuit of a Maquis
vessel in the Badlands, which lands on a small moon. When they follow it down, Kira is caught by an expanding crystal mass that begins to surround her completely and threatens to crush her slowly to death. When Kira's life is put in jeopardy, Odo realizes the depth of his feelings for her. In Kira’s reaction to this confession, Odo realizes that the person in front of him is a Founder. The female Founder (first seen in “The Search”) wanted Odo to return to the Link by making Odo believe that Kira is dead. Odo finds the true Kira in a nearby cavern, and both return safely to Deep Space Nine.
A subplot
involves Nog trying to persuade Sisko
that he wants to join the academy and eventually Starfleet. After Sisko tests Nog by putting him in hard work, he asks Nog why he wishes to join Starfleet. Nog reluctantly explains he doesn't want to be like his father Rom
, striving for profit without having "the lobes for it". Sisko is convinced and promises to send a letter of recommendation to Starfleet.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
, the fourteenth episode of the third season.
Quick overview: Odo and Major Kira are trapped on a small moon near the Badlands.
Plot
Odo and Major KiraKira Nerys
Kira Nerys , played by Nana Visitor, is a main character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Backstory:Per Bajoran custom, her family name, Kira, precedes her given name, Nerys. She has two brothers , and her parents' names are Kira Taban and Kira Meru...
are in pursuit of a Maquis
Maquis (Star Trek)
In the American Star Trek science-fiction franchise, the Maquis are a 24th Century paramilitary organization or terrorist group first introduced in the 1994 episode "The Maquis" of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, who subsequently also appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation and...
vessel in the Badlands, which lands on a small moon. When they follow it down, Kira is caught by an expanding crystal mass that begins to surround her completely and threatens to crush her slowly to death. When Kira's life is put in jeopardy, Odo realizes the depth of his feelings for her. In Kira’s reaction to this confession, Odo realizes that the person in front of him is a Founder. The female Founder (first seen in “The Search”) wanted Odo to return to the Link by making Odo believe that Kira is dead. Odo finds the true Kira in a nearby cavern, and both return safely to Deep Space Nine.
A subplot
Subplot
A subplot is a secondary plot strand that is a supporting side story for any story or the main plot. Subplots may connect to main plots, in either time and place or in thematic significance...
involves Nog trying to persuade Sisko
Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Early life and career:...
that he wants to join the academy and eventually Starfleet. After Sisko tests Nog by putting him in hard work, he asks Nog why he wishes to join Starfleet. Nog reluctantly explains he doesn't want to be like his father Rom
Rom (Star Trek)
Rom is a recurring character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is played by Max Grodénchik.Rom is a Ferengi, the son of Keldar and Ishka. He is Quark's younger brother, and the father of Nog.-Overview:...
, striving for profit without having "the lobes for it". Sisko is convinced and promises to send a letter of recommendation to Starfleet.
Arc significance
- The Female Changeling fulfills the promise she made to visit Odo in "The Search, Part II".
- It is revealed that other changelings have the ability to perfectly mimic a humanoid body, as the Female Changeling mimics Kira in this episode.