The Search, Part I story
Sisko takes the new USS Defiant into the Gamma Quadrant to find the mysterious leaders of the Dominion and avert a war, while Odo is drawn by instinct towards his home planet in the Omarion Nebula. Directed by: Kim Friedman. Story by: Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe.
14 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| a common enemy unites | choice | Federation and Romulans united to confront the Dominion |
| a danger shared can bring people together | choice | Federation and Romulans united to confront the Dominion |
| belonging | major | Odo felt left out and slighted when Benjamin relieved him of his petty command |
| coping with living in a foreign culture | major | Odo felt unwelcome among humanoids and sought out his homeworld |
| facing an overpowering adversary | major | Jem'Hadar were poised to takeover space station and overrun Bajor |
| factions joining forces against a common enemy | major | Federation and Romulans united to confront the Dominion |
| shapeshifter | major | Odo meets his shapeshifter people at last |
| the need to know one's roots | major | Odo meets his changeling brethren |
| conflict of privacy preferences | minor | Odo vs Quark in ship dorm |
| father and son | minor | Benjamin and Jake discuss finally feeling at home living on space station |