The Search, Part II story
Odo begins to connect with his fellow Changelings as Sisko attempts to negotiate peace with the Dominion. Directed by: Jonathan Frakes. Story by: Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe.
17 total · 6 choice · 8 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| a common enemy unites | choice | Federation and major Alpha Quadrant races united to confront the Dominion |
| a danger shared can bring people together | choice | Federation and major Alpha Quadrant races united to confront the Dominion |
| appeasement policy | choice | Alpha Quadrant alliance granted unusual concessions when negotiating peace treaty with the Dominion |
| imperialism | choice | The Dominion had imperialistic ambitions in the Alpha Quadrant. |
| international politics | choice | Alpha Quadrant alliance negotiating peace treaty with the Dominion |
| speculative virtual reality | choice | The peace treaty negotiations were conducted in an elaborately simulated reality perpetrated by the Dominion. |
| belonging | major | Odo learned that he belonged with his friends on space station rather than with his people the Changelings |
| choosing between conflicting loyalties | major | Odo had to choose between staying with his shapeshifter brethren and his space station friends. |
| coping with living in a foreign culture | major | Odo wanted to go home to be with his shapeshifter people |
| divide and conquer | major | Dominion played a divide and conquer strategy against the Alpha Quadrant alien races |