Behind the Lines story
Sisko creates a risky plan to disable a critical Dominion sensor array able to see 5 sectors out, while on Terok Nor, Kira, Jake, Rom and Odo seek to undermine the Cardassian/Dominion Alliance. Directed by: LeVar Burton. Story by: René Echevarria.
15 total · 5 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| belonging | major | Odo wished to deepen his connection with fellow Changelings |
| betrayal | major | Odo betrayed Kira personally and the resistance movement at large by entering into the Great Link |
| choosing between conflicting loyalties | major | Odo torn between joining the Great Link and helping resistance movement |
| resistance movement | major | Kira led the resistance on the space station against the Dominion occupation. |
| the need to belong | major | Odo wished to deepen his connection with fellow Changelings |
| collectively intelligent beings | minor | Odo and Female Changeling discussed the Great Link collective consciousness |
| coping with a drunken fool | minor | Kira and the other resistors were trying to get military actionable information out of a drunken Quark. |
| coping with a loved one being in peril | minor | Worf expressed concern to Benjamin over Jadzia's safety when she led a perilous mission into Dominion space |
| crew's attachment to their ship | minor | Benjamin was reluctant to leave command of the Defiant and take an administration job |
| forming one's own distinct personality | minor | Odo and the Female Changeling discussed the one and the many in reference to some sort of collective consciousness |