Extreme Measures story
Bashir and O'Brien must get inside the mind of the man who holds Odo's cure. Directed by: Steve Posey. Story by: David Weddle & Bradley Thompson.
13 total · 4 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| friendship | major | Miles and Julian had various discussion about and reflection on their friendship. |
| male bonding | major | Bashir and O'Brien conclude that they like each other more than they love their respective/prospective partners. |
| sacrifice for one's beliefs | major | Section 31 agent Sloan committed suicide rather than divulge the cure to Odo's disease, because he was worried it might be sent to the Founders. |
| the end justifies the means | major | Benjamin questioned the ethics of Julian and Miles using illegal Romulan mind probes on Sloan to get needed information about a cure to Odo's disease. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | Odo and Kira |
| coming to terms with one's own death | minor | Odo was on his death bed. |
| coping with a loved one being gravely ill | minor | Odo was slowly dying from a degenerative disease. |
| coping with a terminal illness | minor | Odo was slowly dying from a degenerative disease. |
| genocide | minor | Benjamin considered Section 31 spreading a fatal disease to the Changelins tantamount to an act of genocide. |
| infatuation | minor | Bashir with Ezri |