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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 2372207" data-attributes="member: 30035">I always thought one of the very best episodes was one of the later ones in which Sisko had to lead a plan to trick the Romulans into joining the Federation against the Founders.  He obviously hated what he was doing and despised himself for going along with it.  This was not a show about perfect people living in a happy little galaxy.  I loved the development of the relationship between Odo and Kira, and how it didn't all work out happily ever after.  I also enjoyed how Worf and Dax came together, how the producers were willing to let Jadzia die, and how Worf reacted to meeting Dax's new host.  And the development of Gul Dukat, from a totally evil villain to a guy you could almost like, and then back into a villain - and it was all completely believable, not just done to progress the uberplot.  And I thought it was very courageous of the producers to go out on a less-than-tidy ending, which ended up being very satisfying for me as a viewer just because it didn't tie up all the loose ends. However, I will not get into a debate about whether DS9 was better than B5, or any other show.  And on reflection I retract that I said DS9 was the best Trek series; it's the one I most preferred, but there is no "best" because they're all different and they all contain things I like.</blockquote>