"Captive Pursuit" is the sixth episode of the first season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It maintains a fan rating of 4.1 out of 5 on the official Star Trek Website.
Quick overview: O'Brien befriends an alien involved in a deadly hunt.
A damaged unidentified vessel from the Gamma Quadrant docks at Deep Space Nine for repairs. Its reptilian pilot, who only identifies himself as "Tosk", requires virtually no "downtime" as he calls sleep and leisur...
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"Captive Pursuit" is the sixth episode of the first season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It maintains a fan rating of 4.1 out of 5 on the official Star Trek Website.
Quick overview: O'Brien befriends an alien involved in a deadly hunt.
A damaged unidentified vessel from the Gamma Quadrant docks at Deep Space Nine for repairs. Its reptilian pilot, who only identifies himself as "Tosk", requires virtually no "downtime" as he calls sleep and leisure, does not seem to possess a sense of humor, and he has the ability to become invisible. He is the first known life-form from the Gamma Quadrant. Despite their many differences, O'Brien befriends Tosk and tries to help him repair his ship. However, Tosk attempts to steal weapons from DS9 and is put in a holding cell.
Uniformed aliens come through the wormhole, break onto DS9 and cause a major phaser battle. As the uniformed aliens later explain, Tosk was bred to be hunted by them and has spent his entire life preparing. Kira suggests that...
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