"In the Pale Moonlight" (working title: Patriot) is the 19th episode of the sixth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The episode has an average rating of 4.8/5 on the official Star Trek website (as of July 29, 2009), tied with The Inner Light from Star Trek: The Next Generation as the highest rated episode on the website, including all of the Star Trek series.
The title is a reference to the phrase "to dance with the devil in the pale moonligh...
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"In the Pale Moonlight" (working title: Patriot) is the 19th episode of the sixth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The episode has an average rating of 4.8/5 on the official Star Trek website (as of July 29, 2009), tied with The Inner Light from Star Trek: The Next Generation as the highest rated episode on the website, including all of the Star Trek series.
The title is a reference to the phrase "to dance with the devil in the pale moonlight."
Sick of the losses the Federation is taking in the war, Sisko enlists Garak's help in getting the Romulans to join the Federation against the Dominion. Sisko soon learns that in order to save the Federation, he must violate the values for which it stands.
An exploration of compromising morality to achieve survival for the United Federation of Planets is especially poignant when juxtaposed with the previous episode: "Inquisition", where the ethical consensus is condemnation of Section 31's illegal strategies also in protection of the Alpha...
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