"Tacking Into the Wind" is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the sixth of the ten final chapters. The production code of the episode is 572. First aired May 12, 1999. Written by Ronald D. Moore. Directed by Mike Vejar. The episode was very well received by fans, mostly because of the ending of the Klingon story arc, and has an average rating of 4.5/5 on the official Star Trek website (as of April 13th, 2007).
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"Tacking Into the Wind" is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the sixth of the ten final chapters. The production code of the episode is 572. First aired May 12, 1999. Written by Ronald D. Moore. Directed by Mike Vejar. The episode was very well received by fans, mostly because of the ending of the Klingon story arc, and has an average rating of 4.5/5 on the official Star Trek website (as of April 13th, 2007).
In the previous episode, Kira Nerys, Odo and Garak went to Cardassia to help Damar in his rebellion against the Dominion, while Bashir tried in vain to find a cure for Odo's illness.
Worf suspects that Gowron's new military strategies are meant to humiliate Martok, with no thought of the consequences for the Klingon Empire as a whole. He urges Martok to challenge Gowron, but Martok refuses to even talk about it.
Garak tells Kira that Odo has been hiding the true extent of his illness; Kira says she knew but wants to let Odo put on a brave front....
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