Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, Episode 113: By Inferno's Light [VHS]

Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, Episode 113: By Inferno's Light [VHS] Review

Picking up where "In Purgatory's Shadow" left off, this action-packed episode starts with a bang and never lets up. A Dominion fleet has just invaded the Alpha quadrant, and when scheming Cardassian Gul Dukat announces his alliance with the Dominion, Sisko dares him to seize DS9 by force. Worf, Garak, and Bashir are still imprisoned on a Dominion-controlled asteroid, while a changeling, posing as Bashir, plots to weaken DS9's defenses and turn Bajor's sun into a quadrant-destroying supernova. As this plot unfolds with breathtaking momentum, Garak fights claustrophobia to jerry-rig a life-saving transmitter, and Worf survives seven brutal fights with Jem'Hedar combatants. It all leads to a rousing climax, deepening Andrew J. Robinson's superb portrayal of Garak, and giving Worf one of his most honorable Klingon adventures. Chock-full of noble heroics and riveting suspense, this episode was partly inspired by The Great Escape, matching that classic film with its own prison-break plot line. --Jeff Shannon