Episode #32: The Alternate
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Episode #32: The Alternate
THE ALTERNATE (prod. #432; episode #12 of 2nd season)
Directed by David Carson; written by Jim Trombetta and Bill Dial
This episode introduces us to Odo's father figure, Dr. Mora (James Sloyan), the Bajoran scientist who had been assigned to monitor Odo when Odo was first found. Mora & Odo get reacquainted after a years-long separation when Mora arrives at DS9 while on his way to investigate evidence of Odo's race on some planet in the Gamma Quadrant. They find a similar lifeform to Odo on the planet and take it back to DS9, though not without some problems when gasses are released during a quake. Back on the station, this found protoplasmic lifeform appears to escape & metamorphosis into a Blob-like menace. But, the monster turns out to be
- Spoiler:
- Odo himself, who was affected by the gasses and now changes into this creature every 16 hours instead of his usual regeneration rest period.
Extra Deep Trivia: Sisko mentions his sick father here, hinting that he passed away, but I believe the father shows up in later episodes.
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