This week, Cate and Dietrich sit down to talk about The Vortex, an episode that argues that Odo's cousin can be found at any Claire's near you, debates whether murder is forgivable if the murder victim was just kind of a dick, and demonstrates once again that Quark pines helplessly for Odo's love. It's an episode that struggles with a tone vacillating wildly between "goofy crime caper" and "remember that time my family was murdered", and features some truly baffling decision making by Sisko, who takes prisoner transport way to lightly. Can an antagonist still be threatening while wearing a silver diaper? Are Bashir's parents dodging his calls begging them to help him find his dress uniform? Find out in this week's episode of May the Force Live Long and Prosper!

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