“The Forsaken” 30th-anniversary reflections

When the ambassadors of arrogance visit the station for a fact-finding mission, the crew’s hospitality is put to the test. But no one faces a bigger challenge than Odo, who finds himself being pursued by Lwaxana Troi. The situation becomes more uncomfortable when data downloaded from an unknown probe infects the station’s systems and triggers a series of failures, leaving Odo and Lwaxana trapped together in a turbolift. Forced to open up to one another, both reveal truths about themselves that they keep hidden from others.

In this episode of The Orb, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 30th-anniversary retrospective that will take you through all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, one episode at a time. In this installment, we discuss “The Forsaken” and how the writers put a distinctly DS9 twist on a TNG premise to deliver masterful character development.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Miles O'Brien's Bad Romance (00:05:29)
Becoming a Better Bashir (00:11:28)
Uncovering the Real Lwaxana (00:18:46)
Odo Lets His Guard Down (00:26:27)
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:30:54)
Closing (00:35:39)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)