History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E18DramatisPersonae

* WildCard: Bashir eagerly observes the impending crisis on the station, [[NeutralEvil waiting to throw in his lot with whoever looks like winning]]. Odo gets his loyalty by convincing him he can win in his own name.

** The Right Hand: Chief O'Brien, also doubling as the Security Officer (not Odo, as he's not affected) given his desire to root out traitors.

* BizarreAlienBiology: Odo is not affected by the energy field because of this. When it settles on him, his head goopifies, appears to split, and he collapses. Quark also seems immune (a previous episode had reminded viewers that Ferengi brains are different from most humanoids').

-->'''Sisko:''' You know what disturbs me? The ingratitude. I offered you my kindness, my help, my leadership, and how do you repay me? With betrayal. But you won't get rid of me so easily. You see, unlike you, I understand history. My name will blaze across the stars long after your petty treacheries have been forgotten.

As Odo leaves, he's racked by a mysterious force. His head feels like it's splitting in two, and Quark goes hurrying off to find Bashir.

Awakening in sickbay, Odo appears no worse for wear. Which is good, because Bashir has zero clue about how his body works. He prepares to leave, only to be stopped by Bashir. Who starts talking like a bad guy, and questioning him about an "Uneasy alliance" aboard [=DS9.=]

As Odo leaves, he's racked by a mysterious force. His head splitting in two, and Quark hurrying off to find Bashir.

pissed off Kira time. In this instance, she's fuming that a crew of Valerians have been permitted to dock at the station. Back during the occupation, the Valerians worked with Cardassia, supplying them weapons grade Dolamide. And she's convinced they're doing it again.

It's pissed off Kira time. In this instance, she's fuming that a crew of Valerians have been permitted to dock at the station. Back during the occupation, the Valerians worked with Cardassia, supplying them weapons grade Dolamide. And she's convinced they're doing it again.

* ConflictBall: InUniverse

-->'''EVIL!SISKO:''' You know what disturbs me? The ingratitude. I offered you my kindness, my help, my leadership, and how do you repay me? With betrayal. But you won't get rid of me so easily. You see, unlike you, I understand history. My name will blaze across the stars long after your petty treacheries have been forgotten.

* TheCaligula: Implied in Evil!Sisko's persona, who {{Mood Whiplash}}es between indifference to matters of state, to sudden outbursts of violence and LargeHam.

* TheDitz: Evil!Dax, who appears to be channeling the persona of a senile old man, easily dominated by the forceful Evil!Kira.

* DragonInChief: Evil!O'Brien, who runs the station while Evil!Sisko is locked up in his quarters, working on his hobby.
* DramaticDrop: Evil!Kira says that she's going to remove Sisko "[[ImpliedDeathThreat one way or another]]". Cue OffScreenCrash as Quark drops a tray, tipping off Kira that he's listening in on their conversation.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: One of the things Odo uses to convince Evil! Bashir to help him cure the virus (since he refuses to believe that ''he'' has been affected) is the possibility that if any of the others were affected they could destroy the whole station in their madness - though it quickly pales under the other point that he could use the cure to control everyone.
* EvilIsHammy: Evil!Sisko is probably the worst offender, but everyone has their moments. Quite frankly it's a wonder they didn't have to build a whole new set after this episode, everyone was chewing the scenery so hard.

** Evil!Bashir shows a lot of interest in political conspiracies. [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E18Inquisition Five years later]], Bashir [[GotVolunteered gets recruited]] into [[NoSuchAgency Section 31]].
** Evil!Kira has a seductive persona we're going to be very familiar with after meeting the MirrorUniverse Intendant.
** Evil!O'Brien's plan for dealing with the mutiny involves fleeing Deep Space Nine and returning in superior numbers with a Federation attack force. This is what happens in Season Six.
** Evil!Sisko's rant about Kira's ingratitude when he offered her his kindness, help, and leadership sounds a lot like the things ''Dukat'' would say later about the Bajorans.

-->'''EVIL!KIRA:''' How are you, Lieutenant?\\
'''EVIL!DAX:''' You know what they say, put the shoe on the right foot first, but put the left foot first into the bathtub.\\
'''EVIL!KIRA:''' [{{beat}}] [[BlatantLies I understand.]]
* ImplausibleDeniability: Odo suggests that the Ops staff may have been infected with a telepathic virus. Evil!Bashir acknowledges the possibility, but says it's unlikely as HE certainly isn't acting any different.
* IndirectKiss: Evil!Kira drinks from Evil!Dax's Modela aperitif.
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Evil!Sisko tries this on a Bajoran Evil!Kira sent to assassinate him, but he's interrupted by Evil!Kira before he can extract the information and/or kill the Bajoran.
* LastSecondWordSwap: Evil!Bashir is handing an injector filled with poison to one of Kira's men, to be used in Sisko's assassination.

* LeaningOnTheFurniture: Odo enters his office to find Evil!Kira sitting in his chair, with her boots up on his desk.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Evil!Sisko gives one to Evil!Kira about her ingratitude.
* SomebodyElsesProblem: Evil!Sisko ignores a brewing mutiny to [[SkewedPriorities construct and build a clock]].
* TheStarscream: Evil!Kira

* WildCard: Evil!Bashir eagerly observes the impending crisis on the station, [[NeutralEvil waiting to throw in his lot with whoever looks like winning]]. Odo gets his loyalty by convincing him he can win in his own name.

* WouldHitAGirl: Evil!O'Brien cuffs Dax when she tries to signal Kira.

* WildCard: Evil!Bashir eagerly observes the impending crisis on the station, [[NeutralEvil waiting to throw in his lot with whoever looks like winning]].

* EvilIsHammy: Evil!Sisko is probably the worst offender.

With the mission recorder recovered, O'Brien sets to work decrypting the journal logs, while Sisko cowers in his room building a clock.

* SomebodyElsesProblem: Evil!Sisko ignores a brewing mutiny to [[SkewedPriorities construct and build a clock]].

* RebelRelaxation: Odo enters his office to find Evil!Kira sitting in his chair, with her boots up on his desk.

* LesYay: Evil!Kira trying to win Dax over.

* NotHimself

Odo drops by Quarks for his usual round of {{blackmail}}-assisted info gathering. Quark mentions the crew, who trashed several holo-suite rooms by the way, spoke of something that would "make the enemies of the Klingon Empire tremble." That's all he has.

* SuddenlyShouting

** Evil!Bashir shows a lot of interest in political conspiracies. Five years later, Bashir [[GotVolunteered gets recruited]] into [[NoSuchAgency Section 31]].

* MacGuffin: The Valerians only exist as the ConflictBall between Sisko and Kira, never reappearing in the series despite Cardassian weapons smuggling being a plot point in several episodes.

* MacGuffin: The Valerians only exist as the ConflictBall between Sisko and Kira, never reappearing in the series.

* TheCaligula: Implied in Evil!Sisko's persona, who {{Mood Whiplash}}es between bored indifference, to sudden outbursts of violence and LargeHam.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never find out what became of the Valerians or what Sisko told them about what happened on the station.

Odo drops by Quarks for his usual round of {{Blackmail}} assisted info gathering. Quark mentions the crew, who trashed several holo-suite rooms by the way, spoke of something that would "make the enemies of the Klingon Empire tremble." That's all he has.

* TheCaligula: Implied in Evil!Sisko's persona.
* CasualKink: Odo is discussing the Klingons with Quark, who says, "Spare me from beings who think pain is pleasure. [beat] In small doses, perhaps..."

* TheDitz: Evil!Dax, who appears to be channeling the persona of a senile old man.
* DoubleEntendre: Odo's first sign that the senior staff acting strangely is when Bashir and Kira start smirking and talking in political double-speak.
* DragonInChief: Evil!O'Brien
* DramaticDrop: Evil!Kira says that she's going to remove Sisko "[[ImpliedDeathThreat one way or another]]". Cue OffScreenCrash as Quark drops a tray, tipping off Evil!Kira that he's listening in on their conversation.

** Evil!Kira has a seductive persona we're going to be very familiar with after meeting the MirrorUniverse Intendent.
** Evil!O'Brien's plan for dealing with the mutiny involves fleeing the station and returning in superior numbers with a Federation attack force. This is what happens in Season Six.

* IndirectKiss

* RebelRelaxation: Odo enters his office to find Evil!Kira sitting in his chair with her boots up on his desk.

* ThrownOutTheAirlock
* VitriolicBestBuds: When Odo collapses right after blackmailing Quark, the Ferengi rushes off shouting for Dr Bashir.

* WildCard: NeutralEvil!Bashir eagerly observes the impending crisis on the station, waiting to throw in his lot with whoever looks like winning.

* WouldHitAGirl: Evil!O'Brien cuffs Dax when she tries to alert Kira.