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* YankTheDogsChain: For once in his life, raising the baby Changeling has made Odo truly, genuinely happy - naturally, it dies. Best summed up in the way TheReveal takes place: Odo goes on a long, cheerful monologue to Quark about how connecting to the Changeling has not only made him feel better, but finally made him reconnect to what it's like to be a Changeling and made his life as a solid seem not so bad...[[MoodWhiplash and then he immediately gets the call that the Changeling is dying]].
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* YankTheDogsChain: For once in his life, raising the baby Changeling has made Odo truly, genuinely happy - naturally, it dies. Best summed up in the way TheReveal takes place: Odo goes on a long, cheerful monologue to Quark about how connecting to the Changeling has not only made him feel better, but finally made him reconnect to what it's like to be a Changeling and made his life as a solid seem not so bad... [[MoodWhiplash and then he immediately gets the call that the Changeling is dying]].
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* OffTheShelfFX: When Odo is training the infant changeling, it mimic's Odo's face. The producers ran into a problem, as there was no money left in the budget for CGI effects. (The part that we see with the changeling in the petri dish was already filmed and set for CGI processing) One of the producers got a brainstorm, took a length of pantyhose, put it over his hand, and poured the physical goop representing the non-CGI changeling over it, and had the scene shot, with his hand in the foreground blurred (hiding the defects), and Reñe and James Sloyan (Mora) reacting to it. It saved them money, and was easy to create.
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* OffTheShelfFX: When Odo is training the infant changeling, it mimic's Odo's face. The producers ran into a problem, as there was no money left in the budget for CGI effects. (The part that we see with the changeling in the petri dish was already filmed and set for CGI processing) One of the producers got a brainstorm, took a length of pantyhose, put it over his hand, and poured the physical goop representing the non-CGI changeling over it, and had the scene shot, with his hand in the foreground blurred (hiding the defects), and Reñe René Auberjonois and James Sloyan (Mora) reacting to it. It saved them money, and was easy to create.
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* YankTheDogsChain: For once in his life, raising the baby Changeling has made Odo truly, genuinely happy - naturally, it dies. Best summed up in the way TheReveal takes place: Odo goes on a long, cheerful monologue to Quark about how connecting to the Changeling has not only made him feel better, but finally made him reconnect to what its like to be a Changeling and made his life as a solid seem not so bad...[[MoodWhiplash and then he immediately gets the call that the Changeling is dying]].
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* YankTheDogsChain: For once in his life, raising the baby Changeling has made Odo truly, genuinely happy - naturally, it dies. Best summed up in the way TheReveal takes place: Odo goes on a long, cheerful monologue to Quark about how connecting to the Changeling has not only made him feel better, but finally made him reconnect to what its it's like to be a Changeling and made his life as a solid seem not so bad...[[MoodWhiplash and then he immediately gets the call that the Changeling is dying]].
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both Odo and Mora Pol ultimately are shown to have points in their arguments regarding raising the changeling. Eventually they merge both approaches and obtain more superior results than either of their extremes.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both Odo and Mora Pol ultimately are shown to have points in their arguments regarding raising the changeling. Eventually they merge both approaches and obtain more superior better results than either of their extremes.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both Odo and Mora Pol ultimately are shown to have points in their arguments regarding raising the changeling. Eventually they merge both approaches and superior results than either of their extremes.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both Odo and Mora Pol ultimately are shown to have points in their arguments regarding raising the changeling. Eventually they merge both approaches and obtain more superior results than either of their extremes.
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* TransformationExhilaration: Among Odo's earliest lessons for the baby Changeling is that shapeshifting itself is fun, and he recalls that he found learning how to become simple geometric shapes "immensely rewarding" when he was young. Later in the same episode, the baby is able to restore Odo's powers, prompting him to spontaneously transform into a hawk, soar across the Promenade, and change back with an expression of pure, jubilant bliss on his face... one that quickly turns to sorrow as he realizes that he only regained his powers because the baby was dying and wanted to help him in its final moments.
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* OffTheShelfFX: When Odo is training the infant changeling, it mimic's Odo's face. The producers ran into a problem, as there was no money left in the budget for CGI effects. (The part that we see with the changeling in the petri dish was already filmed and set for CGI processing) One of the producers got a brainstorm, took a length of pantyhose, put it over his hand, and poured the physical goop representing the non-CGI changeling over it, and had the scene shot, with his hand in the foreground blurred (hiding the defects), and Reñe and James Sloyan (Mora) reacting to it. It saved them money, and was easy to create.
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* EyeTake: Worf asks Odo why he is "talking to his beverage". Odo happily replies that it's not a beverage but a baby changeling, and walks off, leaving Worf to stare suspiciously at his prune juice.
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* EyeTake: Worf asks Odo why he is "talking to his [his] beverage". Odo happily replies that it's not a beverage but a baby changeling, and then walks off, leaving Worf to stare glare suspiciously at his prune juice.
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* EyeTake: Worf asks Odo why he is "talking to his beverage". Odo happily replies that it's not a beverage but a baby changeling, and walks off, leaving Worf to stare suspiciously at his prune juice.
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* SurpassedTheTeacher: Odo hopes that the baby changeling will be a better shapeshifter than he is.
-->'''Odo:''' I was never a very good shape-shifter. If you could see the face I'm stuck with, you'd know what I mean, but I think I can be a good teacher. You'll be better than I ever was.
-->'''Odo:''' I was never a very good shape-shifter. If you could see the face I'm stuck with, you'd know what I mean, but I think I can be a good teacher. You'll be better than I ever was.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both Odo and Mora Pol ultimately are shown to have points in their arguments regarding raising the changeling. Eventually they ''do'' resort to Mora's more painful techniques, which finally get the baby changeling to alter its shape...but then it attempts to mimic Odo's face, showing that the more nurturing approach Odo had used earlier hadn't been totally wasted.
** Odo also uses a much more moderate version of Pol's original since they absolutely know the baby Changeling is a sentient being; the shock charge is one that Pol suggests will be merely uncomfortable, not painful, and is enough to induce the changeling to move without actually hurting it. It's quite literally a workable compromise between the two methods.
** Odo also uses a much more moderate version of Pol's original since they absolutely know the baby Changeling is a sentient being; the shock charge is one that Pol suggests will be merely uncomfortable, not painful, and is enough to induce the changeling to move without actually hurting it. It's quite literally a workable compromise between the two methods.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both Odo and Mora Pol ultimately are shown to have points in their arguments regarding raising the changeling. Eventually they ''do'' resort to Mora's more painful techniques, which finally get the baby changeling to alter its shape...but then it attempts to mimic Odo's face, showing that the more nurturing approach Odo had used earlier hadn't been totally wasted.
** Odo also uses a much more moderate version of Pol's original since they absolutely know the baby Changeling is a sentient being; the shock charge is one that Pol suggests will be merely uncomfortable, not painful,merge both approaches and is enough to induce the changeling to move without actually hurting it. It's quite literally a workable compromise between the two methods.superior results than either of their extremes.
** Odo also uses a much more moderate version of Pol's original since they absolutely know the baby Changeling is a sentient being; the shock charge is one that Pol suggests will be merely uncomfortable, not painful,
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* IWasJustJoking: An implied one. When [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E17Accession he first heard Keiko was pregnant]], Worf loudly announced he would be on leave on Earth during the delivery. But he appears for a MandatoryLine here, indicating his earlier plans weren't serious.
** Then again, Kira ended up carrying the baby.
** Then again, Kira ended up carrying the baby.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Quark is suspicious of Odo being chummy with him, as it ''usually'' means that Odo wants something from him, usually a confession. It takes him a while to accept that Odo, for once, is ''genuinely'' happy.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Quark is suspicious of Odo being chummy with him, as it ''usually'' means that Odo wants something from him, usually like a confession. It takes him a while to accept that Odo, for once, is ''genuinely'' happy.
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While Kira is giving birth to the O'Briens' baby, Odo adopts an infant Changeling.
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Odo resolves not to use the harsh tactics inflicted on him by Dr. Mora to teach his young changeling how to shapeshift. He gives it a tour of the station and talks to it constantly, but he's dismayed when Dr. Mora arrives on the station eager to help anyway. Odo angrily accuses Mora of being a cruel father figure, but Mora defends himself, saying that he used the only techniques he had available. He convinces Odo to let him stay and supply his knowledge while Odo attempts his gentler approach. However, Odo's style yields no results, and Sisko warns them that the Federation will take over the project if Odo makes no progress. Odo is forced to start integrating Mora's sharper methods.
The new methods work, and soon the changeling is learning to move and form shapes to avoid electrostatic. After one experiment, the changeling reaches out unprovoked and forms an imitation of Odo's face. Odo and Mora are both overcome with joy. Mora admits that Odo's gentler approach has allowed him to form a connection with the infant that Odo never felt for him. However, Odo admits that without Mora's tutelage, he'd still be sitting on a shelf somewhere. They reconcile and resolve to celebrate.
While Odo is getting drunk, he's called back to Sick Bay. The changeling's radiation poisoning was never fully healed, and it's now dying. Distraught, Odo takes the dying changeling into his hands, and his body suddenly absorbs it. Odo instrictively realizes that his body has changed, and he shapeshifts into a bird. His abilities are restored.
Meanwhile, O'Brien and Shakaar's squabbling get them kicked out of the birthing chamber, but they're invited back in just in time to witness Kira give birth to the O'Briens'
As they part ways, Mora tells Odo
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* StatusQuoIsGod: Odo is back to his old shapeshifting self.
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* RewatchBonus: If you view this episode again AFTER seeing [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E14InPurgatorysShadow In Purgatory's Shadow]], you'll know that [[spoiler:Changeling!Bashir was in this episode and that despite being a changeling himself and possible knowledge of changeling physiology, his efforts to help the baby were not enough as the baby was truly sick with nothing more that he could do]].
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* DeatgOfAChild: This episode contains the death of a ''baby''.
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* DeatgOfAChild: DeathOfAChild: This episode contains the death of a ''baby''.
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* DeatgOfAChild: This episode contains the death of a ''baby''.
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* InfantImmortality: Averted.
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** Then again, Kira ended up carrying the baby.
