HIS WHOLE DEAL IS THAT HE'S TRICKING KIRA, right? She wants to see the best in him and, yeah, it's a flaw, but she doesn't get to see the scenes that we see where he's doing bad stuff when he's alone. I don't get Derek not getting Kira in this episode. I feel like this is DS9 showcasing its intrigue chops. We did a little in the pilot, and the show dang well intends to do it more and "Past Prologue" shows that. It's a little simplistic because the twist is "terrorist bad," but I Kira's willingness to believe he can change and the turn of us being on the same side as the Cardassians give it a little nuance. Is it enough though? Nine Deeps of Space is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine watchalong podcast.  New episodes go up Wednesday evenings at 10 PM CST (except when it  doesn't). Episodes are hosted on Anchor, but are available on most podcast platforms. For the next few weeks, we'll be posting bonus episodes on Sunday nights after The Beige and The Bold.