Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) Blaze of Glory (1997) User Reviews

Play the hero.

[thevacinstaller · 7/10 · 2 August 2021]

I enjoyed how that sneaky SOB Michael Eddington used/tricked Sisko to help free his Maquis counterparts. I enjoy watching clever characters overcome obstacles by using intelligence and wits ----- an absolute staple from the TOS that never fails to delight me.

DS9 has tackled terrorism throughout it's run but it never reached the highs of the episode 'High Ground' from TNG. This episode leans more into the tongue and cheek odd pair action movie formula ------ but it kind of works for me.

I am not ashamed to admit that I was quite bummed out when Eddington died. He's a lightning rod for conflict on this show and conflict = captivating stories. Well, at least he went out like an absolute boss --- Saving his family/friends and even his personal antagonist.

I'll have a home grown (no, really) tomato in your honor.

Ah Eddington!

[iblack-23610 · 8/10 · 15 August 2022]

I used to hate this guy! The way he toyed with Sisko drove me up the wall lol. I'm sure that many of you will agree.

This is the episode I finally liked him.

Fun But Really Hard to Accept as Realistic

[Hitchcoc · 7/10 · 1 November 2018]

This involves a message from deep space that indicates a missile attack by the Maquis could bring about the deaths of millions. Eddington is in the station's brig and is brought out by Benjamin to assist him in stopping the missile attack. The two of them parry and thrust as they head toward the war zone, encountering the Jem'Hadar. There are some surprises ultimately. In many respects, Sisko is a lesser man than Eddington and much of what the supposed traitor says is quite true.

One last attack by the Marquis

[Tweekums · 8/10 · 20 July 2010]

An intercepted message suggests that what is left of the Marquis has launched one final attack on Cardassia using weapons of mass destruction carried aboard several cloaked missiles. If the missiles hit their targets it is safe to assume that the Dominion would retaliate against both Star Fleet and the Klingons. As the missiles are cloaked the only way to disarm them is to go to the launch site and send the abort codes. The problem is nobody in Star Fleet knows where the base is, this means that Sisko must release the traitor Eddington and go with him to the Badlands. Here they must evade Jem'Hadar warships to get to the planet where they find that it has fallen to the Jem'Hadar already. While heading to the control centre they find a group of Marquis survivors and Eddington reveals that the message had been sent so that a mission would be dispatched and the survivors rescued and there were never any missiles.

This was a gripping episode, until the end I didn't guess that the message was just a plan to get people rescued. Ken Marshall put in a good performance as Eddington, it was fun to see him sparring with Sisko and nice that in the end he got to have an heroic death. The sub-plot where Nog stood up to General Martok and ultimately earned his respect provided a few chuckles.

They killed off the best character

[curtissingleton · 8/10 · 24 November 2019]

Eddington was hands down one the best developed characters on the show played by an amazing actor. It was an unforgivable mistake to kill him off.

Let's ask the guy in the Federation Prison to come save us...

[pat664422 · 7/10 · 13 December 2022]

I really enjoy this episode right up until the surprise twist, which at this point in the series starts to feel routine when it's revealed that Eddington has suckered Sisko once again.

When revealed, the whole plot is sort of insane. The remaining Maquis send out a message to get intercepted which they hope will result in Eddington being freed from prison to save them?

The writers have Eddington act all too convincing with how reluctant he is to be a part of this, all the while knowing his wife is depending on him to save her? Please. There's a lot of stretching going on here just for the sake of one last gotcha by Eddington on Sisko.

Sisko was already made to look pretty hapless in their previous contests - he had to poison an entire planet to get him to turn himself in. But even from prison, he can still play Sisko like a fiddle!

I wish the episode had stayed with the more straight forward plot and kept the focus on the characters. It's a great 3/4s of an episode at least!

Captain Sisko releases Maquis leader Michael Eddington from prison to supposedly preempt a missile attack on Cardassia from his former cell.

[qbfan2002 · 8/10 · 6 December 2011]

I didn't see this episode when it first aired in 1997. When I finally sat through it 12 years later, I did appreciate its entertainment value, especially the comic relief of the b story (Nog attempting to gain the proper respect of the Klingons back on the station). But with every other exchange between the Ben Sisko and Michael Eddington characters, my heart broke a little more. During the episode, it is confirmed that the Maquis (outwardly conceived as a story device for Star Trek Voyager) have been purged from their colonies on the Cardassian border. This was the last time the Maquis were mentioned during DS9, despite the Sisko character's expression of hope that several of them had survived the Dominion purge. In this writer's opinion, the Maquis were underused, and producer Ira Steven Behr's decision to terminate their involvement on DS9 is regrettable. They could've played a bigger role in the series outcome, especially during the final arc when Ezri Daz tracks Commander Worf down in the Badlands.

Moving on from the Marquis

[snoozejonc · 8/10 · 13 February 2023]

Sisko tries to stop a Marquis missile launch against Cardassia.

This is an important episode with memorable character moments.

I think this is a key episode for continuity and a good one for both Sisko and Eddington. There is some strong dialogue exchanges between the two that delve into each character from both perspectives and it works well. As things move on the plot takes a good twist, but the outcome of one particular arc is quite easy to predict. Both Kenneth Marshall and Avery Brooks lead the episode well.

One of the story's strongest points is that it takes the emphasis off certain plot threads and now puts all the focus of the show into the threat of the Dominion.

The subplot involving Nog's quest for Klingon respect is pretty entertaining, plus it further develops Nog and makes Martok even more likeable.

Visually it's a good one, with some particularly enjoyable action sequences.

When will they learn?

[moakin2005 · 3/10 · 18 June 2018]

So Star Trek TNG corrected a glaring blunder from TOS, involving commanders on "away" missions. But here we are again, on a foolish venture without backup, or common sense. Star Trek is loosely fashion after the US Navy rank and protocol, but clearly not in strategy. Big taboos: taking a prisoner on a wild goose chase, allowing said prisoner to pilot a vessel, allowing the prisoner to walk behind you and for Pete Sakes, arming a prisoner!

One last excuse to drag out the Eddington character...

[planktonrules · 4/10 · 18 January 2015]

This episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space 9" is not especially good nor does it really make a lot of sense. Although you'd have thought that there would be no Maquis episodes following the capture of the traitor, Eddington, here they come up with an excuse to bring him out for one more show. When the episode begins, there are indications that the Maquis are about to launch a last-ditch attack--one that will annihilate a lot of innocent Cardassians using a banned biogenic weapon. Why Sisko feels he needs to take the unrepentant Eddington out of prison to help him, I have no idea. Regardless, at the end it's one more macho confrontation--and the really dumb dialog at this point in the show really disappoints. Not a terrible episode but one that seems ill-conceived and bizarre.