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audience believed that it was a single log recording. Lobl had those filmed very tightly, and so there were not many options available in editing as only two angles were filmed for those sequences. The script had called for Sisko to get more and more drunk during those sequences as he descends into the flashbacks; Lobl had expected the studio to pull that idea before filming, but they did not. Lobl also had Sisko begin to remove various parts of his uniform at the same time, which he felt demonstrated that the character was baring his soul about the story.
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accepted by the writing team. The screenplay was entirely re-written. Taylor called the final version "brilliant" but admitted that it had mostly been written by Moore. Moore explained that the story needed something of weight in order to push Sisko along. The writing team discussed having the
Dominion take one of the well-known planets of the Federation.
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began working with Taylor to revise the screenplay, dropping Jake from the plot entirely. They were having trouble with the pacing of the story, but Moore realised while drinking late at night that it would work if it was told in flashbacks. He pitched the idea the following morning, and it was
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government. If revealed, it would bring down the government during a time of war, which would force Sisko to prevent his son from revealing the information. At this point, the episode was called "Patriot". The plot then evolved to focus on Sisko instead. Writer
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film and television. They note this as case where Sisko gives up his principles, and note it as an example of the moral complexities presented in the show; he tries to weigh his actions against the goal of a victory in the
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in 2016, saying: "Do good intentions matter? Does the end always justify the means? Everyone will take something different from this episode and ultimately there may not be a right answer. You don't get that on
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605:release in
588:Digital Spy
541:Inquisition
490:Rick Berman
401:Vietnam War
363:holographic
204:Inquisition
176:Casey Biggs
72:Teleplay by
57:Victor Lobl
54:Directed by
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2559:The Search
2516:Birthright
2488:Redemption
2474:Data's Day
2386:Enterprise
1920:References
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1760:2019-06-04
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1659:2019-07-02
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1539:. DVD Talk
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1493:2019-07-11
1467:2021-04-01
1442:2019-03-20
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1390:2019-07-13
1361:2019-07-23
1289:Dreamwatch
1160:TrekNation
1130:TrekNation
975:2018-04-24
879:ScreenRant
608:Dreamwatch
504:Boy Scouts
409:Jake Sisko
378:Production
355:Dr. Bashir
301:Elim Garak
153:Elim Garak
134:45 minutes
123:1998-04-13
100:Editing by
86:David Bell
49:Episode 19
2815:Star Trek
2699:Discovery
2687:The Aenar
2673:Babel One
2666:Kir'Shara
2659:Minefield
2566:Visionary
2530:Timescape
2523:The Chase
2453:The Enemy
2446:Contagion
2345:Star Trek
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