S4E3 - Hippocratic Oath
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:48 pm
I selected this episode because it expands on Ketracel White and is a great Miles and Julian story.
Having caught our breath with The Visitor, we are back into the Dominion storyline with this episode.
The Jem'Hadar are an interesting species, and this episode adds depth to them. We learn that while they are biological programmed killing machines there is more to them.
There is a lot going on in this episode but here are some of the things I think worked well:
There is a great conflict between the Academic Bashir, who sees a medical problem to solve, as well as his Hippocratic Oath to help anyone, vs O'Brien's solider who sees them captured by the enemy and is working to escape and survive.
But I think that this episode is about loyalty and duty.
Julian's duty to the Hippocratic Oath, Mile's loyalty to saving Julian, Goran'Agar loyalty to his men, and then finally Goran'Agar's duty to kill them when it's clear there is no cure.
Miles and Julian have a pretty significant conflict and are angry with each other as the episode ends, but we also see the strength of their friendship, that in a few days they will move past this, and move on.
Having caught our breath with The Visitor, we are back into the Dominion storyline with this episode.
The Jem'Hadar are an interesting species, and this episode adds depth to them. We learn that while they are biological programmed killing machines there is more to them.
There is a lot going on in this episode but here are some of the things I think worked well:
There is a great conflict between the Academic Bashir, who sees a medical problem to solve, as well as his Hippocratic Oath to help anyone, vs O'Brien's solider who sees them captured by the enemy and is working to escape and survive.
But I think that this episode is about loyalty and duty.
Julian's duty to the Hippocratic Oath, Mile's loyalty to saving Julian, Goran'Agar loyalty to his men, and then finally Goran'Agar's duty to kill them when it's clear there is no cure.
Miles and Julian have a pretty significant conflict and are angry with each other as the episode ends, but we also see the strength of their friendship, that in a few days they will move past this, and move on.