Star Trek: 10 Times You Asked 'WHAT Were They Thinking?!'
4. Let He Who Is Without Sin
We’re short on ideas this week. What will we do? Oh, why don’t we make Worf an eco-terrorist for a while, and then have him suffer absolutely no consequences for his actions? Give that writer a promotion!
In honesty, there’s a lot to like about this episode. The banter between the characters, for the most part, is genuinely funny. Quark makes for a perfect thorn in Worf’s side, while Bashir and Leeta have the most mature breakup we’ve ever seen. Rene Auberjonois directs this outing, so we will always have a soft spot for it.
But then there’s the Worf issue.
The issue is two-fold. The first and most obvious one is his support of this conservative terrorist group. He aids them in conducting an attack against the entire planet Risa - surely this would have resulted in charges being brought against him, even if he did come to his senses later? But no, he simply helps them gain access to the weather grid, having already launched a false shock attack against the populace. Turning on them doesn’t do much for his reputation.
The second, albeit smaller, issue is that it all feels like a retread of Worf stories wherein he can’t relax, or doesn’t understand downtime. Had the episode been less out of touch, this would be more forgivable, but honestly, it all feels like it was thrown together in a slapdash way, hurting his character overall.