Garak flips on the device and Odo finds himself locked into humanoid form. Tain has a prototype device that will create an energy field that prevents any shapeshifter from changing its molecular form. Now Tain wants Garak to prove his loyalty by extracting from Odo information about the Founders that may prove useful in the assault. There's even a suggestion that Garak took "enthusiasm" in such exercises. One conversation between these two reveals that Garak had quite a knack for extracting information-and I can't imagine that his methods of extracting information excluded torture. Tain accepts Garak back, but continues to test his loyalty. What else would a lone refugee who is surrounded by people who hate him have to look forward to? Ending his exile is about the only thing Garak would ever have to look forward to. Garak's decision to rejoin Tain for this mission is completely understandable. David Livingston's direction is superb-again finding the fine line to walk in pacing various elements of action, intrigue and characterization. Here are two characters who live on a station in which they are the only ones of their kind, have no real emotional ties, and survive each day by just doing their jobs. This episode may sport one of the largest pyrotechnic battle sequences ever on a Trek series, but when it comes down to it, it's all about Garak and Odo, and their common sharing of loneliness.
These two both succeed, however, for the same primary reason-very meaty characterization. Where " Improbable" was nearly all drama, "Die" ends as a big, bold actioner. "The Die Is Cast" lives up to part one, resulting in both of the two parts earning the four-star rating-quite a notable accomplishment. Garak rejoins his former mentor Enabran Tain and the Obsidian Order along with the Romulan's Tal Shiar in their plan to destroy the Dominion by launching an assault on the Founders' homeworld. Review by Jamahl Epsicokhan "You know what the sad part is, Odo? I'm a very good tailor." - Garak Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "The Die Is Cast"
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