Star Trek: How Did Odo Keep His Job After The Occupation Of DS9?
Over the years, Star Trek has brought to audiences one of the best examples of science fiction television, setting precedent for space faring sci-fi. They also had a great ensemble of cast, both main and supporting, from various different backgrounds. There were common races such as the Vulcans and Klingons, but there were also a lot of unique ones too, such as Data and the tantalizingly neutral Odo.
A character in Deep Space 9, Odo was a changeling, capable of complex shape-shifting. He acted as the station security chief about the Deep Space 9 space station, alongside the familiar faces of Worf and the fan-favorite Miles O'Brien. Odo is a seemingly simple character; however, the further his narrative expands, the more complicated he becomes. His presence about the station also raises a lot of questions about how he was allowed to keep his job, after previously being the Cardassian chief of security, working for a race of people who did terrible things to the new federation friends, the Bajorans.
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Star Trek has received praise over the years not only for their deeply philosophical narratives, but also their various political plots and subplots. While this was always present, even during The Original Series, things ramped up with the introduction of Deep Space 9. The galaxy is riddled with various treaties, politics, and agreements, and is often teetering on the edge of war. Odo is a prime example of the complex political minefield DS9 was trying to navigate.
The titular space station in DS9 space station was once a Cardassian mining and refining station that orbited the Bajoran home world, Bajor. At this time, the Cardassians were occupying the planet, and they used Bajoran slaves to
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