Star Trek’s Odo: The Best Episodes About Trek’s Natural Trick-Or-Treater 

As a Star Trek fan, what are you looking for in a great Odo episode? Do you want to learn more about this mysterious character, or do you just want to see an amazing performance from acting legend René Auberjonois? If you just answered, “why not both,” then it’s time you go watch (or rewatch) “Things Past.”

This Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode uses a fun sci-fi conceit to accidentally have Odo make telepathic contact with Sisko, Dax, and Garak. We get another wild flashback to Odo’s time with the Cardassians, and we learn that his hands aren’t necessarily as clean as “Necessary Evil” made them out to be. All of this culminates with Kira confronting Odo over his history as a kinda-sorta war criminal (or at least, a collaborator), adding amazing layers of complexity to both this character and the romantic relationship he hopes to have with Kira.