I really liked this story and believe it was one of the first to set the bar on what we could expect from Deep Space 9 as opposed to TNG.
It has to be agreed that TNG still retained that 'cosy' Star Trek feel which is a hangover of Gene Roddenberry's vision for the original show. I have recently watched the entire TNG series again and although there were many great stories, I always felt that maybe the writers were being held back a little by the limitations that Gene's vision placed upon their shoulders.
Not only was the make-up of the Tosk done so very well, but this story also pushed Miles O'Brian to the forefront of the action. In TNG he was little more than a glorified extra.
I like to think the Tosk lived to a ripe old age. Indeed, I consider that Tosk's live the life of royalty when they are on their home world. They are then given 100 days to set-off on their journey as quarry before the pursuers join the hunt. Legend has it that the most famous Tosk of all was Tosk XXXIII who lived a number of centuries ago. To date his hiding place still hasn't been discovered. Some maysayers suggest he flew straight into a star as soon as he left the home world, but history believes he ivaded the hunt for all this time. Considering most Tosk live to the age of 80, it is believed Tosk XXXIII died centuries ago, but the people of his home world have not forgotten him and now there is a constellation in their night sky named in his honour.
It has to be agreed that TNG still retained that 'cosy' Star Trek feel which is a hangover of Gene Roddenberry's vision for the original show. I have recently watched the entire TNG series again and although there were many great stories, I always felt that maybe the writers were being held back a little by the limitations that Gene's vision placed upon their shoulders.
Not only was the make-up of the Tosk done so very well, but this story also pushed Miles O'Brian to the forefront of the action. In TNG he was little more than a glorified extra.
I like to think the Tosk lived to a ripe old age. Indeed, I consider that Tosk's live the life of royalty when they are on their home world. They are then given 100 days to set-off on their journey as quarry before the pursuers join the hunt. Legend has it that the most famous Tosk of all was Tosk XXXIII who lived a number of centuries ago. To date his hiding place still hasn't been discovered. Some maysayers suggest he flew straight into a star as soon as he left the home world, but history believes he ivaded the hunt for all this time. Considering most Tosk live to the age of 80, it is believed Tosk XXXIII died centuries ago, but the people of his home world have not forgotten him and now there is a constellation in their night sky named in his honour.