I remember when this first aired this was so unexpected (in large part because the writers didn’t know they were doing this till they reached this episode). But it worked! It put every episode with Bashir post-uniform change into question including the baby changeling affair. And would set up a line of question into Bashir as a person that between this and his soon to be revealed status as an Augment would make him ripe for Section 31.

Ah here’s the real Martok, I love the eye’s been plucked out and the skin fused together, it gives him such a good look.

James Horan, the actor playing Ikat’ika, has been in TNG prior to this as Jo’Brill (The scientist that faked his own death so he could steal some sun shields and got a big ole phaser hole from One Shot Bev), A Tactical Lieutenant that was condescending in “Descent Pt. 2″ and on Enterprise as the Shadowy Future figure.