This is another convoluted time travel thing where people exist in two planes. When Dax, in her bullheaded way, talks the Captain into exploring a planet, the crew lands and finds the children of their future selves. Of course, the writers turn this into a moral tale about giving one's life so that others can go on. There is a connection with these people, who are kind and productive, and so they become the potential victims. By leaving, the crew will make it so 8,000 people will never exist. The time travel business is so far fetched and so badly explained that it just doesn't work. Again, Kira and her religious beliefs are held to a higher plane than the beliefs of the others. Odo also has an interesting role to play.
Review of Children of Time
