Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

The Search, Part II (1994)

Rene Auberjonois: Constable Odo

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• Major Kira : You belong to the Dominion, don't you?

  Female Shapeshifter : Belong to it? Major, the Changelings *are* the Dominion.

  Odo : [understanding]  You are the Founders!

  Female Shapeshifter : Ironic, isn't it? The hunted now control the destinies of hundreds of other races.

  Odo : But... why control anyone?

  Female Shapeshifter : Because what you can control, can't hurt you.

• [Kira and Odo find the rest of their crew unconscious in a cavern and attached to some machines] 

  Odo : What have you done to them?

  Borath : Nothing harmful. We're just conducting a little experiment.

  Major Kira : What kind of experiment?

  Borath : To see how they'd respond to an attempt by the Dominion to gain a foothold into the Alpha Quadrant. We were curious to see how much they'd be willing to sacrifice in order to avoid a war.

  Major Kira : And what have you found out?

  Borath : Unfortunately, they're proving to be just as stubborn as I'd feared.

  Odo : I'm glad to hear it.

• Odo : How do you justify the deaths of so many people?

  Female Shapeshifter : The Solids have always been a threat to us. That's the only justification we need.

  Odo : But these Solids have never harmed you. They travel the galaxy in order to expand their knowledge, just as you once did.

  Female Shapeshifter : The Solids are nothing like us.

  Odo : No - I suppose they're not. And neither am I.

• Odo : I admit this... Link of yours is appealing. But you see, I already have a link - with these people.

• Female Shapeshifter : Your link to the Solids won't last. You will always be an outsider.

  Odo : Being an outsider isn't so bad. It gives one a unique perspective. It's a pity you've forgotten that.

• Odo : It's... different than I imagined it would be.

  Female Shapeshifter : Whatever you imagined, I promise, it will be better.

• Odo : Then teach me what I need to know.

  Female Shapeshifter : I'll do what I can. But in the end, this is another journey you'll have to make on your own. And when it is over, you'll be ready to take your place in the Great Link.

• [Odo has linked with the female shapeshifter, leaving him awestruck] 

  Major Kira : Odo!

  Odo : Yes, Major?

  Major Kira : Are you all right? What happened?

  Odo : I'm not sure. But I know one thing. She's right: I am... home!

• Odo : And now, if you'll excuse me, I have to return to my bucket.