Do You Believe I'm Guilty Benjamin?

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[@saturn580]

Sisko has everything Dukat has ever wanted. Command of Deep Space 9, a loving family, loyal friends and the respect of the Bajoran people.

[@randomcenturion7264]

Makes sense why he's so obsessed with him.

[@2Scribble]

I love how Sisko actually pities Dukat at this point - while Dukat is barely clinging on to whatever passed for sanity xD

[@KyokujiFGC]

Sisko's a father too. He gets it.

[@stevencoardvenice]

Yeah but his wife is gone 😊😊

[@sampew1605]

This is many people's favorite episode for a good reason! Alaimo is an excellent actor and this episode shows off his talent

[@dhinton1]

DS9 had no shortage of excellent actors.

[@thiagodeandrade7081]

Alaimo (Dukat) was really imposing, and could do "composed, in peace with himself," as well as could "war criminal" and "raging mad".

[@spikeep6141]

That first instant you catch a glimpse of him, he’s already lying to you - “Oh, *right,* yeah - He’s *meditating,* now….”

[@dhinton1]

The interaction between Dukat and Sisko always made for great TV during the DS9 run ...... but this episode went next level. EASILY one of the top 5 episodes in DS9 lore. probably top 10 over all the Star Trek series.

[@Bobaklives]

Love Dukat, wish they didn’t end his arc with the silly Pah-Wraith stuff.

[@nunyabizness3866]

I don’t think dukat would have it any other way. Ascension to godhood. Well, fallen godhood.

[@jonathanfarley2023]

Yeah, I didn't like that, either.

[@crosseightyeight]

I think it's funny how he's been in Starfleet custody for months and he still hasn't changed his clothes.

[@CrystalKingdomGeneral4942]

Dukat: "A short time was all Ziyal ever had." Gee, I wonder who set things up to lead to her death...

[@CmdrSloanne]

That scene reminded me of haninbal Lecter and the FBI agent from Manhunter.

[@djargus]

Great that Starfleet had the idea to have a high level prisoner on a single starship with no escort!

[@ripple-effect-mlp]

It was all Starfleet could spare. Kira herself said later that only two ships were available to go on the search-and-rescue mission, and one of those ships was under a strict time limit.

[@Enkarashaddam]

Well there is a war on you know

[@MetaSynForYourSoul]

1:33 " Believe you're guilty??!! Are you kidding me??!!"

[@NealX_Gaming]

I'm speaking from unfortunate personal experience when I say that Dukat is a very accurate portrayal of a malignant narcissist. They are obsessed that others not view them negatively, no matter how many heinous things they've done. Sisko's refusal to engage Dukat in a discussion of Dukat's own personality and failings and his obvious distaste -- well let's just say I've been in his shoes too many times.

[@stevencoardvenice]

He wants adulation

[@BlokenArrow]

Kira never should have given the assignment to a husband and wife pair.

[@dhinton1]

Worf was the commanding officer of the Defiant when Benjamin wasn't on the station. Jadzia was Benjamin's closest confidante. They deserved to be the ones looking for him, even in the small window that they had to do so.

[@NerdilyDone]

@@dhinton1 Deserve, sure, but couples working together risks the mission by means of emotional stuff that wouldn't otherwise be there.

[@lumalilies]

Dukat: Would you believe that I, former leader of the central command, was so clumsy that I accidentally slipped and Pressed the Crash The Ship Button!?!

[@ummagumma00]

Very touching scene. Expert acting!

[@markblazevic9751]

Thank you for the gift he says. I feel better now.

[@markaous1212]

Only thing that annoyed me was they could have used Voyager corridor. I don’t believe Nebula class starships look like that. Except a security complex

[@idlehands1864]

Once again showing how idiotic the UFP can be, you have a high value prisoner the former head of the cardassian union, and instead of waiting until the end of the war, you transport him near contested zones in a war you still have no guarantee of winning, for the purposes of a mere formality hearing? Dumb

[@randomcenturion7264]

They never did embrace a proper military mindset.

[@MaxxyBee]

starbase 621: the hq of the furderation

[@richardgadberry8398]

Question: Why exactly is Dukat facing trial on Earth for war crimes and not Bajor?

[@glenndallas7171]

As quoted in "Duet," how can there be war crimes if there never was a war?

[@Trecesolotienesdos]

The federation was at war with them. Bajor wasn’t

[@stevencoardvenice]

​ You SURRENDERED

[@giancarlonurko3476]

This meeting seems all too familiar... 🃏

[@samsticka]

Was Dukat angry at Damar for killing Ziyal?

[@jackvearncombe9892]

@pnorbert2222 it's a bit more complex than that. By that time Dukat had fully embraced the Pah-Wraith Juju and didn't really care about anything but fulfilling their wishes. I believe that, had they both survived the war, and this episode not happened, Dukat had been successfully transported to whatever black-site prison he was going to. He would probably either blame Damar or himself.

[@tonyk9136]

I feel Dukat wouldn’t have been angry, as even though he was an egotist, he believed to a degree in some form of duty and punishment. When he accepts Ziyal as his daughter, it costs him his family and position. but despite being given a minor ship for his failings later on, he accepts it because it was the proper thing to do for his failings. I think he would extend the same idea to Damar, yes mad at the loss of his daughter, but recognizing she was a traitor and damar did his duty as a cardassian.

[@Bitchslapper316]

I never much cared for this episode. I like to think of it as the character assassination of Gul Dukat. Thank you for the upload though, DS9 was still my favorite star trek show and I appreciate the time you put into putting these scenes up. I hope you upload some more mirror stuff sometime

[@mikejohnson3387]

I'm actually running out of DS9. I've Uploaded around 90 Episodes

[@Bitchslapper316]

@@mikejohnson3387 Awesome man, thank you for uploading them. It was my favorite star trek show, it's a shame we never got more of it. Did you happen to upload the episode "the emperors new cloak"?

[@Bitchslapper316]

@@BravoDox I'm not sure what you mean. I was never fooled into rooting for him and never thought he was a good guy, I never said any of that. Everyone seen he was a brutal warlord at the head of an oppressive dictatorship, it wasn't hidden from anyone. My comment is was about the writers turning him into a batshit crazy nut job who hallucinates about DS9 staff members and then turned to the supernatural as a means to enact petty vengeance.

[@Bitchslapper316]

@@BravoDox That is correct but he wasn't completely insane, he was a cruel and calculated warlord. He wasn't seeing ghosts and worshiping supernatural creatures to further his agenda.

[@NerdilyDone]

I respect your feelings. I like the episode for its acting, but in terms of plot it's kind of out there...Dukat was never the all-hating person he's portrayed in this episode. He's honestly spent this whole show sucking up to the Bajorans, and we're supposed to believe he hates them? It's more complicated than that.

[@askjeevescosby2928]

I love this show but the ending where he gets possessed by some demon and burns to death with Sisco is just a stupid way to end it. So much character development thrown out the window for a stupid cartoonist ending. Out of all star trek I feel like dukat should be redeemed. It really should have been him to turn first not dumar. He was such a no name character him turning wasn't surprising at all.