YMMV / Star Trek Deep Space Nine S 06 E 06 Sacrifice Of Angels

• Broken Base: Some fans consider the Prophets intervening to make the Dominion ships disappear a satisfying payoff to Sisko's role as the Emissary; others consider it a disappointing cop-out on the writers' part, later repercussions notwithstanding.
• Cry for the Devil: Even with his villainy this arc, Dukat shows that he loves Ziyal, so it's devastating when he sees her shot. As he is grieving over his daughter's death, he states that despite her plotting against him, he forgives her.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: When the Cardassians feign a withdrawal from the line, hoping to draw in the Federation ships and envelop them, Bashir is the one to point out, "it's a trap." Alexander Siddig later played Hannibal in the 2006 TV film of the same name, the Carthaginian general who used just such a tactic to annihilate the superior Roman force at Cannae.
• Visual Effects of Awesome:
  • The first time the TV side of Star Trek really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a huge Galaxy-class ship thrusts towards the enemy... only for a second to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers.
  • It's also the first time the viewer really gets see what a Galaxy-class ship can do in a busy fight - the model-based shots of TNG somewhat limited the ability to show the Enterprise-D pulling off complex manoeuvres.
  • There's also the Klingons' Big Damn Heroes moment, where a Klingon fleet arrives in the nick of time, dramatically lit with a sun behind them as they charge into the fray.