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 * **Bashir€€€s final confrontation:** Though melodramatic, it does highlight 
 Siddig€€€s range and DS9€€€s willingness to take risks with character 
 possession stories. 
  
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 ## €€€€ Themes 
  
 * **Identity vs. Survival:** If one€€€s consciousness can persist beyond the 
 body, what remains of the original person? 
 * **Justice vs. Obsession:** Kajada€€€s relentless pursuit of Vantika raises 
 the question of whether vengeance can outlive reason. 
 * **Technology and Immortality:** The idea of using science to cheat death 
 €€€ 
 a recurring *Star Trek* moral quandary €€€ is here handled in a more 
 horror-like way. 
  
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 ## €€€ Final Rating: **5.5 / 10** 
  
 **Verdict:** 
 €€€The Passenger€€€ is a **competent but uninspired** early DS9 entry €€€ 
 conceptually solid but hampered by weak execution and an over-the-top 
 villain 
 performance. Its mystery lacks real suspense, and its philosophical ideas 
 remain underdeveloped. Still, 
  it€€€s a decent slice of early-station atmosphere and an interesting 
 curiosity in Dr. Bashir€€€s uneven early characterization. 
  
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 **In short:** 
 €€€€ *Good premise, weak payoff.* 
 €€€€ *Light sci-fi ideas, little depth.* 
 €€€€ *Watchable but forgettable.* 
  
 **Rating:** €€€ **5.5 / 10** 
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