of melodrama)", he said that Deep Space Nine had "always been more compelling when dealing with shades of grey, not cut-and-dry absolutes". Epsicokhan wrote that if Sisko, Winn, and Dukat's final confrontation hadn't been such a disappointment, he would have rated the episode 4 out of 4 stars. In 2007, DVD Talk said " If you were ever a fan of DS9 you'll remember this as the fantastic finale that wrapped just about everything up" Taken as the last two episodes of a seven episode story arc starting with "The Changing Face of Evil", Comic Book Resources (CBR) ranked this episode as part of the #1 episodic saga of Star Trek overall. They praise the "great" crew montage and note the many plotlines being wrapped up, as well as the special effects work of Star Trek space battles. In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter ranked the two-episode finale as the ninth best episode of the series overall. In 2016, Empire ranked this the 30th best out of the top 50 episodes of all the 700 plus Star Trek television episodes. In 2020, ScreenRant said it was the second best series finale of all Star Trek series, and noted an IMDb rating of 9.0 out 10. Awards The episode won the 2000 Best Television Episode SyFy Genre Award. Home media It was one of the episodes included in the anthology DVD box set Star Trek Fan Collective - Captain's Log; the set also includes episodes from other series in the franchise including Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, and Enterprise. The other DS9 episodes included in the set were "In the Pale Moonlight" and "Far Beyond the Stars", and the episodes include an introduction/interview by Avery Brooks (Sisko in the series). The set was released on July 24, 2007 in the United States. Both parts of this episode were released in 2017 on DVD with the complete series box set, which had 176 episodes in a 48 disc set. Legacy This episode was novelized by Diane Carey, who would also go on to novelize Star Trek: Voyagers finale, "Endgame". Carey had also novelized "The Search", "The Way of the Warrior", "Trials and Tribble-ations", and the season six six-episode opening arc. An official series of novels, the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch, chronicles multiple characters' exploits following the events of this finale. Otherwise, Worf is the only character