the crash. After much discussion, and joining in the community's planting festival, they choose to repeat the crash. But the older Odo loves Kira so much he would rather prevent her death than allow the 8,000 colonists to survive. He secretly changes their programmed flight plan so that they escape from the bubble—causing the colony to vanish from existence. Production The outdoor shots of exoplanet "Gaia" were filmed in California. Reception In 2015, Geek.com recommended this episode for their abbreviated Star Trek: Deep Space Nine binge-watching guide. "Children of Time" was ranked the 5th best romantic Star Trek episode by ScreenRant in 2017. In 2018, Nerdist ranked this episode the 10th most essential episode of the series. In 2018, SyFy recommend this episode for its abbreviated watch guide for the Bajoran character Kira Nerys. They felt this was a fun episode and also important for the Odo - Kira relationship story. References External links 1997 American television episodes Star Trek time travel episodes Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 5) episodes