stage for the Dominion war story arc that continues in this season. A 2015 binge-watching guide for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine by Wired recommended not skipping this essential episode. In 2015, Geek.com recommended this episode as "essential watching" for their abbreviated Star Trek: Deep Space Nine binge-watching guide. In 2016, IGN ranked "Sacrifice of Angels" the 23rd best episode of all Star Trek up to that time. In 2018, Vulture rated "Sacrifice of Angels" the 9th best episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. They also recommended the entire sixth season, remarking "It's that good" and praising the war saga's evolution. They note how "Sacrifice of Angels" is the culmination of a story arc that spans the six previous episodes. io9 ranked "Favor the Bold " when paired with "Sacrifice of Angels", as the 88th best episodic presentation of all Star Trek in a 2014 listing. They note this as featuring a special effect sequence depicting a large space battle for Star Trek. In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter rated "Sacrifice of Angels" along with its 5 preceding episodes as among the 20 greatest episodes (or sequences of episodes) in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This six-episode arc is noted for its serialized format compared to shorter two-episode stories that had been more common to the Star Trek franchise up to that time. As a six-episode arc: "A Time to Stand" "Rocks and Shoals" "Sons and Daughters" "Behind the Lines" "Favor the Bold" "Sacrifice of Angels" The last two in the sequence have also been reviewed as a two-part saga. Sometimes the episode prior to "A Time to Stand", "Call to Arms" is also included in this story arc, for a full seven-episode saga. In 2018, CBR ranked "Favor the Bold" and "Sacrifice of Angels" as the 3rd best episodic saga of Star Trek overall, behind "The Best of Both Worlds" (Parts I & II) from Star Trek: The Next Generation. In 2016, Empire ranked this the 45th best out of the top 50 episodes of the 700 plus Star Trek television episodes. In 2016, The Washington Post called the Dominion war story arc possibly the "richest narrative" of the Star Trek universe. In 2020, The Digital Fix ranked this episode as the eighth best episode of Deep Space Nine. References External links Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 6) episodes 1997 American television episodes