the crew that the Defiant is crewed by Changelings. When the Lakota fires on the Defiant, Lt. Cmdr. Worf, in command of the Defiant, has no choice but to return fire. Outmatched by the Defiant's superior armor and firepower, the Lakota is on the brink of destruction when Leyton orders them to destroy the Defiant. As Sisko confronts Leyton with a phaser, the captain of the Lakota, Captain Benteen, refuses orders to destroy the Defiant and stands down, allowing the Defiant on its way. With his conspiracy falling apart, Leyton resigns, and the state of emergency is lifted. Reception In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter rated the two-part episode consisting of "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost" as the 22nd best episode of Star Trek overall, praising how the episode "quietly drives home the scale of the danger facing humanity" and the casting of Brock Peters as Joseph Sisko. In 2014, Keith R.A. DeCandido reviewed the episode for Tor.com, giving it a rating of six out of ten. He noted the episode's exploration of situational ethics, and the two-parter's similarity to the film Seven Days in May. In 2018, CBR rated "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost" as the 16th best multi-episode story in the Star Trek franchise. In 2020, io9 listed this and "Homefront" as "must-watch" episodes of the series, describing the plot as a "dark, moral dilemma". Cultural references As Captain Sisko reads out the names of officers transferred by Leyton, he lists the names Daneeka, McWatt, Snowden, Orr and Moodus. Each of these is the name of a character in the Joseph Heller novel Catch-22: Doc Daneeka, McWatt (a pilot), Snowden (a radio-gunner), Orr and Colonel Moodus. References External links 1996 American television episodes Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 4) episodes Television episodes written by Ronald D. Moore Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes in multiple parts Television episodes set in New Orleans Television episodes set in San Francisco