2013, Keith R.A. DeCandido gave it a rating of 7 out of 10, saying Brooks "directed beautifully". He described the B-plot with Jake and Mardah as "compelling" and praised Cirroc Lofton and Jill Sayre's acting performances. Release The episode was released on June 3, 2003 in North America as part of the season 3 DVD box set. This episode was released in 2017 on DVD with the complete series 48 disc box set, which had 176 episodes and additional featurettes. The episode was released on August 3, 1999 in the United States on LaserDisc, paired with "Second Skin". The double sided optical disc had a total runtime of 92 minutes of NTSC video. "Second Skin" and "The Abandoned" were released on VHS in the United Kingdom on one cassette, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3.3 - Second Skin/The Abandoned. See also Star Trek episodes exploring the same theme of a lone young growing up amongst the crew: "The Child (Star Trek: The Next Generation)" "Drone (Star Trek: Voyager)" "I, Borg (Star Trek: The Next Generation)" References External links Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 3) episodes 1994 American television episodes Films scored by Jay Chattaway Television episodes directed by Avery Brooks