episode as the #1 best of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In 2018, Vulture ranked this episode the third best of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In 2018, Nerdist ranked this episode the 11th most essential episode of the series. SciFiNow ranked this one of the top ten episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, remarking that "This could be the show’s finest hour". In 2007, DVD Talk said of the episode: "Everything from the directing to the writing, to the acting hits all of the right notes. This is an example of Star Trek at its best." In 2009, Time rated "In the Pale Moonlight" as one of the top ten moments of Star Trek. They called it "chilling", as Sisko slowly gives up his principles as the war gets more desperate. In 2013, Slate ranked "In the Pale Moonlight" one of the ten best episodes in the Star Trek franchise. In 2016, The Washington Post ranked "In the Pale Moonlight" the fourth best episode of all Star Trek. Empire ranked "In the Pale Moonlight" 13th out of the 50 top episodes of all Star Trek in 2016. In 2016, IGN ranked this the sixth best episode of all Star Trek series. In 2017, Space.com rated "In the Pale Moonlight" as the fifth best Star Trek episode overall out of its 700+ episodes, behind "The Measure of a Man" (#1), "The Trouble with Tribbles" (#2), "The Menagerie"(#3) and "The Best of Both Worlds" (#4). In June 2019, it was rated the fifth best episode up to that time, by Screen Rant. Io9 ranked it as the seventh best episode of all Star Trek episodes up to 2011. In 2015, Geek.com rated the moment when the Romulans announce to Sisko they determined the data rod was a fake, the 13th best moment in all Star Trek. In 2020, ScreenRant ranked "In the Pale Moonlight" the tenth best episode of all Star Trek franchise television episodes up to that time. In 2019, Screen Rant ranked a character introduced in this episode, Vreenak, as the 3rd most important Romulan of the Star Trek franchise. In 2020, SyFy also recommended watching "In the Pale Moonlight" as background on the Romulans for Star Trek: Picard. Home media release "In the Pale Moonlight" was released as part of a two-episode VHS release in the United Kingdom in November 1998. The other episode featured on the