Not sure whether this belongs here or in the Deep Space Nine forum, but I was just watching The Dauphin and was wondering whether anyone has thought along the same lines as I did watching the episode.
When they discover Salia and Anya are shapeshifters they mention these are creatures only spoken of in legend and rarely seen. I wondered whether they actually weren't from Daled IV at all and are instead two Changelings/Founders. That at least Anya was one of the Changelings that was sent to explore space, like Odo, and that Salia was either her offspring or another Changeling she found.
My headcanon for the events would be that Anya lived on Daled IV and saw the horrible events of the war between the two factions and assisted with the romance between those purported to be Salia's mother and father (the Romeo and Juliet of Daled IV), but that they actually did not have a child. Instead, Anya saw an opportunity to bring together the two factions by training her offspring, or another Changeling, to be their ruler. We know that Anya is not from Daled IV, as she states the third moon in the system is hers. And it would explain her exceptionally overprotective behaviour, especially if Salia is actually her offspring. We also have nothing but Salia's word in displaying her true self at the end of the episode, and since she is wanting Wesley to remember her fondly, the actual form she took may have simply been to create this reaction. Or, simply moving into the form of those on Daled IV, as we do not know if they are shapeshifters at all.
If we take this to be the case, it makes the conversation between Anya and Worf really interesting. Since he would go on to take part in fighting against shapeshifters again in Deep Space Nine.
Just curious whether anyone else has thought something similar during the episode. It definitely made it a more enjoyable watch this time through for me. Even if it did feel like I was putting on a tin foil hat and weaving conspiracy theories...
When they discover Salia and Anya are shapeshifters they mention these are creatures only spoken of in legend and rarely seen. I wondered whether they actually weren't from Daled IV at all and are instead two Changelings/Founders. That at least Anya was one of the Changelings that was sent to explore space, like Odo, and that Salia was either her offspring or another Changeling she found.
My headcanon for the events would be that Anya lived on Daled IV and saw the horrible events of the war between the two factions and assisted with the romance between those purported to be Salia's mother and father (the Romeo and Juliet of Daled IV), but that they actually did not have a child. Instead, Anya saw an opportunity to bring together the two factions by training her offspring, or another Changeling, to be their ruler. We know that Anya is not from Daled IV, as she states the third moon in the system is hers. And it would explain her exceptionally overprotective behaviour, especially if Salia is actually her offspring. We also have nothing but Salia's word in displaying her true self at the end of the episode, and since she is wanting Wesley to remember her fondly, the actual form she took may have simply been to create this reaction. Or, simply moving into the form of those on Daled IV, as we do not know if they are shapeshifters at all.
If we take this to be the case, it makes the conversation between Anya and Worf really interesting. Since he would go on to take part in fighting against shapeshifters again in Deep Space Nine.
Just curious whether anyone else has thought something similar during the episode. It definitely made it a more enjoyable watch this time through for me. Even if it did feel like I was putting on a tin foil hat and weaving conspiracy theories...
