The Die is Cast (episode)

===Reception===
*Director [[David Livingston]] was grateful for having been involved in the creation of this episode. "''I thought it was really good, and Gary Hutzel's visual effects with the space battles were great. I was fortunate to be able to get something ''[to direct]'' that had a lot of stuff going on with torture scenes and intrigue and battles and explosions.''" (''[[Sci-Fi Universe]]'', Vol. 1, issue 10, p. 52)
*David Livingston, Dennis McCarthy, and writer [[Ronald D. Moore]] were all extremely proud of the scene where Garak tortures Odo. Said Livingston, "''I think the scene is the best in the episode. It's very intense, very dramatic, very powerful.''" (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'') Livingston even went as far as to say, "[It]'' is one of the best scenes that I've been involved in ''[&hellip;.]'' I put it on my director's reel.''" (''[[Sci-Fi Universe]]'', Vol. 1, issue 10, p. 52)
*This episode (along with {{e|Improbable Cause}}) was broadcast by the [[BBC]] in a feature-length format on its first airing, on {{d|13|March|1997}}.