What a terrific villain. I don't know the actress who plays Alixus, but she is terrific. She has that smug smile and those fish eyes (no emotion) and she runs the whole show in her community. She exhibits pure evil. Unfortunately, Sisko and O'Brien fall into her trap and are punished by the villagers. Sisko gets put in a box (Cool Hand Luke would be proud), without food or water by this virago. There is an ugly scene where she pours a big tumbler of water in front of him without offering him any. She never breaks stride the whole time.