Sisko begins having visions that may show him how to best help Bajor, but they're killing him.Sisko begins having visions that may show him how to best help Bajor, but they're killing him.Sisko begins having visions that may show him how to best help Bajor, but they're killing him.
Penny Johnson Jerald
- Kasidy Yates
- (as Penny Johnson)
Michael Bailous
- Bajoran Security Deputy
- (uncredited)
Janet Dey
- Starfleet Admiral
- (uncredited)
Terry Green
- Starfleet Ops Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Hack
- Bajoran Woman
- (uncredited)
Randy James
- Jones
- (uncredited)
Al Kroft
- Bajoran Minister
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst episode to feature Starfleet officers wearing the new gray-top uniforms, which first appeared in TNG film Star Trek: First Contact (1996). While this uniform change covers the entire reach of Starfleet, the crew of sister show Star Trek: Voyager (1995) continues to wear the original DS9 uniforms, as they are lost in the Delta quadrant when the change is made.
- GoofsDax says that "Starfleet should accept a new member every week". The Federation's civilian government accepts new members, not Starfleet.
- Quotes
Quark: It's all about foot traffic. The more people come in, the more they drink, the more they drink, the more they talk, the more they talk, the more they let slip things that I shouldn't know, and that, oh, that always leads to latinum.
Lt. Commander Worf: Perhaps so, but there is one problem.
Quark: What's that?
Lt. Commander Worf: There's an ancient Klingon proverb that says, "You cannot loosen a man's tongue with root beer."
- ConnectionsFeatured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
Featured review
Ridiculous Bajoran mumbo jumbo
Seemingly all DS9 episodes that try to glorify Bajoran culture end up making them look more and more annoying. Largely, this is because all these efforts are based on ideas with gaping holes.
Here for example, Sisko gets electrocuted and starts having prophetic visions (no reason why). With these he discovers an ancient Bajoran metropolis. By which I mean he discovers the ruins of one obelisk. In a cave. Because lost cities built on plains have huge caves growing around them. In just about 20000 years, which is how old this city is - at this point we are expected to marvel at the ancient civilisation of the Bajorans, who by the way, in a previous (also bad) episode, were revealed to have built (in fact dysfunctional) light sail spaceships with which they reached Cardassia. Now, these spaceships were 800 years before, yet they had already faded into the sphere of legend and Bajorans couldn't be sure of their existence. Yet this amnesiac people retains evidence of a prehistoric city.
These are pretty large plot holes but not what makes this episode very bad. That would be the way in which Sisko turns into a "prophets" faithful, and stops Bajor from joining the Federation by warning them about locusts. Yes, locusts. What is really questionable is how and why the Federation would ever even remotely consider the application of a planet whose rulers can be swayed over by a delirious madman warning them about locusts. There have been bad Star Trek episodes over the years, but this one stands out, not as the worst, but possible as the most un-Star Trek like I have seen. Its logic goes against all things Star Trek. To put it simply, Cpt Picard wouldn't let this stand.
Here for example, Sisko gets electrocuted and starts having prophetic visions (no reason why). With these he discovers an ancient Bajoran metropolis. By which I mean he discovers the ruins of one obelisk. In a cave. Because lost cities built on plains have huge caves growing around them. In just about 20000 years, which is how old this city is - at this point we are expected to marvel at the ancient civilisation of the Bajorans, who by the way, in a previous (also bad) episode, were revealed to have built (in fact dysfunctional) light sail spaceships with which they reached Cardassia. Now, these spaceships were 800 years before, yet they had already faded into the sphere of legend and Bajorans couldn't be sure of their existence. Yet this amnesiac people retains evidence of a prehistoric city.
These are pretty large plot holes but not what makes this episode very bad. That would be the way in which Sisko turns into a "prophets" faithful, and stops Bajor from joining the Federation by warning them about locusts. Yes, locusts. What is really questionable is how and why the Federation would ever even remotely consider the application of a planet whose rulers can be swayed over by a delirious madman warning them about locusts. There have been bad Star Trek episodes over the years, but this one stands out, not as the worst, but possible as the most un-Star Trek like I have seen. Its logic goes against all things Star Trek. To put it simply, Cpt Picard wouldn't let this stand.
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- Ar_Pharazon_the_golden
- Sep 30, 2014
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