Sanctuary (28 Nov. 1993)

A race that has been conquered twice over, one of the conquerors being the mysterious Dominion, comes to the station seeking aid and a new home.

Director:

Les Landau

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator), Rick Berman (creator),

Stars:

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Avery Brooks	...	Commander Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir (as Siddig El Fadil)
Terry Farrell	...	Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
William Schallert	...	Varani
Andrew Koenig	...	Tumak
Aron Eisenberg	...	Nog
Michael Durrell	...	General Hazar
Betty McGuire	...	Vayna
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Vedek Sorad (as Robert Curtis-Brown)
Kitty Swink	...	Minister Rozahn

Storyline

Deep Space Nine beams aboard four aliens that have just traveled through the wormhole. The universal translator has a hard time picking up their language, but the four are finally able to identify themselves as Skrreans. Their leader, Haneek, tells they are a race that has been conquered by the T-Rogorans, who in turn have been conquered over by the Dominion. Most of their leaders were killed. Now three million Skrreans are adrift and looking for refuge. She is the first to find they 'Eye of the Universe'. According to Skrrean legends their mythical home Kentanna, a sorrowed world, is just behind the Eye. Sisko and Kira agree to help the Skreaans and soon hundreds of them visit the station. While Sisko thinks he found a suitable planet to relocate them, Draylon II, Haneek makes a discovery of her own.

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Plot Keywords:

refugee | female dominated society | first contact | translation | 24th century | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 November 1993 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andrew Koenig, who plays Tumak, is the son of Walter Koenig, who is best known for his portrayal of Pavel Chekov of the Star Trek franchise.

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Goofs

Haneek walks through an airlock and supposedly on to her ship. You can see the actor's reflection in the door, trying to get off-camera.

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Quotes

Haneek: [of the T-Rogorans] For eight centuries my people have lived under their rule. We've been forced to work as laborers and servants. We were able to escape when the T-Rogorans were invaded and conquered.
Odo: Who conquered them?
Haneek: I do not know their name. I only know they were members of something called 'The Dominion'.

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Soundtracks

"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy

User Reviews

The Character of Bajor

Sanctuary is a powerful character-development episode focusing on Kira Nerrise and the politics of her home planet, Bajor. Agricultural refugees from the Gamma Quadrant come pouring out of the wormhole in search of a prophesied homeland. Bajor fits the description, but can the Bajoran provisional government overcome the trauma of the recently ended Cardassian occupation and its own fears to accept a population of aliens? Nana Visitor (Kira) and guest star Betty McGuire (Vayna) are excellent and have great on-screen chemistry in this well scripted and powerful character study.

Recommended for viewing in sequence with earlier episodes of DS9. The episode does not stand alone, but builds on the Bajoran and Dominion arcs.