The House of Quark (10 Oct. 1994)

Quark is forced to marry a Klingon widow after he takes credit for the accidental death of her husband, the head of a powerful Klingon House.

Director:

Les Landau

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman (creator),

Stars:

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Avery Brooks	...	Commander Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir (as Siddig El Fadil)
Terry Farrell	...	Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko (credit only)
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
Rosalind Chao	...	Keiko O'Brien
Mary Kay Adams	...	Grilka
Carlos Carrasco	...	D'Ghor
Max Grodénchik	...	Rom
Robert O'Reilly	...	Gowron
Joseph Ruskin	...	Tumek
John L. Bennett	...	Kozak (as John Lendale Bennett)

Storyline

'War is good for business' is the 34th Rule of Acquisition, but Quark is not noticing it at all. His bar is almost empty now people are leaving the station in droves in fear of the Dominion. Only a drunk Klingon, Kozak, is left and he refuses to pay. He assaults Quark and dies while accidentally falling on his knife. When Quark sees curious crowds outside the bar, he gets a great idea. He decides to tell everyone he killed the Klingon in a great fight to increase business. Odo warns him this might be dangerous, but arrogantly Quark refuses to listen. First he gets a visit by Zadok's brother D'Ghor seeking confirmation he died an honorable death, then he has to confess the truth to widow Grilka. She kidnaps him and forces him to marry her to save the house of Kozak. Meanwhile Keiko has to close the school because all the Bajoran children left. Miles tries everything to cheer her up.

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Plot Keywords:

24th century | character name in title | title spoken by character

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 1994 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second time in the Star Trek TV universe that the ritual dis-commendation of a Klingon warrior is portrayed.

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Goofs

If the two Houses have been enemies for seven generations, how can Kozak and D'Ghor be brothers? At best they would be distant cousins.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Quark: Now I know we're doomed.
Rom: Why, brother?
Quark: Rule of Acquisition 286: "When Morn leaves, it's all over".

User Reviews

Mary Kay Adams - The best Female Klingon

...Well, next to Kehylar, Worf's original mate - But she was half "Hooman".

This ep explores things that were initiated in Next Generation Klingon 'Sodes. The Production even uses Matte paintings and Sets created for "Sins of the Father" and "Redemption". But this 'sode goes a bit farther, revealing more about Klingon Family Traditions.

In the same way Mary Kay Adams (Grillka) acts to save her house, there is a B-Plot in this 'sode that shows the O'Briens dealing with some difficult changes. So... the common element of both plots are Family Ties.

Of course, as this sode is Quark-Centric, it begins and ends with Quark. This 3rd season Ep brings Quark to the front, and he becomes a lot more dimensional than his initial portrayal as the Ferengi "Barkeep" with eyes only for Gold Pressed Latinum. Armin Shimmerman gives the character more dimensions than a Fringe Alternate Universe plot line - So from this ep on, the Ferengi are treated with more respect than they originally got in the whole 7-year run of Next Generation. And even Gowron gives Quark one of the best compliments ever - Which actually created a tie between the Ferengi species and the Klingon species.

Mary Kay Adams created Grillka - Yes we know her character was created by writer Tom Benko for this ep in a Teleplay by the great Ron D Moore, but Mary Kay Adams - Best known as the Narn "Na'Toth" in Babylon 5 after taking up the role from Julie Caitlin Brown - created an image of a magnificent Klingon Woman - Proud, Powerful and even unattainable by Worf in a later 'sode (Looking for Par'mach in all the wrong places). I admit, I wish she were real - And as Brian Thompson/Klag in the Next Gen ep "A Matter of Honor" states, regarding Will Riker and Klingon Females - "They are inquisitive, they would like to know how you would endure... Them!" and my response is the same as Riker's "One? Or Both?"

• But that would only apply if there were two Klingon Women as

magnificent as Grillka, and there is not - Because Martok's wife Sirella (Shannon Cochran) is of course, married to Martok.

Of the three Klingon Women explored in Next Generation and Deep Space Nine - Kehy'lar, Grillka and Sirella, Grillka is the best... But there is a 4th, Kahlest - Worf's "Nanny" played by Thelma Lee - Who also was memorable, for a "Klingon Bag Lady" (She tells Chancellor K'mpek he's still too fat).

Klingon Women, got to love 'em!