The Siege (10 Oct. 1993)

As a "Circle"-led Bajoran military tries to occupy the station, a skeleton crew led by Sisko fight to reveal "The Circle's" big secret before they are forced to evacuate themselves. Meanwhile, Kira and Dax lead a mission to reveal the truth about "The Circle" on Bajor.

Director:

Winrich Kolbe

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
Louise Fletcher	...	Vedek Winn
Rosalind Chao	...	Keiko O'Brien
Steven Weber	...	Colonel Day
Richard Beymer	...	Li Nalas
Stephen Macht	...	Krim
Max Grodénchik	...	Rom
Aron Eisenberg	...	Nog

Storyline

Admiral Chekote has told Sisko he can't get involved in an internal Bajoran conflict and has to evacuate the station, but Sisko himself has no intentions of leaving. He feels he's come to care about what happens to the Bajorans and tries to muster support from the crew of the station. They will try to delay the takeover as long as possible and set up a resistance until the Cardassian involvement is revealed. As there's still no communications possible to Bajor, Kira sees no other alternative then to bring the evidence to the Chamber of Ministers, but all the runabouts are in use for the evacuation. Li Nalas thinks there might still be raiders intact on the Lunar V base and Kira and Dax take a look.

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Plot Keywords:

third part | 24th century

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 1993 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Famous actor Frank Langella who plays Minister Jaro is inexplicably uncredited.

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Goofs

When Dax and Kira are dressing up as Vedeks, Dax pulls Kira's sash through the ring twice and fastens it twice.

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Quotes

[Odo leads Quark into ops]
Odo: He's been brokering seats on the evacuation vessels.
Commander Sisko: Where did you get more seats?
Quark: Everybody always asks the brokers where they get their extra seats; and all I can say, this is my business to find preferred seating for select listed clients...
Commander Sisko: [grabs Quark by his throat] I have got more than 200 people who want to get off this station. Where did you get more seats?
Quark: A few trades... A person here or there who changed his mind about leaving at the sight of a reasonable ...
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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Strong conclusion to very good trilogy.

A Federation Admiral informs Sisko that they cannot interfere with internal Bajor matters and that DS9 must be evacuated. The evacuation begins with, however, a few volunteering to stay behind in order to give Kira and Dax enough time to inform the Bajor Assembly that it is the Cardassians who are supplying the Circle with weapons - with the express purpose of getting the Federation to leave and thus leaving Bajor defenseless. There are many good scenes in this episode, one of the best is how quickly Vedek Winn drops Jaro when she sees which way the wind is blowing regarding his future. We're sure to see more of her

• she is so smooth and nasty. There's even a small bit of humor when

Rom astonishingly outwits Quark much to the audience's amusement and Quark's annoyance. The special effects are good as are the action scenes. The conclusion including Li Nalas' fate is logical and was really the only way it could end. It was nice seeing Steve Weber as Bajoran Colonel Day; Wings is one of my favorite comedy shows. One thing I can't figure out is why Frank Langella as Jaro wasn't credited.