"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" The Visitor (1995)

Director:

David Livingston

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator: "Star Trek")
Rick Berman (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)

Original Air Date:

9 October 1995 (Season 4, Episode 2)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Melanie, an aspiring writer, wants to know why Jake Sisko stopped writing at 40. Jake tells how his father died in an accident and then suddenly reappeared.

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Narrator | Novelist | Suicide | Flashback Sequence

Cast

Avery Brooks	...	Captain Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf
Terry Farrell	...	Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
Tony Todd	...	Adult Jake Sisko
Galyn Görg	...	Korena
Aron Eisenberg	...	Nog
Rachel Robinson	...	Melanie
Majel Barrett	...	Federation Computer (voice)

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Paramount Television

Quotes:

Adult Jake Sisko: If you had shown up yesterday, or the day before, or a week ago, I would have said 'no', and sent you on your way. But here you are - today of all days. And somehow it seems like the right time for me to finally tell this story...

Slow and Boring.

I was always surprised by the number of Star Trek fans who liked this episode. When I asked them why they liked it, they told me that they liked it because it was very sad and touching.

I found "The Visitor" to be neither. Instead, I thought it was slow and boring.

However, "The Visitor" isn't an action-packed episode. It is about Jake's love for his father and how far Jake would go for him. I, myself, am a fan of action packed (and sometimes, a little romantic) Star Trek, not dramatic Star Trek.

So, overall, what I am saying is that it really depends on what kind of episodes you like - action, drama, romance, etc.