A Time to Stand

Episode aired Sep 29, 1997
TV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

8.5/10

2.3K

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Jeffrey Combs and Marc Alaimo in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

Borrowing a captured Jem'Hadar attack ship, Sisko and crew embark on a mission to destroy the hidden base where all of the ketracel-white is stored for the entire Alpha Quadrant.Borrowing a captured Jem'Hadar attack ship, Sisko and crew embark on a mission to destroy the hidden base where all of the ketracel-white is stored for the entire Alpha Quadrant.Borrowing a captured Jem'Hadar attack ship, Sisko and crew embark on a mission to destroy the hidden base where all of the ketracel-white is stored for the entire Alpha Quadrant.

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IMDb RATING

8.5/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
When Sisko slams his hand on the desk in anger, his breaking of the desk's surface glass was unintentional, but they kept it, since it underscored Sisko's frustration at being on the losing end of several engagements.

Goofs
Starbase 375 is scaled incorrectly when seen next to the Defiant. The base appears incredibly small when its size is compared to the "tough little ship," barely larger across than the Defiant. When one of its interior hangars is seen later in, it is much larger, easily able to accommodate a Jem'Hadar fighter. A station the size of the exterior shots could not fit a ship that size within it.

Quotes
Doctor Bashir: I'm so glad that you find the lack of proper medical facilities amusing; but if trouble breaks out, it's not a viewscreen or a chair or even a sandwich you'll be wanting. It's a bio-bed, with a surgical tissue regenerator.
Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax: Maybe. But right now I would settle for a viewscreen.
Nog: Or a chair.
Chief O'Brien: Or a sandwich.

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

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8/10

Is the pending invasion about to begin?

Like many of the seasons of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Deep Space 9", this is part of a season ending and season beginning two-part episode about a pending intergalactic war. These were all very good episodes--exciting, action-packed and fun.

In the previous show, the Cardassians and Jem'Hadar have assembled a fleet in the Alpha Quadrant--poised to take on DS9. Additionally, more ships are waiting to come flying through the wormhole to assist in the attack. So, Sisko orders his folks to mine the entrance to the wormhole with self-replicating mines--perhaps, if needed, this can cut off these additional ships.

Here in part two, two main things are occurring. First, the Defiant and their Klingon friends are going to try to take out a station that supplies Ketracel--the drug needed to sustain the Jem'Hadar soldiers. Second, the Cardassians/Dominion will try to figure out some way to disable the mines. How the Prophets play in all this is something you'll just need to see for yourself.