In the Cards

Episode aired Jun 9, 1997
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

2.2K

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Aron Eisenberg and Cirroc Lofton in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

Jake and Nog go through hell and high water, from participating in an auction to dealing with the Dominion, to receiving a Willie Mays baseball card, all in order to cheer up the war-fatigue... Read allJake and Nog go through hell and high water, from participating in an auction to dealing with the Dominion, to receiving a Willie Mays baseball card, all in order to cheer up the war-fatigued Captain Sisko.Jake and Nog go through hell and high water, from participating in an auction to dealing with the Dominion, to receiving a Willie Mays baseball card, all in order to cheer up the war-fatigued Captain Sisko.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This is the first episode of Star Trek to be directed by Michael Dorn.

Goofs
Although the established conversion of Latinum is twenty strips are equal to one bar (Body Parts (1996)), during the auction Quark raises the price of the chest containing the baseball card to one bar, twenty-five strips before Dr. Giger bids 2 bars. Since there are only twenty strips in a bar, this bid is in fact less than the previous bid.

Quotes
[Jake and Nog are working for a scientist named Geiger, involving them in the search for a missing teddy bear]
Jake Sisko: Let me introduce you to a new Human expression: we're going to beard the lion in its den.
Cadet Nog: Lions, Gigers, bears...
Jake Sisko: Oh my.

Connections
Featured in Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (2007)

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

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Review

Featured review

9/10

An oddball Trek story for the odd Trek series.

A lot of people seem to dislike this episode. I think they take it too seriously. It's obviously a farce. As evinced by the over the top 'Geiger' and his valiant struggle against the 'Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy'. The episode harkens back to the 'self sealing stem bolts' of another Jake and Nog adventure. There are a few clunker lines in the teleplay. And it is not hard to see why. The writers of this story have never written anything else. I am not certain why they contributed a story? Truly Barr Clark is a former intern but Scott Neal? No info I can find. Most of the writing seems to have been done by Ron Moore, who did teleplays for literally hundreds of Trek episodes. This is also Michael "Worf" Dorn's first foray into directing, and he dos surprisingly well. Though you may notice he kind of fades into the scenery for this episode.

The story is remarkable in that the A story is a goofy romp with all kinds of oddball details. The barely perceived B story is the much more serious immanent threat of Dominion invasion. Touched on by the opening scene, a conversation between Sisko and Kai Winn, and the presence of Weyoun on the station to meet the Kai.

Is this a Klingon battle Royale? Is it a daring mission by the Defiant and crew with scheming Gul Dukat lurking behind the scenes? No, but it's a fun story with some humor. From here on out, there is no room for humor as nearly every episode that follows is full of intrigue, action and drama.