Episode complete credited cast: | |||
Avery Brooks | ... | Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko | |
Rene Auberjonois | ... | Odo (credit only) | |
Alexander Siddig | ... | Doctor Bashir (as Siddig El Fadil) (credit only) | |
Terry Farrell | ... | Lt. Jadzia Dax | |
Cirroc Lofton | ... | Jake Sisko (credit only) | |
Colm Meaney | ... | Chief Miles O'Brien | |
Armin Shimerman | ... | Quark (credit only) | |
Nana Visitor | ... | Major Kira | |
Julia Nickson | ... | Cassandra | |
Steve Vinovich | ... | Joseph | |
Michael B. Silver | ... | Vinod (as Michael Buchman Silver) | |
Erick Weiss | ... | Stephan | |
Gail Strickland | ... | Alixus | |
Majel Barrett | ... | Computer Voice (voice) |
Sisko and O'Brien are surveying the area surrounding the wormhole to look for habitable planets. They are stunned to find there's already a colony present in the Orellius system. After beaming down they find out none of their technology is working anymore, they can't beam back. It seems a duonetic field is preventing all EM activity. The villagers are survivors of a personnel transport that crashed down on the surface ten years ago. Alixus, a woman that seems in charge of the group of people, tells of their pride in achieving to survive without using any technology. While Sisko suspects a rescue party will come soon, Alixus is convinced they're here to stay for a while and urges them to adapt to the group and abandon technology. Written by Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)
Most unsatisfying episode ever written. Dennis McCarthy must have been off his meds while writing this. Gene R. is rolling over in his grave at the lack of punishment for the torture of the innocent, and death of children that resulted in this farce of an episode due to some crazy woman's Ideals.