Rapture

Episode aired Dec 30, 1996
TV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Avery Brooks in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

Sisko begins having visions that may show him how to best help Bajor, but they're killing him.Sisko begins having visions that may show him how to best help Bajor, but they're killing him.Sisko begins having visions that may show him how to best help Bajor, but they're killing him.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
First episode to feature Starfleet officers wearing the new gray-top uniforms, which first appeared in TNG film Star Trek: First Contact (1996). While this uniform change covers the entire reach of Starfleet, the crew of sister show Star Trek: Voyager (1995) continues to wear the original DS9 uniforms, as they are lost in the Delta quadrant when the change is made.

Goofs
Dax says that "Starfleet should accept a new member every week". The Federation's civilian government accepts new members, not Starfleet.

Quotes
Quark: It's all about foot traffic. The more people come in, the more they drink, the more they drink, the more they talk, the more they talk, the more they let slip things that I shouldn't know, and that, oh, that always leads to latinum.
Lt. Commander Worf: Perhaps so, but there is one problem.
Quark: What's that?
Lt. Commander Worf: There's an ancient Klingon proverb that says, "You cannot loosen a man's tongue with root beer."

Connections
Featured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)

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

User reviews12

Review

Featured review

9/10

Better on rewatch

Sisko starts to experience visions of prophecy in relation to Bajor.

This is a very good episode with good character moments.

It helps to be a fan of the Bajoran religion episodes of DS9, but I think this is a well made and written episode regardless of your feelings on this aspect of the show. I think the dialogue and character arcs are very good and there are some great foundations laid for future plot lines. I did not enjoy it as much the first time but on a recent rewatch I found more to appreciate.

It is heavily focussed on Sisko and the writers produce several interesting scenes involving this character and others. I love the 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' tribute. Avery Brooks is mostly great, but strays slightly over the top in one or two instances..Jake, Kai Winn, Kira, Bashir, and Kassidy Yates have good scenes too. Louise Fletcher stands out as always. Themes regarding faith and science are done well, using the right characters.

For me it's a 8.5/10, but I round upwards.