The Die Is Cast

Episode aired May 1, 1995
TV-PGTV-PG
45m

9.0/10

S3.E21

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Leland Orser in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

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Now rejoined with his former mentor, Garak is ordered to interrogate Odo about the secrets of his people, while the joined Romulan/Cardassian attack fleet moves towards the Founders' home wo... Read allNow rejoined with his former mentor, Garak is ordered to interrogate Odo about the secrets of his people, while the joined Romulan/Cardassian attack fleet moves towards the Founders' home world on a mission of destruction.Now rejoined with his former mentor, Garak is ordered to interrogate Odo about the secrets of his people, while the joined Romulan/Cardassian attack fleet moves towards the Founders' home world on a mission of destruction.

9.0/10

Director
- David Livingston
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
- Rick Berman
- Michael Piller
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Rene Auberjonois and Andrew Robinson in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Wendy Schenker in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Director
- David Livingston
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
- Rick Berman
- Michael Piller
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The joint Romulan and Cardassian fleet approaches the station. Sisko is ready for a fight, but the fleet immediately goes through the wormhole - on their way to destroy the Founders' home planet. Sisko wants to pursue them and defies Starfleet orders to stay back and guard Bajor. Meanwhile on the fleet, Enabram Tain gives Garak his first assignment: interrogate Odo to find out about possible planetary defenses of the Founders. Garak gets a device which prevents changelings from altering their form. —Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)

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Trivia
This episode was the first with Ira Steven Behr as Executive Producer. One of the major changes he made to the series was in action sequences, specifically space battles, had to be shown on-screen more often and not just referred to, as TNG had repeatedly done. As the episode budget of DS9 shows could now accommodate more extensive battle sequences than TNG could do during its series run, starship fights became more commonplace in later seasons - especially during major Dominion War episodes. This particular episode marks the first signs of this change, as it features the biggest on-screen battle in Star Trek history up to that point (the Battle of the Omarion Nebula).

Goofs
The Cardassians and Romulans possess an item which prevents changelings from altering their shape, a device which would have been extremely useful for the rest of the series. It is never mentioned again.

Quotes
Commander Sisko: [Back on DS9, after returning from the Gamma Quadrant] There is still no indication that any Romulan or Cardassian vessels survived the attack.
Admiral Toddman: [on the monitor] Sounds like Wolf 359 all over again.
Commander Sisko: I had the same thought.
Admiral Toddman: [For disobeying the Admiral's order not to interfere with the attack on the Founders world] You may be interested to know I've decided not to file charges against anyone aboard the Defiant.
Commander Sisko: Thank you, sir.
Admiral Toddman: But if you pull a stunt like that again, I'll court-martial you, or I'll promote you. Either way, you'll be in a lot of trouble.
Commander Sisko: I'll keep that in mind, sir.