The Jem'Hadar

Episode aired Jun 12, 1994
TV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

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

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

While in the Gamma Quadrant, Sisko, Quark and a strange telepathic woman are captured by the Jem'Hadar, the soldiers of the Dominion.While in the Gamma Quadrant, Sisko, Quark and a strange telepathic woman are captured by the Jem'Hadar, the soldiers of the Dominion.While in the Gamma Quadrant, Sisko, Quark and a strange telepathic woman are captured by the Jem'Hadar, the soldiers of the Dominion.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The original script mentions the Jem'Hadar shroud is similar to that employed by the Tosk. It also notes the Tosk were engineered as a gift to the Hunters as a reward for their loyalty to the Dominion, thus establishing the Hunters and Tosk were Dominion members. Robert Hewitt Wolfe confirms this connection.

Goofs
Commander Sisko says the planet that he, Jake, Quark, and Nog are on is a lot like Earth during the Early Devonian Period. However, they are walking through a lush forest with tall trees. During the Early Devonian Period plant life on Earth was limited to small shrubs. The first trees and forests didn't appear until the Middle Devonian Period, but they weren't overly tall. Large trees, like the ones on this planet, didn't appear for another 30 million years when the Late Devonian began.

Quotes
Quark: I think I figured out why Humans don't like Ferengi.
Sisko: Not now, Quark.
Quark: The way I see it, Humans used to be a lot like Ferengi: greedy, acquisitive, interested only in profit. We're a constant reminder of a part of your past you'd like to forget.
Sisko: Quark, we don't have time for this.
Quark: You're overlooking something. Humans used to be a lot worse than the Ferengi: slavery, concentration camps, interstellar wars. We have nothing in our past that approaches that kind of barbarism. You see? We're nothing like you... we're better.

Connections
Featured in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: What You Leave Behind (1999)

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

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Solid finish to the season

Sisko takes Jake on a field trip through the wormhole.

This is a solid episode that lays a good foundation for what is to come.

The plot is intriguing and entertaining with decent pacing and a reasonably clever ending.

There is an introduction to a new enemy which at this point in the franchise is much needed. It's way too early to pass judgement, but this episode makes the Dominion feel like a credible threat.

We spend some good character time with Sisko, Quark, Jake, and Nog. Sisko and Quark in particular have some strong exchanges and the chemistry between Avery Brooks and Armin Shimerman works well.

Visually it is excellent and showcases some of the best space battle action sequences of the franchise to the date of its original broadcast.

For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.