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7.8/10
1.8K
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Sisko tries to resolve the Maquis crisis by preventing a war, freeing Gul Dukat and offering the defected Hudson the chance to return.Sisko tries to resolve the Maquis crisis by preventing a war, freeing Gul Dukat and offering the defected Hudson the chance to return.Sisko tries to resolve the Maquis crisis by preventing a war, freeing Gul Dukat and offering the defected Hudson the chance to return.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
- Director
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- Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
- Rick Berman(story by)
- Michael Piller(story by)
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- Director
- Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
- Rick Berman(story by)
- Michael Piller(story by)
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Cirroc Lofton
- Jake Siskoas Jake Sisko
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- Director
- Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
- Rick Berman(story by)
- Michael Piller(story by) (showrunner)
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Storyline
Sisko, Bashir and Kira have been taken captive by Cal Hudson. Once again the two commanding officers try to convince each other, but when Sisko refuses to join Hudson's cause, he stuns them. After returning to the station Sisko orders O'Brien to find Gul Dukat and decides not to tell Starfleet about Hudson. Meanwhile Odo has found out Quark's trade. He and Sisko interrogate the Ferengi and find out what he was selling. Then the Cardassian legate Parn arrives with a surprising message. Parn tells Central Command was indeed secretly smuggling weapons, but that this was the doing of Gul Dukat. Sisko and Kira don't believe it all and Sisko realizes that Hudson was telling the truth. Sisko aims for the best possible scenario: preventing a war, freeing Dukat and offering Hudson the possibility to return. —Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)
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- Certificate
- TV-PG
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Did you know
- TriviaIra Steven Behr is extremely proud of this episode and considers it to be one of the most important early episodes in establishing the darker Star Trek ideology for which Deep Space Nine would become famous.
- GoofsFor much of the beginning of this episode, Major Kira's communicator badge is upside down.
- Quotes
Commander Sisko: Do you know what the trouble is? The trouble is Earth-on Earth there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. It's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise. Out there in the demilitarized zone all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints, just people-angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Toys That Made Us: Star Trek (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
Top review
Oh that's right, you're renegades aren't you?
This is a very strong finish to the double header with excellent character moments and it sets up the Marquis arc for further development in the franchise.
Almost all scenes and dialogue exchanges between characters are superb, with the standouts for me being everything involving Gul Dukat, plus Quark's banter with Sakonna and Odo. Sisko has some of his best material of the show with the character being put in a tough position.
Terrorism is an intriguing subject. It is a word that has often been applied to certain incidents and organisations when it suits the purpose of the powers that be and DS9 handles the complexities it quite well. The Marquis have a recognisable cause, but in the same breath, violence against civilian targets is never justifiable, not even in all out war, and the writers acknowledge this well. The ending, involving a decision that Sisko has to make is quintessentially Star Trek.
Marc Alaimo, Armin Shimerman, Avery Brooks are all on top form. Plus the support from other characters is strong.
The production values are very good, with strong cinematography, editing, set design and space action sequences.
For me it is an 8.5/10, but I round upwards.
Almost all scenes and dialogue exchanges between characters are superb, with the standouts for me being everything involving Gul Dukat, plus Quark's banter with Sakonna and Odo. Sisko has some of his best material of the show with the character being put in a tough position.
Terrorism is an intriguing subject. It is a word that has often been applied to certain incidents and organisations when it suits the purpose of the powers that be and DS9 handles the complexities it quite well. The Marquis have a recognisable cause, but in the same breath, violence against civilian targets is never justifiable, not even in all out war, and the writers acknowledge this well. The ending, involving a decision that Sisko has to make is quintessentially Star Trek.
Marc Alaimo, Armin Shimerman, Avery Brooks are all on top form. Plus the support from other characters is strong.
The production values are very good, with strong cinematography, editing, set design and space action sequences.
For me it is an 8.5/10, but I round upwards.
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- snoozejonc
- Mar 22, 2022
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