The Siege of AR-558
- Episode aired Nov 18, 1998
- TV-PG
- 45m
Capt. Sisko and his away team volunteer to stay with a besieged unit at an isolated outpost.Capt. Sisko and his away team volunteer to stay with a besieged unit at an isolated outpost.Capt. Sisko and his away team volunteer to stay with a besieged unit at an isolated outpost.
- Lieutenant Ezri Dax
- (as Nicole deBoer)
- Jake Sisko
- (credit only)
- M'Pella
- (uncredited)
- Bajoran Pah-wraith Follower
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Quark describes to Nog what happens when Humans' creature comforts are taken away is one of Armin Shimerman's favorite scenes he has ever performed on the show.
- GoofsCaptain Sisko is informed only after he beams down to the planet that the captain and first officer of the Starfleet forces there had been killed days earlier. There is no reason this information would have been kept from Starfleet Command or Captain Sisko.
- Quotes
Quark: Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, Nephew. They're a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don't believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
Written by Dennis McCarthy
There is a Federation base on AR-558--a place that used to be under Dominion control. It's recently been under siege for some time and the Federation troops there are disheartened and beaten up pretty badly. So, when Sisko and some of his folks arrive, they are very welcome. But the task of keeping this base seems impossible, as only about a third of the original troops are alive.
An interesting guest star in this one is Billy Mumy, as he was once a regular on "Lost in Space" and was a regular on "Babylon 5" when he made this guest appearance. Overall, a decent episode, though I did feel their attempt to be grittier still felt amazingly sanitized compared to real warfare. Still, it's worth seeing.
- planktonrules
- Jan 26, 2015
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