Vortex

Episode aired Apr 18, 1993
TV-PGTV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

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Terry Farrell, Nana Visitor, and Avery Brooks in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

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A man named Croden tells Odo he can take him to a place where aliens much like Odo himself exist, which would help Odo find out where he truly comes from.A man named Croden tells Odo he can take him to a place where aliens much like Odo himself exist, which would help Odo find out where he truly comes from.A man named Croden tells Odo he can take him to a place where aliens much like Odo himself exist, which would help Odo find out where he truly comes from.

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Winrich Kolbe
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
- Rick Berman
- Michael Piller(showrunner)
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Kathleen Garrett in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Cliff De Young and Rene Auberjonois in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Cliff De Young in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Armin Shimerman and Max Grodénchik in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Armin Shimerman, Max Grodénchik, and Randy Oglesby in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Trivia
This is the first episode in which the term "Changeling" is used to describe Odo.

Goofs
When Odo is knocked unconscious by the cave-in while inside the Vortex, he remains in a humanoid form. Evidently, his ability to retain shape doesn't require a constant conscious effort (in fact, it would be too hard for him if it did). Just because someone is unconscious, doesn't mean all their body processes stop working, otherwise losing consciousness would be fatal.

Quotes
[first lines]
Quark: The usual, Odo?
Odo: Nothing.
Quark: The usual.

Connections
References Cheers (1982)

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

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Review

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6/10

To be alone

Rene Auberjonois is center stage in this DS9 story. Odo gets a glimmer of hope that he might reunite with others of his kind.

It all comes from a fight on the space station between some aliens. One is killed and the other wounded. Cliff DeYoung the wounded one tells there are others like Odoin the Gamma Quadrant. And it turns out he's wanted for murder on another world so Odo is given the task to escort DeYoung.

The viewer also is given tantalizing bits and pieces of what a changeling society is like. It whets one's appetite for more.

And a season or two later all about changelings is revealed.

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