If Wishes Were Horses
- Episode aired May 16, 1993
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
While Dax investigates an unusual energy reading near DS9 to see if it's dangerous for the station, people's imaginations suddenly come alive, causing chaos.While Dax investigates an unusual energy reading near DS9 to see if it's dangerous for the station, people's imaginations suddenly come alive, causing chaos.While Dax investigates an unusual energy reading near DS9 to see if it's dangerous for the station, people's imaginations suddenly come alive, causing chaos.
Alexander Siddig
- Doctor Julian Bashir
- (as Siddig El Fadil)
Michael J. Anderson
- Rumpelstiltskin
- (as Michael John Anderson)
Scott Barry
- Bajoran Officer
- (uncredited)
Kristin Bauer
- Quark's Blonde Fantasy Woman
- (uncredited)
Robert Coffee
- Bajoran Civillian
- (uncredited)
Frank Collison
- Dolak
- (uncredited)
Judi M. Durand
- Cardassian Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Robert Ford
- Starfleet Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChief O'Brien's fantasy was going to be a leprechaun, but Colm Meaney refused to give in to clichés about his Irish heritage. He remembered his irritation with the portrayal of Irish people in Up the Long Ladder (1989), but, now had the clout to insist on script changes, so he had the creature changed to the German imp Rumpelstiltskin. This recalls a change to one of the first Trek productions The Naked Time (1966), where George Takei, wishing to avoid clichés about the Japanese, insisted that Sulu's alternate personality be changed from a Samurai to a Frenchman.
- GoofsO'Brian said that in the past 200 years since the Vulcans encountered a similar anomaly pulse-wave technology has improved a lot. However Jadzi said that this anomaly was encountered in the mid 23rd century, which was 100 years prior to the events of Deep Space Nine, not 200.
- ConnectionsFeatured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
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Starts well but gets progressively worse for me
Some DS9 residents imaginations seemingly become reality.
This is a fairly whimsical episode that is not badly made, but overall feels a bit pointless.
My favourite part of this episode is the pre-credits introduction. The exchange of banter between Quark and Odo is excellent and similarly the scene with Dax and Dr Bashir is also good. Along with events at the O'Briens, this all sets the episode up perfectly for what is to come.
Unfortunately for me what comes next does not live up to what was promised. The scenes involving imaginary people are mildly funny and the sci-fi concept is not very interesting. The parts on the promenade, at Odo's and generally everything outside ops are the strongest, as they are marginally funnier (to me) and involve more technical filmmaking.
The situation resolves in a fairly uninspired sequence of characters mainly discussing technobabble between workstations in the ops room. When the main plot reveal comes it makes what came before it a bit pointless.
I feel like I am being a bit harsh overall, so I will say that the character moments are decent overall and the actors mostly do a good job given the silliness of the material.
I appreciate that humour and stories are a matter of taste, so others may find it more enjoyable than me.
This is a fairly whimsical episode that is not badly made, but overall feels a bit pointless.
My favourite part of this episode is the pre-credits introduction. The exchange of banter between Quark and Odo is excellent and similarly the scene with Dax and Dr Bashir is also good. Along with events at the O'Briens, this all sets the episode up perfectly for what is to come.
Unfortunately for me what comes next does not live up to what was promised. The scenes involving imaginary people are mildly funny and the sci-fi concept is not very interesting. The parts on the promenade, at Odo's and generally everything outside ops are the strongest, as they are marginally funnier (to me) and involve more technical filmmaking.
The situation resolves in a fairly uninspired sequence of characters mainly discussing technobabble between workstations in the ops room. When the main plot reveal comes it makes what came before it a bit pointless.
I feel like I am being a bit harsh overall, so I will say that the character moments are decent overall and the actors mostly do a good job given the silliness of the material.
I appreciate that humour and stories are a matter of taste, so others may find it more enjoyable than me.
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- snoozejonc
- Dec 23, 2021
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