STAR TREK - DEEP SPACE NINE SEASON 5(1996-1997)
Continuing on from the first four seasons, this has
all cast members from the first season returning
to reprise their roles. There's an new sometimes
cast member, Scarlett Pomers as Naomi Wildman!
EPISODE 1: APOCALYPSE RISING(Sept. 30, 1996):
Out to prove that Gawron is a Changling, Sisko, Odo, O'Brien
& Worf head to the Klingon home planet to pull off a suicide
mission!! And to get there, they're relying on Gul Dukat!!!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Lt. Commander Worf
Chief Miles O'Brien, Major Kira Nerys, Captain Sisko, Lt. Commander
Jadzia Dax, Quark, Morn, Security Chief Odo, Dr. Julian Bashir,
Gul Dukat, Legat Damar & Jake Sisko!
Guest starring is Robert O'Reily as Gowron! A
EPISODE 2: THE SHIP(Oct. 7, 1996):
While on a geological survey on a planet, the away team
watch as a Jem'Hadar ship crash lands on the surface!!
WHile discussing what to do about it, the team gets
attacked by more Jem'Hadar!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Chief O'Brien,
Captain Sisko, Lt. Commander Dax, Lt. Commander Worf,
Dr. Bashir, Quark, Security Chief Odo & Lt. Commander Kira
Nyris! A
EPISODE 3: LOOKING FOR PAR'MACH IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES(Oct. 14, 1996):
Grilka, Quark's Klingon ex-wife is back on the
station! And Miles is paying an awful lot of attention
to Kira!!!
This has Worf singing love songs all because he thinks
he's in love with Grilka!!
This starts one of the most disturbing relationships
in all of Star Trek lore!!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Quark,
Dr. Bashir, Keiko O'Brien, Lt. Commander Worf, Lt.
Commander Dax, Captain Sisko, Cheif O'Brien, Morn,
Major Kira & Security Chief Odo!!
EPISODE 4: ...NOR THE BATTLE TO THE STRONG(Oct. 21, 1996):
Dr. Bashir and Jake are having a discussion on a
runabout when they get a distress signal from an
outpost being attacked by Klingons! Jake talks
Bashir into going in to help, which puts Jake into
a lot of danger. While helping out, they run into
a guy who shot himself to get out of harms way!!
Later, that same war, Jake and Bashir are going out
to get a portable generator when they get attacked
and Jake does the heroic thing, he runs away!!!!
I believe the whole reason for this is to show the
horors of war, and to that purpose, it succeeds
swimmingly!
On the side here, Odo is dealing with being a "solid"!
And Sisko is dealing with his son being harms way!(To
this particular situation, I can fully underestand with
having to deal with my own son being in Afgahnistan,
and me not being able to help!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Dr. Julian
Bashir, Jake Sisko, Securiry Chief Odo, Quark, Major
Kira Nerys, Chief O'Brien, Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax,
Lt. Commander Worf, Captain Benjamin Sisko!! A
EPISODE 5: THE ASSIGNMENT(Oct. 28, 1996):
Today is Chief O'Brien's birthday, and Keiko's been
away, and when she shows back up to the station,
aparently Keiko isn't Keiko anymore, but has been
taken over by something that has some things that
it wants O'Brien to do, or it will kill Keiko!!
On the side, Rom is trying to advance in the
enineering department, and O'Brien uses him to
help with the demands! And this raises suspicians!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Quark,
Morn, Rom, Dr. Bashir, Chief O'Brien, Molly O'Brien
Keiko O'Brien, Jake Sisko, Captain Sisko, Security Chief
Odo, Lt. Commander Dax & Lt. Commander Worf! A
EPISODE 6: TRIALS AND TRIBBLE-ATIONS(Nov. 4, 1996):
Most of the crew of DS9 is transported back to the
TOS episode "The Trouble With Tribbles", when Darvin,
now quite a bit older, sabbotages the group who are
on the Defiant with an Orb of Time of the Bajoran's
so he can change history and put himself back in the
good graces of the Klingons!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Major Kira,
Narys, Captain Sisko, Lt. Commander Worf, Chief O'Brien,
Dr. Bashir, Quark & Morn!!
And the Original Crew: Arne Darvin, Lt. Uhura, Cyrano
Jones, Ensign Chekov, Captain Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Koloth,
Dr. McCoy & Nilz Barris!
The best episode of DS9!! A++++
EPISODE 7: LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN...(Nov. 11, 1996):
Worf being his asshole self, with him and Jadzia planning
a trip to Riza for a vacation, which, suddenly, there are
more going there than are left on the station!! Dr. Bashir,
Leeta Alexander and Quark(yep, Quark) are headed there also!
While there, Worf runs into a fundamentalist who is the head
of a group that's trying to shut down Riza, as well as all
"bad influences" within Starfleet!! And Worf is taking their
side!!! WTF!!!! As I've said before, the relationship between
him and Dax was one of the stupidest in all of TV history!
And Dr. Bashir and Leeta are there for other purposes than
just having fun!!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Morn, Security
Chief Odo, Captain Sisko, Lt. Commander Dax, Lt. Commander
Worf, Dr. Bashir, Leeta Alexander & Quark!!
Guest starring is Monte Markham(Baywatch, The New Perry
Mason)!!
This is really stupid!! D
EPISODE 8: THINGS PAST(Nov. 18, 1996):
On their way back from a conference on Bajor, Garak,
Sisko, Dax & Odo find themselves on old Terok Nor
during the occupation by the Cardassians! In reality,
they're all in a dream status caused by unknown forces!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Garak,
Lt. Commander Dax, Commander Sisko, Security Cheif
Odo, Lt. Commander Worf, Dr. Bashir, Gul Dukat, Quark
& Major Kira!! A
EPISODE 9: THE ASCENT(Nov. 25, 1996):
Two stories here, Quark is called to a grand jury
and Odo is excited about it! He grabs Quark and they
head to the hearing, but on the way, they find a bomb
and there's an accident and they end up on a hostile
planet where they have to work together to get off
the planet and survive!
Also going on, Jake and Nog are moving in together!
Not the greatest of jelling here!
Starring, in order of appearance: Captain Sisko,
Jake Sisko, Rom, Quark, Odo, Nog, Major Kira, Chief
O'Brien, Dr. Bashir, Lt. Commander Worf, Lt. Commander
Dax!! A
EPISODE 10: RAPTURE(Dec. 30, 1996):
While trying to examine an oblysk that came from an
ancient painting from Bajor, Sisko gets a jolt from
the computer fries his mind, giving him visions! This
takes him to Bajor to search for the lost city of
B'hala!
Meanwhile, Bajor has been admitted to the Federation!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Lt. Commander
Dax, Captain Sisko, Major Kira, Quark, Securit Chief Odo,
Dr. Bashir, Jake Sisko, Morn, Lt. Commander Worf, Kai Winn,
Kasidy Yates & Chief O'Brien! A
EPISODE 11: THE DARKNESS AND THE LIGHT(Jan. 6, 1997):
A friend of Kira's is killed on Bajor while conducting
a religious cerimony! This said dude was part of the
resistant cell that Kira was part of! Afterwords, Kira
gets a message saying "That's one", indicating that there
will be more coming!
This is another very dark episode! Not a fan!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Dr. Bashir,
Major Kira, Security Chief Odo, Captain Sisko, Chief
O'Brien, Lt. Commander Dax, Lt. Commander Worf & Nog!! B
EPISODE 12: THE BEGOTTEN(Jan. 27, 1997):
Quark comes across a "dead" changling, or so he thought!
In reality, it's a baby, and Odo has taken it in to his
care to help it mature and learn what it is to be a
changling!
On the side, Kira is in labor!
After the last episode, this is a breath of fresh air!
Just a really great episode!!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Chief Odo,
Dr. Bashir, Quark, Captain Sisko, Keiko O'Brien, Chief
O'Brien, Major Kira & Lt. Commander Worf!! A+
EPISODE 13: FOR THE UNIFORM(Feb. 3, 1997):
Michael Eddington has been found, and Sisko and crew
have him right where he wants them! And this causes
Sisko to be pulled off the hunt for Eddington! This
does not set well with Eddington! And Eddington is
on the move to wipe out every Cardassian outpost in
the DMZ by using chemical warfare!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Captain Sisko,
Major Kira, Lt. Commander Dax, Lt. Commander Worf, Chief
O'Brien, Chief Odo & Nog!! A
EPISODE 14: IN PURGATORY'S SHADOW(Feb. 10, 1997):
Just plain Garak is asked to decode a message that ops
has intercepted, and according to him it's just a five
year old planetary survey report! However, he immediately
heads to a shuttle to head for parts unknown, when he is
intercepted by Bashir, and ends up in Sisko's office where
he informs Garak that he's not going alone, but with Worf!
This whole scenario opens up an invasion plot by the Dominian!
Garak's reason for the attempted rescue becomes clear at the
end of the episode!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Major Kira,
Chief Odo, Captain Sisko, Lt. Commander Dax, Garak,
Dr. Bashir, Lt. Commander Worf, Gul Dukat, Quark & Chief
O'Brien!! A
Continued in the next episode!
EPISODE 15: BY INFERNO'S LIGHT(Feb. 17, 1997):
Continuing from the last episode, this shows Dukat's
real reason for being on the station! Cardassia has
aligned themselves with the Dominion!
Meanwhile, back at the Gamma Quadrant, the prisoners
there are all in the hands of Garak and his abiliy
to contact help!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Major Kira,
Lt. Commander Dax, Chief O'Brien, Captain Sisko, Lt.
Commander Worf, Dr. Bashir, Garak, Gowron & Quark! A
Another of one of the darkest episodes!!
EPISODE 16: DOCTOR BASHIR, I PRESUME(Feb. 24, 1997):
Dr. Bashir has been chosen to be the model for a LMH
(Long-term Medical Hologram)! Julian's parents show
up at Dr. Zimmerman's request, much to the shagrin
of Bashir! Aparently Julian doesn't think very highly
of his father, thinking that he's not very responsible!
But really there's an extremely serious basis behind his
hatered and he's afraid that that reason will get out!
In their attempt to set things right and talk to Bashir,
they talk to the wrong Bashir!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Leeta Alexander,
Morn, Rom, Quark, Dr. Bashir, Chief O'Brien, Captain Sisko,
Chief Odo, Jake Sisko, Major Kira, Lt. Commander Dax & Lt.
Commander Worf!
Guest starring is none-other than Robert Picardo as Dr.
Zimmerman(who the EMH on Voyager was based)!! A-
EPISODE 17: A SIMPLE INVESTIGATION(Mar. 31, 1997):
A mysterious woman comes aboard DS9 to "find her
daughter"! The man she was to meet to help her also
had mysterious visitiors, who promptly kill him after
asking him where "it" is!!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Lt. Commander
Dax, Chief Odo, Dr. Bashir, Chief O'Brien, Quark,
Morn, Major Kira, Lt. Commander Worf & Captain Sisko!
This is a sad episode for Odo!! A
EPISODE 18: BUSINESS AS USUAL(Apr. 7, 1997):
Quark's cousin comes to him with a business proposition,
and since Quark's in financial ruins, he accepts! He
soon realises his folly, but is it too late?
Also going on, O'Brien is having baby problems and
is having issues trying to balance being a dad with
work!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Lt. Commander,
Dax, Quark, Chief O'Brien, Kirayoshi O'Brien, Jake Sisko,
Morn, Dr. Bashir, Chief Odo, Major Kira, Captain Sisko &
Lt. Commander Worf! A
EPISODE 19: TIES OF BLOOD AND WATER(Apr. 14, 1997):
An old friend of Kira's from Cardassia who once
thought she was his daughter, show up on DS9 to
say his goodbyes to Kira as he has a fatal desease!
But Cardassia wants him back for being a traitor!
Kira's actions here are very questionable, as she
has her doubts that she's the right person to be
trusted with the information that Tekeny Ghemor wants
to pass on to her, and her flashbacks to her own real
father on his deathbed, and the fact that Ghemor had
a hand in her father's death!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Major
Kira, Lt. Commander Dax, Lt. Commander Worf, Dr.
Bashir, Commander Sisko, Chief O'Brien, Gul Dukat,
Kirayoshi O'Brien, Weyoun, Quark & Chief Odo! A-
EPISODE 20: FERENGI LOVE SONGS(Apr. 21, 1997):
Quark's having issues and goes to mommy for comfort!
All's going swimmingly until he finds the Grand Nagus
in his closet! Turns out the Moogie and the Grand
Nagus are an item, to no consternation to Quark!
On the side: Rom's getting married, but he's starting
to get doubts when Leeta won't sign the financial
agreement that Farangi's force all females to sign!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Lt. Commander
Dax, Quark, Chief Odo, Rom, Leeta Alexander, Chief
O'Brien, Lt. Commander Worf, Commander Sisko, Major
Kira, Morn & Dr. Bashir!
Returning as the Grand Nagus is Wallace Shawn! B
EPISODE 21: SOLDIERS OF THE EMPIRE(Apr. 28, 1997):
General Martok has been assigned a mission to check
on a missing Klingon Vessal, and he's asked Worf to
accompany him as his first officer!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Dr. Bashir,
General Martok, Lt. Commander Worf, Nog, Captain Sisko,
Major Kira, Chief O'Brien, Lt. Commander Dax & Cheif Odo! A+
EPISODE 22: CHILDREN OF TIME(May 5, 1997):
While checking on an unknown planet, Kira gets an
electical shock! On the planet, the come across a
settlement that was founded by the survivers of a
crash on the planet. The vessel: The Defiant!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Lt. Commander
Dax, Major Kira, Chief Odo, Captain Sisko, Chief O'Brien,
Lt. Commander Worf, Quark & Dr. Bashir!!
This is a great episode!! A+
EPISODE 23: BLAZE OF GLORY(May 12, 1997):
It appears that some of the Maquis are still around,
and to retalliate against the Cardassians that had
wipped out most of their ranks, they have launched
a bunch of missles headed to Carassia! General Martok
gets wind of this and shares the information with Captain
Sisko, who goes to Eddington for information! And he
seems profoundly uninterested in helping!
On the side, Nog has been moved to security and doesn't
feel that he's not getting the respect from the Klingons
that he deserves!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Rom, Jake
Sisko, Captain Sisko, Chief O'Brien, General Martok,
Lt. Commander Dax, Lt. Commander Worf, Quark, Dr. Bashir,
Chief Odo & Major Kira!!! A
EPISODE 24: EMPOK NOR(May 19, 1997):
There's mechanical trouble on DS9 and the need parts
that just aren't in the local market place, so Chief
O'Brien & several others head to Empok Nor(another
space station like DS9 that the Cardassians abandoned
years ago) to find parts!! This has several of the waste
management engineers going with Miles, and you just know
it can't be good for at least a few of them! Also with
O'Brien is Garak and Nog.
This is the start of Garak giving O'Brien a bad time
about a battle that O'Brien was in where he killed a
a bunch of Cardassians!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Morn, Quark,
Lt. Commander Dax, Major Kira, Lt. Commander Worf, Nog,
Chief O'Brien, Rom, Commander Sisko, Chief Odo & Garak! A
EPISODE 25: IN THE CARDS(June 9, 1997):
Things are depressing around DS9 and Jake and Nog are
determined to cheer Captain Sisko up buy buying something
for him at an auction that Quark is holding! They lose
the bid, but the dude that won it is into a little trade,
the card for several items that are suppose to be for a
device that will bring immortality!
Meanwhile, Kai Winn has shown up at the station with
information that she's there to meet up with a Dominion
,
for purposes unknown!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Chief O'Brien,
Major Kira, Dr. Bashir, Captain Sisko, Chief Odo, Lt.
Commander Worf, Jake Sisko, Nog, Quark, Morn, Kai Winn,
Weyoun & Leeta Alexander!
While this really is just a piece of fluff, the part
with Winn and Weyoun have lasting ramifications! B+
EPISODE 26: CALL TO ARMS(June 16, 1997):
The Dominion are building up a fleet in the Alpha
quadrent, and Sisko has had enough! He decides to
stop it by mining the wormhole!
This episode has, in order of appearance: Rom, Leeta
Alexander, Garak, Ziyal, Quark, Chief O'Brien, Commander
Sisko, Jake Sisko, Major Kira, Lt. Commander Dax, Nog,
Chief Odo, Lt. Commander Worf, Dr. Bashir, Weyoun, Legat
Damar & General Martok!
And this takes us really deep into the abbyss that is DS9! B-
SPECIALS ON DISC 7
TRIALS AND TRIBBLE-ATIONS:
UNITING TWO LEGENDS:
With the input from Alexander Siddig(Dr. Julian Bashir),
Michael Dorn(Lt. Commander Worf), Rene Auberjonois
(Chief Odo), Terry Farrell(Lt. Commander Dax), Ira Steven Behr
(Executive Producer), Rene Echevarria(Writer), Ronald D.
Moore(Writer), Rick Berman(Executive Producer) & Charlie Brill
(Arne Darvin).
TRIALS AND TRIBBLE-ATIONS:
AN HISTORIC ENDEAVOR:
With input from: Rick Berman(Executive Producer), Ira Steven Behr
(Executive Producer), Herman Zimmerman(Production Designer)
Gary Hutzel(Visual Effects Coordinator), Ronald D. Moore(Writer),
Terry Farrell(Lt. Commander Dax), Doug Drexler(Illustrator) &
Michael Okuda(Scenic Art Supervisoer)!!
CREW DOSSIER: MILES O'BRIEN:
With input from Colm Meaney(Chief O'Brien), Ira Steven
Behr(Executive Producer), Robert Hewitt Wolfe(Writer/Story
Editor), Terry Farrell(Lt. Commander Dax), Ronald D. Moore
(Writer) & Alexander Siddig(Dr. Bashir)!
INSIDE DS9:
WITH MICHAEL OKUDA:
With input from: Michael Okuda(Scenic Art Supervisor)!
MICHAEL WESTMORE'S ALIENS SEASON FIVE:
Michael Westmore(Make-up Designer) discuses his alien designs!
PHOTO GALLERY:
INDIANA JONES PREVIEW TRAILER:
AS WITH THE FIRST FOUR SEASONS, THIS HAS SEVERAL HIDDEN FILES:
HIDDEN FILE 01:
Rene Auberjonois(Chief Odo) discusses
the episode "The Begotten"!
HIDDEN FILE 02:
Rene Auberjonois(Chief Odo) talks about the episode "The Ascent"!
HIDDEN FILE 03:
Robert Hewitt Wolfe(Writer) talks about his experience with
the show!
HIDDEN FILE 04:
About the episode "The Begotten" and how it affected her:
input from: Nana Visitor(Major Kira Nerys)!
HIDDEN FILE 05:
From the episode "Ties Of Blood And Water": Input from
Nana Visitor(Major Kira)!
HIDDEN FILE 06:
"Soldiers Of The Empire" with input from Ronald D. Moore(Writer)!
HIDDEN FILE 07:
From the episode "Dr. Bashir, I Presume": With input from Chase Masterson
(Leeta Alexander)
HIDDEN FILE 08:
From the episode "Feringi Love Songs": With input from Armin Shimerman
(Quark) who also discusses the problems of the makeup!!
HIDDEN FILE 09:
From the episode "Soldiers Of The Empire": With input from J.G.
Hertzler(General Martok) who also talks about the decision to bring
back his character!
HIDDEN FILE 10:
Discussing being a several characters(Tiron Brunt & Weyoun):
With input from Jeffrey Combs!
From an IMDb.com customer:
I just recently bought the DVDs for my son because
we had just finished watching STNG on DVD. I have
tried to get into this show but I just can't. I
don't feel the acting is up to par of STNG. I
actually liked the optimistic, TNG. I am already
tired of the politics of DS9; tired of the
Cardassians, tired of the prophets and tired
of the Ferengi. I can't imagine watching 5 more
seasons with my son! I just may have to relegate
the show to my playroom. However, I miss Picard,
I miss Riker, Data, Geordi, Troi and Dr. Crusher.
That show felt like family. I can't even relate
to this cast. My favorite of the DS9 cast is Dr.
Bashir. He's just such a cutie.
I can see why this show polarized fans. You either
love it or you don't. I'm hoping the seasons get
better (I've read they do)but my enjoyment of this
show pales in comparison to TNG, which did have
dark episodes. They just weren't the primary focus,
thank God. - KittyMurray12