A mysterious assassin begins wiping out all the members of kiras old resistance cell. Deep space nine presents a federation with a sinister side, developed interpersonal conflicts and a heavy focus on war. The dominion was a major interstellar state in the gamma quadrant. Oct 17, 2016 six years into the run of the next generation, star trek. The war against the dominion reaches its final confrontation when sisko leads the federation alliance in an attempt to invade the cardassian homeworld.
Deep space nine companion, director levar burton confirmed that they were straightup love scenes. The game is based on the star trek tv show star trek. The dominion war is the core story underlying the entire series, so it deservedly caters a lot of attention. I went searching for a guide online to introduce me to ds9 without having to watch all the episodes. Deep space nine get season 7 on youtube advertisement. This episode marks the second time that the dominion is referenced, and the first time the federation hears it. Behr and moore knew the series would never be able to wrap up the war in that many episodes.
Exploring darker themes than its predecessors, star trek. Commanded by benjamin sisko avery brooks, deep space nine sits at the mouth of the bajoran wormhole, making the space station a hub for trade, political maneuvering and conflict. Second battle of deep space 9 intent on preventing the federation from completing the minefield, weyoun arrived on deep space 9 and delivered an ultimatum. These final episodes wrap up every open arc on the show and are the very definition of essential viewing. Starfleet counterespionage units make the rounds at deep space nine as the war with the dominion drags on. Deep space nine s7 e26 what you leave behind, part 2 while sisko, ross and martok plan a final assault in space, kira and garak lead the cardassian resistance on the ground, into dominion. Deep space nine is a series thats often forgotten by fans. With avery brooks, rene auberjonois, cirroc lofton, alexander siddig. Gul dukat responds by launching a massive assault fleet against the station. The dominion first appeared in season 2, episode 26 the jemhadar of the television series star trek. Season finale in quarks on deep space 9, rom and leeta study a padd with images of various wedding dresses from tellarite modern to risian traditional, but dislike all of them. The discovery of an infant changeling gives odo a chance to correct what he sees as the mistakes in his upbringing. Deep space nine had about establishing villains in the gamma quadrant during the shows second season. We had meeting after meeting on what those guys would be like before the word dominion was ever dropped into a script, stated robert hewitt wolfe.
The fourth series in the star trek franchise, it served as the third sequel to star trek. The dominion war was a major interstellar conflict, fought from 2373 to 2375, though related. Unknown worf and ezri return safely to deep space nine. The dark trek, deep space nine sets itself apart quickly from tng but really hits it stride from season 2 and with the exception of having to deal with the forced klingon addition of season four. Special guest star appearance from lost in space will. Dominion war episode 5 attack of the klingons duration. In the vicinity of the liberated planet of bajor, the federation space station deep space nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. Inquisition is the 142nd episode of the television series star trek. Deep space nine coming to an end, and voyager still to come, the introduction of the jemhadar, the vorta and the dominion really gets deep space nine into its stride and the. The show took place on a space station at the edge of the galaxy, far away from federation headquarters, where the final frontier was still being explored and the setup was like a classic western, complete with the classic archetypes. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek franchise and aired in syndication from january 1993 through june 1999. A call to arms 1998 and sacrifice of angels 1998 are based on seven interlinked episodes from deep space nines fifth and sixth seasons. While earlier star trek series had reveled in the standalone nature of each episode, the dominion war storyline in ds9 reveled in the slow burn. While deep space nine has some amazing nondominioncentric episodes, you cant really watch the show without feeling the dominions.
Apr 10, 2019 today marks the 25th anniversary of star trek. The show was aired from 1993 to 1999, and like tng, was offered through firstrun syndication as opposed to any exclusive television network. While deep space nine has some amazing non dominion centric episodes, you cant really watch the show without feeling the dominion s presence. Andrew koenig tumak was the son of actor walter koenig, who played pavel chekov in star trek. Makes season 12 feel like a prequel to the rest of the series. Deep space nine tv series 19931999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Star trek deep space nine the dominion characters tv. Sisko attempts to prevent more dominion ships from entering the alpha quadrant by mining the wormhole. Deep space nine, by the changelings, a race of liquid lifeforms capable of shapeshifting, as a means of defending themselves against the widespread persecution they faced from humanoid races whom they called solids. Deep space nine, an american sciencefiction television series produced by paramount pictures.
Heres the big payoff season for the dominion storyline. The breen launch an attack on federation headquarters, while damar secretly forms plans to free cardassia from dominion rule. Deep space nine episodes from season 4,view pictures, get episode information and more. Star trek deep space nine the dominion characters tv tropes. Sisko and crew members odo, obrien and dax welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve many unexpected.
Please be aware, this video series is based on common canon. Deep space nine is the second of the next generation of star trek shows, airing after the next generation for two years, then alternating with upns voyager for the remaining five years. It might have a little something to do with her megalomania, but she often blurs the line between being a simple representative for the great link and being the embodiment of it. In the end, navaros is right ds9 is such an arcbased, serialized show that even episodes that seemingly have nothing to do with the dominion arc are still part of its tapestry. Ds9 does not neatly divide its episodes into categories of dominion war episode or not dominion war episode. It originally aired from january 1993 to june 1999, in syndication, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. I found this list of dominion war episodes only, which i have found is a great way to get introduced to ds9. Deep space nine episodes from season 6,view pictures, get episode information and more. Season 1 season 4 season 3 season 2 season 7 season 5 season 6. The episodes plot details the efforts of the united federation of planets to retake space station deep space nine from the forces of the dominion. At the request of the grand nagus, quark puts together a mission to rescue quarks mother, who is in the hands of the dominion. Whether any given episode can be said to be a dominion war episode or not is a very gray area for the most part. Deep space nine s7 e26 what you leave behind, part 2 while sisko, ross and martok plan a final assault in space, kira and garak lead the cardassian resistance on the ground, into dominion headquarters.
Tv pg 45min 1999 the war against the dominion reaches its final confrontation when sisko leads the federation alliance in an attempt to invade the cardassian homeworld. A brief history of the dominion war, from the opening of the bajoran. Season 1, episode 5, stardust city rag, sees picard and his new crew go undercover on freecloud in an attempt to locate bruce maddox, the cyberneticist who apparently created the advanced androids dahj and soji asha from the. The serialization is downright pioneering in nature and the tale being told is gripping. There were a total of 176 episodes over the shows seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each seasons dvd set. A large fleet of federation ships head towards deep space 9 to stop the dominion destroying the wormhole minefield. We sort of peppered mention of the dominion into several episodes before we actually. Deep space nine was born out of the politics of the. With avery brooks, rene auberjonois, michael dorn, terry farrell. For many, these episodes are arguably the best episodes of the series. Uss defiant star trek deep space nine retrospective analysis duration.
Just want to say ds9 is probably my fav of all the series. This critically acclaimed spinoff series set in a space station won four emmys from 31 nominations. The epic 9part serialized conclusion to the dominion war and deep space nine. Set on an orbital space station, ds9 traded the wagon. Trusting that the minefield would be activated in time. Jul 31, 2017 well, get ready to find out about that and much more with the 15 things you didnt know about deep space nine. The dominion was established between two thousand and ten thousand years before the events of star trek. Jan 09, 2015 top 10 star trek deep space nine episodes duration. Sisko and crew members odo, obrien and dax welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve many unexpected problems. Way of the warrior came in third with 19 percent of the vote, while dominion war, call to arms and tears of the prophets scored 18%, 11% and 6%. Deep space nine ds9 is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman and michael piller. In the fictional star trek universe, the dominion war is a conflict between the forces of the dominion, cardassian union and, later, the breen confederacy.
Ds9 episode 7x8 the siege of ar558 also known at the production code 558. The original series and the first seven star trek films. Deep space nine was the fourth star trek series and entered production in 1992. By infernos light by the end of the year, open war erupted between the.
When i was a teenager i once edited together a vhs tape of all the dominion episodes from seasons 2, 3, and 4. Dominion war part 57 1 the dominion strikes back duration. Aug 06, 2012 asked fans which of these ds9 episodes had the best battle scene. Deep space nine goes where no star trek series had gone before ds9 was the first star trek production not based on a starship, but instead, a starbase, known as deep space 9 the starship uss defiant was introduced in season. Deep space nine aficionado familiar with the dominion war can tell you that the conflict took place between the federation alliance the united federation of planets, klingon empire and romulan star empire and the dominion, cardassian union, breen confederacy, and sona command. Obrien befriends the prey in another worldly hunting gamecan he and the rest of the. The dominion war is an extended plot concept developed in several story arcs of star trek.
The first shots of the dominion war, fired on deep space 9. Deep space nine provides the location for the crew to interact with the characters and elements established by the star trek universe, and introduces additional elements. A deadly virus sweeps over deep space nine, and it is up to kira to find an antidote. The series also follows the character worf, who after being featured in all seven seasons of the next generation, is featured on the latter four seasons of deep space nine. The battle of cardassia the victory and death of damar the ending of the dominion war the death of dukat and kai winn in the fire caves the ascension of sisko to prophet in the wormho. The dominion war crossover miniseries explores events leading up to the dominion war. Sacrifice of angels notched 24% of the vote, besting what you leave behind, which tallied 22%.
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