Clay while exploring a planet in the gamma quadrant, the crew watches a jemhadar ship crash land nearby. Discussion ds9, season 5, episode 17, a simple investigation star trek. Playing god aired on syndicated television starting on february 26, 1994. While not sensing any real criminal intent on the womans part, odo does feel that the woman is in danger and offers his services as deep space nines chief of security. Ive heard it gets much better and the show gets compared to babylon 5 a personal favourite constantly so im willing to give it more episodes. Impressed by arissas beauty and uncanny powers of observation, odo is both shocked and disillusioned when arissa is. The highly regarded conclusion of this science fiction show, weaves together a multitude of story arcs that had been building through the season. Deep space nine season 5 episode 6 rotten tomatoes. More than 5 million viewers were estimated to have watched a simple investigation when it premiered.
There was a hilarious comedy episode where the ds9 crew took on a vulcan crew in a game of baseball we will destroy them, says a matteroffact worf. Odo has a chance encounter with a woman in quarks who later tries to break into the ships computer system. Season 4, episode 24 may 20, 1996 responding to a distress call, dax and dr. As part of the agreement between the federation and bajor, starfleet will help them to become a member of the federation. Martok gets blindsided by gowron when he arrives on ds9. The way of the warrior iii the visitor hippocratic oath indiscretion rejoined starship down little green men the sword of kahless our man bashir homefront paradise lost crossfire return to grace sons of mogh bar association accession rules of. Deep space nine is now streaming live on netflix and that is a big deal. Voyager, but this episode ranks down among the lowest of the low when it comes to portrayals of women in popular culture, which is especially a shame considering how many strong. In fact, it managed to pull itself up over 510 by, no joke, one point. Its not my favorite ds9 episode, but i find that saying one episode of a series is your favorite is very hard to do. The episode explores star trek s trill aliens, and their use of implanted symbionts. The fourth series in the star trek franchise, it served as the third sequel to star trek.
A simple investigation is the 115th episode of the television series star trek. Hoping i can catch season 5 on sale before i make it to watching thru end of season 4. When chief obrien accidentally triggers an old antiinsurgency program left behind by the cardassians, the stations computers believe that the crew is a mob of rebelling bajorans and takes steps to contain them. Im back with more news from the gamma quadrant from the 1990s2370s. 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. If the captain worf show is ever made, they need to use some of the dialogue from this siskoworf exchange and some other exchanges from tng. Deep space nine, the 17th episode of the seventh season. More than 5 million viewers were estimated to have watched a simple. Kira gets sent behind cardassian lines in an effort to train them in resistance fighting. Deep space nine has grown into a mature and complex and at the same time entertaining series in its recent seasons.
What i like about this one is how the series explored the idea of time travel, alternate realities, feelings and sacrifice. Commander benjamin sisko is selected to take command of their space station, formerly known as terok nor that is then designated by starfleet as deep space 9. Star trek deep space nine the complete first season. With avery brooks, rene auberjonois, michael dorn, terry farrell. Season one is an above average season, but just barely. But i do not feel like celebrating reminds me of i am not a merry man. The five best deep space nine episodes of all time. Unknown quark enters into the booming business of arms dealing with his cousin. Impressed by arissas beauty and uncanny powers of observation, odo is both shocked and disillusioned when. Bashir learns of the deadly disease odo is infected with, he meets with resistance whilst trying to obtain odos medical records from starfleet. To each other, they appear normal, but to others they. They get the feeling theres something very important about this ship. Gender dynamics were never really treks strong suit except on the otherwise unremarkable star trek. The sound of her voice left the defiant trying to save captain lisa cusak and in the episode tears of the prophets, sisko has been ordered to.
Deep space nine ds9 is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman and michael piller. Deep space nine season 5 episode 7 rotten tomatoes. Even then, it was a few individual episodes until season 5 and 6. This season was broadcast concurrent with star trek. Deep space nine may be described as the show as its most next generationish attributes. Unknown a woman has her memories erased and stored on a data crystal to infiltrate the orion syndicate. It originally aired from january 1993 to june 1999, in syndication, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. Actress dey young guest stars as the mysterious stranger arissa. Odos credibility comes into question when a bajoran he tried to evict from the station turns up dead. Next, the stations computer starts behaving like an attentionhungr. Except the one where odo and quark are stuck on a planet, because the entire spoiler plotline was annoying to me. In the 24th century aboard the bajoran space station deep space nine, its crew contends with a pangalactic war.
The federation team assigned to outpost deep space 9 doesnt spend each episode traveling the stars like in the other star trek. First telecast may 22, 1993, this episode is a doublepronged tale of unrequited love. A simple investigation episode memory alpha fandom. Those two incidents mark the first featured mentioning of the maquis since the season 3 episode, defiant, which was aired just prior to the premier of star trek voyager. While tng had occasionally indulged in twoparters like the popular best of both worlds that sees captain picard assimilated by the borg. Sisko and crew members odo, obrien and dax welcome alien visitors, root. Penumbra is the 167th episode of the television series star trek. Members of the defiant crew are separated and forced to bond through crisis. The writers primary goal during season 5 was to get the show back on the track theyd been on in season 3, i. Nov 25, 2010 star trek deep space nine season 5 episode 17 a simple investigation trailer. Deep space nine continues its season 5 19961997 with some experimental episodes, some important story arc episodes, some more runofthemill episodes, and a considerable dose of soap opera. Bashir land on a planet devastated by the blight, a fatal disease left by the jemhadar that bashir hopes he can cure.
This quiz is made from the ds9 episode, trials and tribbleations, where sisko and crew go back in time to the events of the tos episode, trouble with tribbles. If you are experiencing problems, please describe them. I just finished season 1 and the vast majority of it was badly written and badly acted filler. A mysterious assassin begins wiping out all the members of kiras old resistance cell. Emissary episodes 1 and 2commander benjamin sisko, haunted by the traumas of surviving the. While worf helps quark to pursue his former wife grilka, obrien and kira grow uncomfortably close to each other. Deep space nine a simple investigation tv episode 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Season 5, second to last episode, the war with the dominion is about to start and everyone on the station is.
Day young guest stars as arissa, a young woman who odo meets in quarks bar. When worf destroys a civilian shuttle during an engagement with the klingons, an extradition hearing is held to see if he must face charges. Jun 27, 2016 you may be a lousy son, but you made a wonderful daughter. Jake sisko is doing a report on julian bashir in a later episode when they are called to help a federation colony against a klingon attack, and jake has his first. Deep space nine 1993 rene auberjonois and dey young in star trek. Apr 07, 2018 this episode is essentially the the next generation season 5 episode disaster. Baseball has been in ds9s dna since the pilot episode, so with the final season underway the producers of the series decided that it was. Deep space nine, the 17th episode of the fifth season.
The crew is forced to retreat in a crashed jemhadar ship after an attack by the jemhadar. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek franchise and aired in syndication from january 1993 through june 1999. Odo rene auberjonois becomes romantically attached to a woman dey young working with the orion syndicate. Is there an agreed upon skippable episodes guide for deep space nine. In addition, season 4 of deep space nine marks jeffrey combs first portrayal of weyoun, a character whose arc significance would increase during season 5 and afterwards. After theyre overrun by jemhadar, the crew retreat inside the ship and patience begins to wear thin. There are some noteworthy moments, such as kiras relationship with sisko and his role as the emissary, but in general the episode is fairly rote. The way of the warrior iii the visitor hippocratic oath indiscretion rejoined starship down little green men the sword of kahless our man bashir homefront paradise lost crossfire return to grace sons of mogh bar association accession rules of engagement hard time. Unknown sisko, odo, dax and garak are shifted into the past, when ds9 was known as terok nor. The provisional government of bajor invites starfleet to help them rebuild after the cardassian occupation. Deep space nine season 5, episode 18 business as usual. Season 5 continues the well oiled machine that we knew as tng.
First contact was released during its run, three days prior to the airing of the episode the ascent. Trek author and expert keith decandido rewatches star trek. Ds9 was really all about the dominion wars, if you want to follow this main story arc, then the first episode is the finale of season 2 jemhadar. Ds9 isnt about fighting a war as such, but about the people and events leading to it and surrounding it. Playing god is the 37th episode of the science fiction television series star trek. Star trek deep space nine s05e17 video dailymotion. Veteran star trek stalwart majel barrett reprises her next generation role as lwaxana troi, who, as before. Of course season 5 includes the inner light and other excellent episodes such as. Bashir and garak in political intrigue involving the boys father and gul dukat. First telecast november 4, 1996, this deep space nine episode was a harkback to the classic 1967 star trek installment. Is there an agreed upon skippable episodes guide for deep.