Season 1 season 4 season 3 season 2 season 7 season 5 season 6. They also wanted to deliver on what they had planned for the starship, portraying it as having some weaknesses. May 31, 2010 clip taken from the star trek deep space nine episode shattered mirror. May 19, 2019 what we left behind, the new documentary looking back on the legacy of star trek. Jan 30, 2017 the first mirror episode of deep space nine was a refreshing experience as we met the alternate versions of this series characters. The latter is best exemplified by the episodes other plotline, which focuses on sisko and his efforts to get the defiant back before lives are lost, and cardassian treaties are shattered. Dec, 2018 star trek deep space nine season 3 episode 1 the search. A retrospective of the uss defiant nx74205 from star trek deep space nine. Intent on bringing tom back into the trek fold, the creators of deep space nine came up with the defiant, in which tom attempts to carve out a life and reputation of his own as a leader of the maquisthat looseknit army of rebels intent on sabotaging. Unlike the previous star trek, set on starships, deep space nines primary setting is a space station, deep space 9, formerly the cardassian station terok nor rather than a starship.
Deep space nine, her character arc over the course of the series transforming her from a terrorist who didnt really want to be the bajoran liaison to deep space nine into an accomplished diplomat, a friend, a lover, a fighter, and someone who isnt afraid to stand up for what she believes in. Its only appropriate, then, that both parts of this weeks double feature involve crossover between tng and ds9. Riker arrives on the station to requisition the defiant in order to fight with the maquis. Thats where deep space nine shows us more of the real life on the frontier, the lives of merchants and traders, life in the colonies, and with the maquis. Deep space nine documentary, what we left behind, was the writers room sequence where a select group of original ds9 writers got together, under the guidance of original showrunner, ira steven behr, to break the premiere of a theoretical eighth season of the show.
Fortunately most of the crew were able to escape the ship. This is one of the more interesting aspects of this short stretch where deep space nine was the only star trek on television. Sisko and crew members odo, obrien and dax welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve many unexpected. This episode establishes that sisko helped to design the defiant, and was in command of the shipyard where it was built. Thats a concept that nearly always sounds cooler than it is. Benjamin sisko, a starfleet commander and veteran of the battle of wolf 359, is assigned to deep space nine, a captured cardassian space station near bajor. Ds9 could have showed a prequel of sorts to the movie and had an episode showing the cube heading for federation space and maybe it passes near ds9 and worf takes the defiant to meet up with the fleet and begin battling the cube thru federation space. Deep space nine defiant tv episode 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Deep space nine, features info about the first episode of a hypothetical season 8 which would have opened with the death of nog. The best way was the tie in with the movie first contact. Its time for an update on what ive decided im calling the deep space nine upscale project ds9up. The defiant herself continued to serve at deep space nine for some time9, before being destroyed in late 2375 during the dominions recapture of the chintoka system.
It is also the first episode to air following the release of star trek generations. The station is a key strategic location, near to the planet bajor, itself near the cardassian border, and most significantly following the events of the first episode the station is situated next. Intent on bringing tom back into the trek fold, the creators of deep space nine came up with the defiant, in which tom attempts to carve out a life and reputation of his own as a leader of the maquisthat looseknit army of rebels intent on sabotaging peace between the federation and cardassia. Deep space nine presents a federation with a sinister side, developed interpersonal conflicts and a heavy focus on war. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of star trek. With avery brooks, rene auberjonois, alexander siddig, terry farrell. Deep space nine, the 22nd episode of the fifth season. Riker arrives on the station to requisition the defiant in order to fight. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek franchise and aired in syndication from january 1993 through june 1999. Uss defiant star trek deep space nine retrospective analysis duration. Video and dvd releases edit uk vhs release twoepisode tapes, cic video. Moore directed by cliff bole season 3, episode 9 production episode 40512454 original air date.
Commander worf took command of the defiant, heading to a cardassian world just on the edge of the klingon border. Defiant episode memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Riker from the enterprised arrives on deep space 9, he takes a liking to kira, who gives him a tour of the defiant. The vessel was officially launched in 2370, on stardate 47538. Star trek deep space nine season 3 episode 1 the search. It was a place the franchise would return to in five episodes of deep space nine and a twoparter on enterprise as the years went by and the franchise changed, we saw the mirror world. This critically acclaimed spinoff series set in a space station won four emmys from 31 nominations.
Defiant and hand it over to the maquis, of which he is a member. Deep space nine episodes from season 4,view pictures, get episode information and more. The lead ship of her class and one of the federations first purposebuilt warships, the defiant first appears in the thirdseason ds9 episode the search, part i, after which it plays a significant role throughout the series in the ensuing. Cliff bole production information episode no 3x09 production no 455 first aired. According to the novel quarantine, voyagers chakotay was the maquis leader who came up with the plan for thomas riker to steal the defiant. What we left behind, the new documentary looking back on the legacy of star trek. Deep space nine ds9 and the feature film star trek. After the uss odyssey was destroyed in late 2370, commander benjamin sisko, who served on the team that designed the defiant, requested that the vessel be pulled out of storage and assigned to deep space 9 to counter a new threat of the dominion. Feel free to post pics, videos, articles, your opinions. Exploring darker themes than its predecessors, star trek. The episode explores the fictional cardassian race and its relationship with the united federation of planets, as well as the continuing conflict with the maquis, a renegade group of federation citizens who oppose the peace treaty between the fed. Clip taken from the star trek deep space nine episode shattered mirror. Thomas riker poses as his twin william in order to steal the u. Defiant is the 55th episode of the television series 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. Deep space nine with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. The episode was disturbing enough for the bbc to not show it on the first run through of star trek. But riker is revealed to be not who he claims to be when he attacks kira and steals the defiant. Sep 11, 2014 far from being an episode shared between the next generation and deep space nine, defiant is very clearly primarily written as an episode of deep space nine. Star trek deep space nine episode title the search part i season 3 cdr.
The defiant was allowed to survive the battle adrift but salvageable and hardly a mention of its participation in the battle with the borg cube was made in star trek. Deep space nine, the 12th episode of the fourth season. The show was aired from 1993 to 1999, and like tng, was offered through firstrun syndication as opposed to any exclusive television network. The defiant features the registry number nx74205 which is not a 47 reference, siskos commanders log mentions the stardate 48467 which is not a 47 reference, and the cardassian outpost 47 is mentioned in dialogue. I definitely didnt recall seeing that, so i went back to the episode and it goes straight from martok drinking from the bottle to the peace treaty signature. I swapped over to netflix and lo and behold, the scene is there. Captain sisko wasnt killed off as joseph reinemann said in his answer and thus that is wrong. 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. This mostly takes place on the shows version of future earth, in the 2370s rather than deep space nine.
The original series episode mirror, mirror showed us a parallel world with an empire instead of a starfleet and united federation of planets. According to the noncanon novel quarantine, it was chakotays idea for tom riker to steal the defiant from deep space 9 by posing as commander riker. Deep space nine on british television, though at 6pm that was probably a good choice. Mar 31, 2020 its time for an update on what ive decided im calling the deep space nine upscale project ds9up. This episode features three 47 references or just one if you understand how numbers work. At the helm of the federations new warship, the defiant, sisko leads the charge to find the founders, the rulers of the dominion the search part ii. Season 3, the search part 1 disengage the cloak, raise the shields, and fire on my command.
Soa was the obvious episode to work with and the defiant image above is from an upscaled. The first episode of that season would have opened with captain nog and the uss defiant being attacked by a cloaked ship, escaping through the wormhole to reach the safety of deep space nine. Defiant is a cheeky piece of work on the surface, it appears to be a rather lame bit of crosspromotion for the release of star trek. The discovery of a stable wormhole leading to the gamma quadrant, and the incorporeal aliens worshipped by bajorans as gods living within it, forever changes siskos destiny.
To do this, sisko has to travel to cardassia to work with gul dukat and his team. Deep space nine episodes children of time is the 120th episode of the television series star trek. Ranking every mirror universe episode of star trek syfy wire. Paradise lost is the 84th episode of the television series star trek.
The september and october, were taking a look at the jampacked 1994 to 1995 season of star trek, including star trek. Arguably the most unique part of the 2018 star trek. Moore directed by levar burton season 4, episode 17 production episode 40514490 original air date. Jan 03, 2020 the episode was disturbing enough for the bbc to not show it on the first run through of star trek. As odo discovers that he is of the same race as the founders, sisko must stop starfleet from giving into the dominions demands the house of quark. The uss defiant is taken on an away mission with the usual deep space nine command staff, a brief segue to an interesting planet goes awry. However, while the reunited kira nerys, jake sisko, miles obrien, julian bashir, ezri dax, worf, and quark are watching, the defiant is destroyed. I really like this show, and seeing it again after so many yearsand in back to back batchesonly serves to shine a brighter light on the deep and continuous character development, political maneuvering, and violence that exists outside flat earth. Jan 08, 2018 the uss defiant referenced in this new discovery episode is not the ship from deep space nine, and for the uninitiated, it does have a slightly confusing history in the trek canon. I really enjoyed the roles they gave the mirror counterparts of kira, odo, sisko, obrien and the others, and it looked like the different parts must have been a lot of fun for the actors to play. Deep space nine, the ninth episode of the third season. The lead ship of her class and one of the federations first purposebuilt warships, the defiant first appears in the thirdseason ds9 episode the search, part i. Ok, it took me some time, and a youtube video, to remember this episode.
Deep space nine about love and choices in which sisko disappears during an accident, and his son jakes life is changed irrevocably as a result. The accidental death of a drunk klingon finds quark thrust into. In ds9 s3e9 defiant, tom riker will rikers transporteraccidentcreated twin from tng s6e24 second chances comes to ds9 disguised as will. Jan 16, 2018 kira nerys is my favorite character on star trek. The defiant was ultimately destroyed in the season 7 episode the changing face of evil, but a replacement showed up just five episodes later. The plot of deep space nine season 8 should become a movie. Star trek deep space nine could come back when you take a look at the facts left by the series finale in canon. In ops, major kira nerys is having a bad day, swamped with the numerous little details of running a space station. Uss defiant star trek deep space nine retrospective analysis. Deep space nine episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.