Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Summary
As the first ofStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s spinoff shows , severalTNGcharacters cut through over into installment ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , with vary level of achiever . WhileDS9was always at its good when stand on its own two foot , it ’s widely check that the show confidently make its tread with the inclusion ofTNG ’s Lt . Commander Worf ( Michael Dorn ) in season 4 . However , Worf was far from the onlyTNGcharacter to look inDS9over the eld , after Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) was task with briefing Commander Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) on his new part in theDS9pilot .
betoken the 2010 ’s age of the cinematic universe , there were multiple1990sStar Trekcrossovers , with various characters appearing across all three show . Not everyStar Trek : The Next Generationcharacter perform as well as Worf did onStar Trek : Deep Space Nine . The crusty Klingon with the sum of gold fitted in beautifully withDS9 ’s more serious , character - driven approach toStar Trek . In fact , Worf ’s character development onDS9was often far superior to anything that had antecedently been seen inTNG . alas for some otherTNGcharacters , however , they were n’t as lucky when they came aboard Deep Space Nine .
Michael Dorn ’s Worf was a steady in both TNG and DS9 , but while one show relied on his Klingon inheritance , the other showed him as an someone .
11Star Trek: DS9 Season 1, Episode 3, “Past Prologue” (Lursa & B’Etor)
Aired January 11, 1993
Star Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 1 , episode 3 , " Past Prologue " is a great episode that establishes the backstory of Major Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor ) and introduces the fan - best-loved character Elim Garak ( Andrew J. Robinson ) . However , the appearance of the Duras sisters fromStar Trek : The Next Generationdistracts from the work thatDS9is doing to establish its own identity . As aTNGcrossover , " Past Prologue " give way because Lursa ( Barbara March ) and B’Etor ( Gwynyth Walsh ) could be any weaponry dealers set on sell out Bajoran terrorist Tahna Los ( Jeffrey Nordling ) . The House of Duras made a more successful coming into court onDS9once their arch - bane Worf joined the casting .
10Star Trek: DS9, Season 1, Episode 7, “Q-Less” (Q & Vash)
Aired February 8, 1993
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s only Q ( John de Lancie ) episode is a major letdown because it ’s too focused on continuing the story of the cosmic cheat ’s relationship with Picard ’s ex - buff , Vash ( Jennifer Hetrick ) . In theStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode " Qpid " , the cheater promised that he ’d look after Vash while they adventured around the cosmos together . DS9revealed Q broke his promise to Picard , however because Jean - Luc was n’t there to incur out , this revelation miss impact . There was certainly the possible action for a great Q crossover episode , givenDS9 ’s discussion of religious belief , religion , and cosmic Supreme Being , but sadly , " Q - Less " falls short .
Q ’s a god , and Sisko ’s a daemon , so is n’t Star Trek ’s cosmic tricker more powerful than DS9 ’s Captain ? The answer ’s not as elementary as that .
9Star Trek: DS9 Season 3, Episode 10, “Fascination” (Lwaxana Troi)
Aired November 28, 1994
Of the threeStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisodes to feature the character of Lwaxana Troi ( Majel Barrett ) , " Fascination " is the imperfect . It plays up Lwaxana ’s more annoying trait long after viewing audience have got to know her more sensible and empathetic side . Worse still , Lwaxana ’s Zanthi fever cause the crowd of DS9 to knuckle under to their repressed passion for each other . This means that there are various comedy leftover distich that do n’t seem as mirthful to an interview as they intelligibly were to the writers and the actors . However , it is lifted by some assured direction from Avery Brooks , and a authentically heartfelt exploration of the human relationship between the O’Briens .
8Star Trek: DS9 Season 4, Episode 15, “Sons of Mogh” (Kurn)
Aired February 12, 1996
Worf ’s brother Kurn(Tony Todd ) returned in the controversialStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode " Sons of Mogh . " After Worf turned his back on the Klingon Empire , the House of Mogh is ostracized by Chancellor Gowron ( Robert Reilly ) , forcing Kurn to quest that Worf kill him to restore his honor . The episode is controversial for the unsatisfying end that Kurn gets , having his mind erased and pass on a whole new indistinguishability to run away the shame of being associated with the House of Mogh . However , it ’s less finite than death , which is for the best , afford that Worf was soon back in the Empire ’s good graces after unmasking the Changeling percolation of the Klingon Empire .
7Star Trek: DS9, Season 4, Episode 21, “The Muse” (Lwaxana Troi)
Aired April 29, 1996
The central patch of theStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode " The Muse " is centered around Jake Sisko ( Cirroc Lofton ) and a bloodsucking energy being call up Onaya ( Meg Foster ) . However , the real heart is the subplot centered around Constable Odo ( Rene Auberjonois ) marrying Lwaxana Troi to protect her unborn child . There ’s a sense that Odo is bear back Lwaxana for all her help in bring him out of his scale since their first coming together . It ’s a with child example of how a theatrical role from a different show , in this caseStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s Lwaxana Troi , can make a truly impactful client coming into court that changes the trajectory of the veritable characters .
" The Muse " was Majel Barrett ’s net on - screenland performance as Lwaxana Troi in Star Trek .
6Star Trek: DS9, Season 4, Episode 9, “The Sword of Kahless” (Toral, son of Duras)
Aired November 20, 1995
AfterStar Trek Generationsfailed Worfby gazump him of closure in his ongoing feud with the House of Duras . Star Trek : Deep Space Nineattempted to resolve this in time of year 4 . In " The Sword of Kahless " , Worf joins Lt . Jadzia Dax ( Terry Farrell ) and Kor ( John Collicos ) to remember a mythological artefact that is say will reunite the shared out Klingon Empire . The last remaining fellow member of the House of Duras , Toral , was also looking for the blade of Kahless , but was beaten to it . Worf terminate Toral ’s dreams of lead the Empire when he jettison the cursed steel into distance , and ended the power conflict between the House of Mogh and the House of Duras .
" The Sword of Kahless " is also aStar Trek : The Original Seriescrossover episode , as John Collicos ' Kor was an old enemy of Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) .
5Star Trek: DS9, Season 6, Episode 3, “Sons and Daughters” (Alexander Rozhenko)
Aired October 16, 1997
In " Sons and Daughters",Star Trek : Deep Space Ninefinally allowed Worf to come to terms with the young man that his Word had become . Star Trek : The Next Generation ’s Alexander Rozhenko ( Marc Worden ) finally follow the course that his beginner wanted for him , but is n’t up to the chore . Alexander is clumsy and awkward , and an embarrassmentT to his stern and disapproving father . However , Worf and Alexander both determine that the immature man has to go his own agency and make his own mistakes , rather than live up to his father ’s paragon of a Klingon Warrior . It ’s a poignant sequence that accommodate a lot of Worf and Alexander ’s take duringTNG .
4Star Trek: DS9, Season 1, Episode 17, “The Forsaken” (Lwaxana Troi)
Aired May 23, 1993
" The Forsaken " was the original Lwaxana Troi sequence ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , and it ’s the best one . At such an early stage in the story ofRene Auberjonois ' Odo , it ’s fascinating to see him open up to Troi ’s female parent while the two are stick in a turbolift together . Lwaxana open up up to Odo about her fears of being see as " ordinary " , while the Changeling reveals to Troi how lone his other life as a lab experimentation was . take inStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s Lwaxana was a smart move that allowedDS9to show a Modern side to Odo so they could search his more vulnerable and emotional side .
3Star Trek: DS9, Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2, “Emissary” (Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Locutus of Borg)
Aired January 3, 1993
Captain Picard ’s appearance in theStar Trek : Deep Space Ninepilot , " Emissary " , attend to establish how differentDS9would be from its parent show . The clash between Sisko and Picard , and the fundamental lack of understanding that Jean - Luc has of the responsibilities of being a Father of the Church make exonerated how dissimilar the two leads are . " Emissary " is also the most emotionally nuanced ofStar Trekpilots , making it a strong episode on its own terms that is heightened , rather than undermined by its crosswalk withStar Trek : The Next Generation . Patrick Stewart even gets to play multiple facets of Picard , from Locutus of Borg in a flashback to the Battle of Wolf 359 , and one of the Wormhole aliens during Sisko ’s vision .
2Star Trek: DS9 Season 3, Episode 9, “Defiant” (Thomas Riker)
Aired November 21, 1994
Jonathan Frakes played the function ofRiker ’s ringer fromStar Trek : The Next Generationin " Defiant " , where it was revealed that Thomas was a Maquis treasonist . When he arrived aboard Deep Space Nine , Thomas masqueraded as Commander William T. Riker , abduct Kira and hijacked the USS Defiant to expose covert Cardassian military activities . Although the reveal of the stick - on sideburns is goofy , the choice to throw off Jonathan Frakes as Thomas , rather than William Riker , gaveStar Trek : Deep Space Ninea prospect to tell a peachy story for Kira Nerys . draw on her own experience in the Bajoran Resistance movement , Kira is able to counsel Thomas on the right form of legal action to save his crew and discover the Cardassians ' deception .
" Defiant " also feature a guest coming into court by Kalita ( Shannon Cochran ) , the Maquis freedom fighter aircraft who previously appeared in the TNG installment " Preemptive Strike . "
