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Blood Oath (episode)

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Three old Klingon warriors reunite on Deep Space 9, seeking Curzon Dax, with whom they entered into a blood oath to one day exact revenge on an enemy for killing the warriors' firstborn sons. Finding Jadzia as worthy a warrior as they felt Curzon to be, she joins the Klingons in completing their vendetta.

• 1.2 Act One
• 1.3 Act Two
• 1.4 Act Three
• 1.5 Act Four
• 1.6 Act Five
• 2 Memorable quotes
• 3.1 Story and script
• 3.2 Production
• 3.3 Reception
• 3.4 Cast trivia
• 3.6 Video and DVD releases
• 4.1 Starring
• 4.2 Also starring
• 4.3 Guest stars
• 4.4 Uncredited co-stars
• 4.5 Stunt doubles
• 4.6 References
• 4.7 External links

Summary [ ]

In his bar , Quark complains to Odo that an elderly, drunken Klingon is monopolizing one of the holosuites , endlessly re-fighting the Battle of Klach D'kel Brakt , a battle the Klingons won over the Romulans a century ago . He has only paid for an hour, but has been in the holosuite for three. With Odo standing by, Quark shuts off the power, and the Klingon, Kor , storms out with a bottle of Breshtanti ale in his hand. He lunges drunkenly at Quark, but Odo pacifies him by telling him a "victory celebration" is awaiting him, and leads him to a holding cell to sleep it off.

Koloth , Kor's friend, comes to bail him out; however, when he sees Kor is still quite drunk, he furiously tells Odo to keep him. Shrugging, Kor passes out again, while Odo rolls his eyes.

Act One [ ]

In Ops , Odo brings a report to Major Kira and apologizes for being late, as it's been a "Klingon afternoon." He goes on to explain how he put Kor in a cell for public drunkenness and Koloth's failed attempt to bail him out. Odo tells Kira that the Klingon is singing battle songs and has announced himself as "Kor Dahar master of the Klingons". Dax overhears the name at her station and has Kor released. Dax and Kor go to the Replimat where they find Koloth eating cake and Kor comments on him practicing his fighting skills with his food. Koloth says that " a sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye " and Kor just calls it luck. Koloth says it is insulting that the Federation would send a lieutenant to greet him. Dax comments that Koloth never liked the Federation and calls him by his nickname in Klingon, " Iceman Koloth". Kor asks Koloth if he recognises Dax, and Dax reveals to him and Koloth that she is their old friend and comrade, "Dax" – Curzon Dax having been the last host of the symbiont now inside her. Kor is delighted that their old friend now inhabits a beautiful woman's body, but Koloth protests that some mistake has been made. Dax realizes that their meeting has been arranged by another old friend, Kang , who arrives and tells them that he has finally found " The Albino ."

Eighty-one years ago , the three Klingons and Curzon swore a blood oath to hunt down and kill the Albino, no matter what. After Dax convinces Kang that she really is Dax, Kang explains he has finally tracked him down to a hideout in the Secarus system – and, to ensure that no warning causes the Albino to flee before they can reach him, Kang killed the traders who disclosed the location to him.

Act Two [ ]

Walking alone with Dax on the upper level of the Promenade , Kang muses that times have changed, and nothing is quite the same as it was in the Klingon Empire , not even a blood oath. With that in mind, he tells Jadzia that she has no obligation to honor her past host 's commitments, and formally releases her from Curzon's oath.

" When you take someone's life – you lose a part of your own, as well. "

While on duty in Ops, Dax asks Kira about her experiences in the Bajoran Resistance and how she felt when she killed Cardassians. Kira is very uncomfortable talking about those days, but after a moment, jokingly asks if Dax is planning to kill someone. When Dax hesitates in answering, Kira takes her by the arm and leads her away from the main work area, insisting that Dax explain herself. Dax reluctantly explains: the Albino was a heinous criminal who led pirate raids on several Klingon and Federation colonies, until a task force commanded by Kang, Kor, and Koloth destroyed his power base. Although many of his followers were captured, the Albino escaped and promised revenge on the firstborn children of Kor, Koloth, and Kang. Four years later, he managed to keep his promise by infecting each of the three Klingons' firstborn sons with a deadly genetic virus. Curzon was godfather to Kang's son , who was named Dax in his honor, and swore a blood oath alongside the other three. Kira tries her best to dissuade Dax from her mission, reminding her that it was Curzon's godson who died, not Jadzia's and that she should not be expected to keep her former host's commitments. Dax is unswayed, telling Kira she still remembers the boy's funeral and how she felt when her godson died. She feels like she owes it to Curzon to fulfill the oath, even if the other Klingons don't expect her to. Kira finishes by answering Dax's original question: " when you take someone's life, you lose a part of your own as well. "

Dax talks to Kor at Quark's, who is as joyful as ever: " Oh, of course you should come! The splendor of fighting and killing, a bloodbath in the cause of vengeance; who wouldn't want to come! " But when she asks him to speak with Koloth and Kang on her behalf, he hesitates, calling himself an old man whose influence and power are long past.

Dax confronts Koloth in a holosuite while he is practicing his bat'leth techniques. He believes she is too young and fragile to accompany them, so she challenges him to a duel to show him that she still retains Curzon's skill with the weapon. After a few rounds, Koloth concedes that her presence will do honor to their cause, but Kang remains adamant in his refusal.

Act Three [ ]

Outside the holosuite in Quark's, Dax presses the matter; ultimately, Kang does not have the right to deny her vengeance against the Albino, who killed Dax's godson. Angrily, Kang agrees to allow her along, storming, " come and be damned! "

As Dax packs in her quarters , Commander Sisko arrives to preemptively deny her a leave of absence, telling her that he cannot condone murder in the name of vengeance, nor can he understand why Jadzia feels the need to do so to honor a commitment Curzon made. Dax tells him that Curzon is a part of her, and Curzon understood and embraced the Klingon concepts of honor and vengeance. When Dax begs him not to make her disobey a direct order, Sisko does not prevent her from leaving, but warns her that she shouldn't expect to just return to the station like nothing has happened. Dax responds that the consequences she faces are up to him.

Act Four [ ]

Aboard Kang's ship , on the way to the Albino's hideaway, the Klingons and Jadzia discuss their strategy. Kang advocates a surprise frontal assault on the compound's main gate. His intelligence indicates that the Albino only has forty guards, and the shock and awe of their appearance will give them a decisive advantage. Koloth and Kor endorse the plan and march out of the room triumphantly to sharpen their blades but Dax stays to confront Kang. Unlike them, she can see that the plan is suicide, and demands to know what Kang is really up to. In fact, she says, if she didn't know better, she'd think Kang had been paid to lure them into a trap.

Kang admits that when he first learned the Albino's location, he visited the system to see if it was true, and was contacted by the Albino. The Albino offered Kang a "glorious" battle against forty of the Albino's best warriors and Kang accepted, believing that if he could not kill the Albino, he could die trying.

Believing that Klingons embrace death too easily, Dax urges him to consider an alternative strategy. Kang insists that the Albino's defenses cannot be penetrated by the four of them, and victory is impossible. But Dax has the idea of disabling the guards' phasers , by reconfiguring the ship's disruptors to bombard the compound from orbit with tetryon particles. The resulting dampening field will disable any energy weapons inside. Although the Klingons will likewise be unable to use their hand disruptors, they will have a significant advantage over the guards in hand-to-hand combat. Kang agrees, saying, " perhaps it is a good day to live. "

Act Five [ ]

After beaming down to Secarus IV , Dax scans the area with her tricorder and detects a gravitic mine buried inside the main entrance; the Albino obviously never intended to keep his bargain with Kang. On the other hand, the booby-trap gives them the advantage, since the Albino will be focusing his defenses on the main gate. The four of them quickly work out an alternate plan of attack: Dax will create a diversion by sabotaging the compound's armory, drawing a fair amount of the guards away from the main house, while the Klingons disable the power station, knocking out the Albino's communications and scanners.

However, Kor points out that if the Albino lied to Kang about facing him down honorably, he might not be in the compound, or even on the planet. Koloth tells everyone to wait for a few minutes while he goes and asks somebody. The others wonder if he's gone insane, but sure enough, he comes back a few minutes later, having stealthily ambushed a "very helpful" guard, who has confirmed the Albino's presence. The four warriors prepare to split up to fulfill their roles in the attack, and Kang locks hands with his fellow Klingons: " May Kahless guide us on this day of vengeance! " After a moment's hesitation, Dax puts her hand on the others'.

When the armory explodes, the Albino realizes that his trap has been outmaneuvered. Before he can order his guards to draw back into the house, the power station is sabotaged, leaving him trapped inside his main hall with his Markalian aide and only a few guards, with no way to signal the others and no functioning phasers. The Klingons and Dax storm into the hall and fight his guards hand-to-hand. Koloth is mortally wounded when a guard stabs him in the back, while Kang fights his way up the stairs through to the Albino.

The Albino manages to mortally wound Kang, but turns to find Dax's bat'leth at his throat. She introduces herself as the former Curzon Dax, and he smirks that she doesn't have it in her to murder him, alluding to the traditional consuming of the enemy's heart once they have been slain. She hesitates, and meanwhile Kang stabs his knife into the Albino's back. He falls to the bottom of the stairs to his death. On the surface, he thanks Dax for the act of friendship in "letting" him have the death blow, but the knowing eyes between long friends hints at the deeper reality: that Kang has saved Jadzia from being forced to make the decision to kill the Albino. Kang utters, " It is a good day to die, " before dying. Dax murmurs sadly, " It's never a good day to lose a friend. " The only Klingon left standing, Kor, sings in honor of his fallen comrades, as he stands over the body of the dead Albino.

Dax returns to the station and resumes her post; however, it is clear from the looks of both Kira and Sisko that they may not be able to regard her the same way again.

Memorable quotes [ ]

" Shut off the power. " " He'll kill you! " " No, he said he'll kill you – shut it off. "

" How did you get in here? " " I am Koloth. " " That doesn't answer my question. " " Yes, it does. "

" I do not go into battle with one whose honor is washed away in Breshtanti ale… keep him! "

" Security reassignments, Major. Sorry it took so long; it's been a Klingon afternoon. " A Klingon afternoon? " " Every time Klingons visit the station, I wind up with a Klingon afternoon – but this is definitely one I'll cherish forever. "

" I don't have to tell you what this oath meant to Curzon. " " Jadzia Dax took an oath, too, when she joined Starfleet. You're subject to orders, Lieutenant. " " Don't do it, Benjamin. Don't make me disobey a direct order! "

" This is a mistake! Kang must not have known… " " Ah, but what a beautiful mistake! "

" Is Kang coming? " " Of course he's coming; he's brought the four of us together after eighty-one years! " " Could it possibly mean that he's… " " Yes… that is exactly what it means: I have found The Albino. "

" This time, we will reach the Albino! And when we do, I will cut his heart out and eat it, while he watches me with his dying breath! "

" The Korvat colony. First day of negotiations, I walked out on you, right in the middle of that long-winded speech of yours. You should have seen the look on your face. Nobody had ever had the kajunpak't to show their back to the great Kang before Curzon did. " " I almost killed Curzon that day. "

" You've said to yourself, 'Every new life for a Trill has to be a new life'! If not, you'd wind up paying off old debts forever. These Klingons can't possibly expect you to keep this oath! " " No, they don't… that's just it! They say I have no obligation to them… but I do ! I know it – I feel it!… if not to them, then to Curzon. "

" Quark, you devious little Ha'DIbaH ! Bring wine. "

" I-I was once, if you remember, far less than you see. And far more than I've become. "

" There is tension on your face, Koloth! You ought to drink more. "

" Of course you should come! The splendor of fighting and killing; a bloodbath in the cause of vengeance; who wouldn't want to come! "

" You say they promised you an honorable battle hand-to-hand combat at the main threshold." " That's right. " "Take a look at this. This indicates a gravitic buried at the main threshold." "Yes, and he plans to detonate it the moment we enter the compound." " That's what you get for making a deal with the devil, Kang. "

" Wait here. " " Where are you going? " " I'm going to find out if he 's inside. " " And how do you intend to do that? " " I'll ask somebody! "

" May Kahless guide us on this day of vengeance! "

" Look upon your executioners, killer of children! "

" I was right, Dax. It is a good day to die. " " It's never a good day to lose a friend. "

Background information [ ]

Story and script [ ].

• Peter Allan Fields ' original story, entitled "The Beast", did not feature Kang, Kor, and Koloth. They were to be new characters, but Robert Hewitt Wolfe , a big fan of Star Trek: The Original Series , suggested using the three most popular Klingons from that series. ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 131) The idea came up in a conversation between Fields, Co-Executive Producer Ira Steven Behr , and Executive Producer Michael Piller . ( Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before , paperback ed., p. 186) Fields based "The Beast" on Akira Kurosawa 's 1954 film Seven Samurai and John Sturges ' 1960 remake of that film, The Magnificent Seven . He modeled Koloth after James Coburn 's character of Britt and Kang after Yul Brynner . Kor was based on William Shakespeare 's character of Falstaff , who appeared in Henry IV, Part II . ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 131-132)
• John Colicos was approached by Michael Piller and allowed to give his own input to the script. Colicos commented, " When I started reading the script, I spoke to Michael Piller and said, 'I don't really want to play this character, because it's totally contradictory to the original Kor. I have a huge following from the original one, and if he becomes just a buffoon, then I'd honestly rather not do it.' He said, 'No, [Kor] starts out as a rather dipsy, Falstaffian character, but becomes quite heroic in the end.' I said, 'Let me see the last two chapters, before I commit myself finally.' And then there was a question of whether we should all be killed off, whether this was the last hurrah for the 'Over the Hill Klingon' gang. [Piller] said they were contemplating keeping one of us alive, and I said, 'Well, I better be the Ishmael who lives to tell the story.' When they gave me that, I said, 'All right, fine.' " ("The Sword of Colicos", Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Official Poster Magazine , issue 8)
• The writing staff toyed with the idea of having the three Klingons appear as they did in the original Star Trek , but decided against it. When Michael Ansara asked why the Klingons now looked different, he was told, " Klingons live to be very, very old and that's a natural physical metamorphosis. " ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 131)
• Terry Farrell thought that it would have been interesting to have the episode end with Dax considering fulfilling Kang's promise to cut out the Albino's heart and eat it: " I thought it would have been cool if it ended not with me taking a bite, but holding the heart, so you didn't know if I was going to take a bite or not ". ( What Satellite TV Trek Special 1995, p 82)
• Several terms are used in the pronunciation guide in the script but not in the final script itself. These include " Cheron ", "becht" and "ghoptu".

Production [ ]

Jim Martin sketch of Albino's courtyard

• Before the episode entered production, Junie Lowry-Johnson and Ron Surma checked to see if Michael Ansara , John Colicos , and William Campbell were still acting. They found the first two easily, but had difficulty finding Campbell. He was actually doing Star Trek cruise conventions at the time. ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 131) " We were quite pleased that all three of these […] actors were willing to reprise their roles, " stated Peter Allan Fields. ( Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before , paperback ed., p. 186)
• Regarding the start of filming, William Campbell commented, " I went down there not realizing that they had this age thing of 85 or 100 years later, I thought we would just be older, that we didn't evolve with the carbuncle on the head, and the other changes they've done. However, when I walked in there I said to Rick Berman , 'Somebody out there said we were going to have to put this make-up on, á la Michael Dorn .' And he said, 'Well, yeah. It's 100 years later, and don't ask me why they do it. This is the way Klingons look now, and you've evolved into this.' I said fine, but I had just thought we were going to to come back as the Over the Hill Gang-type thing. Of course it had a lot more significance than that. We were all senior officers, we were part of of this special quest. I thought they did a phenomenal job the the make-up, although Michael Ansara said to me, 'Bill, I haven't worked in six years, this is going to kill me! " ("The Honorable William Campbell", TV Zone magazine, issue 60)
• The interior of the Albino 's fortress was built on Paramount Stage 18 . ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 132) The fortress set was actually built on Stage 18 for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " Masks ", as Masaka 's temple . TNG's Stage 16 was taken up by the Barkonian village set constructed for " Thine Own Self ". ( Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion ,  ? ed., p. ? )
• The exterior of the Albino's fortress was a house in Pasadena designed by Frank Lloyd Wright . A model of it, which was blown up to show the destruction of the compound, was built on Paramount's Van Ness parking lot. ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 132)
• To set the mood for the fight sequence, Director Winrich Kolbe had Richard Wagner 's Götterdämmerung played on-set. ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 132)
• The episode's score was performed with extreme gusto. Composer Dennis McCarthy noted, " We just went for it. " ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 132)

Reception [ ]

• The news that the three most well-known TOS Klingons would be returning to Star Trek in this episode was received with huge excitement from Star Trek fans. ( Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before , paperback ed., p. 186)
• The music of this episode proved to be very memorable for Dennis McCarthy ; " What I remember about the episode is the force of the music. " ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 132)
• Terry Farrell is a big fan of this episode because it reveals a great deal of depth to Dax. Farrell felt that each of the three Klingons required a different approach from her, and that the character is capable of switching gears like that is something she is quite proud of: " With Kor, I had to convince him that he was a hero, and that in my eyes he would always be a hero, so that was philosophical. With Koloth, I had to prove that I was strong enough to go to battle with him, so that was physical. And with Kang, I had to prove to him that my desire and need to be a part of this blood oath was strong enough that I could not imagine staying behind, that I was mentally strong and capable enough. So I had to exhibit the honor, the physical strength, and the mental perseverance to go with them. " ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 132)
• Winrich Kolbe commented, " It was the closest thing to Beowulf that I ever saw. There was a mythological quality to it and these guys were real heroes. I played Wagner in my mind the whole day and it had a feel that was beyond episodic television. It was really The Three Musketeers on a smaller scale and I loved it. " ( The Deep Space Log Book: A Second Season Companion ) This statement would make Dax the "fourth" musketeer D'Artagnan, while Kor would be Porthos, Koloth would be Aramis, and Kang would be Athos.
• On the return of the TOS actors, Michael Okuda said, " At first, you almost didn't recognize them because they were in heavy Klingon makeup. But as soon as Michael Ansara opened his mouth, there was a powerful sense of déjà vu. Having the three original Klingons on the show was magical for everyone. " ( Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before )
• William Campbell commented that he, Michael Ansara and John Colicos all greatly enjoyed the episode, commenting, " When it was all over and we finally saw the finished show, we really loved it. " One particular scene Campbell enjoyed was the brief scene with Rene Auberjonois . " That was the scene when I walk in to get Colicos out of the drunk tank, and Odo turns around and says, 'How did you get in here?' I say him, 'I am Koloth!' and he says 'You're not answering my question,' and my reply is, 'Yes I did.' In other words, Koloth can do anything. An actor can't have a better intro than that, and all the fans who had seen the old show identified him immediately. " ("The Honorable William Campbell", TV Zone magazine, issue 60)
• William Campbell also said this episode was his most difficult acting job, and one he would have liked to do again. ( Deep Space Nine Chronicles )
• As a fan of the Klingons generally and especially the characters featured in this installment, Robert O'Reilly reminisced about "Blood Oath", " I was literally in ecstasy watching it. I was more excited to see that show than I was to see King Lear on TV, and I love Lear." ( The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine  issue 16 , p. 23)
• In her book Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before (paperback ed., pp. 184 & 186), J.M. Dillard described this episode as "compelling" and also remarked, " The return of Kang, Kor, and Koloth was moving and powerful. "

Cast trivia [ ]

• This episode "reunites" three Klingons from Star Trek: The Original Series , one from each season: Kor (from " Errand of Mercy " in season one ), Koloth (from " The Trouble with Tribbles " in season two ), and Kang (from " Day of the Dove " in season three ). This episode marks the deaths of Koloth ( William Campbell ) and Kang ( Michael Ansara ), although Kang later appeared in VOY : " Flashback " and Michael Ansara appeared in DS9 again, as Jeyal in " The Muse ". Kor ( John Colicos ) is the only one of the three Klingons to survive the events of this episode, though Colicos was the first of the three actors to pass away, on 6 March 2000. Campbell died on 28 April 2011, and Ansara on 31 July 2013. John Colicos reprised his role as Kor in season four 's " The Sword of Kahless " and season seven 's " Once More Unto the Breach ".
• Colm Meaney ( Miles O'Brien ), Siddig El Fadil ( Julian Bashir ), and Cirroc Lofton ( Jake Sisko ) do not appear in this episode.
• The late Christopher Collins previously played another Markalian , Durg , in " The Passenger ". This was also his last Star Trek episode, as he died from a cerebral hemorrhage seventy-seven days after the episode aired...
• According to Bill Blair , he filmed a scene on 7 February 1994 for this episode as a Klingon guard which ended on the cutting room floor. This would've been his very first appearance on Star Trek .
• " Trials and Tribble-ations " later touched upon the issue of the changes in the Klingons' physical appearance, while the Star Trek: Enterprise episodes " Affliction " and " Divergence " ultimately explained why Kang, Koloth, and Kor have the updated Klingon look in "Blood Oath".
• Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin 's novel Forged in Fire is a prequel of sorts to this episode, giving more insight into the background of the Albino (whose name, we learn, is "Qagh") and Curzon's relationship with the Klingons. There was a sequel, a comic book story called " Remembrance "
• When Kor pulls open the holosuite door at the beginning of the episode, the "whoosh" sound of The Original Series doors can be heard.
• Klach D'kel Brakt , referred to in this episode, is later revealed in ENT : " The Augments " to be the Klingon name for the " Briar Patch " seen in Star Trek: Insurrection

Video and DVD releases [ ]

• UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video ): Volume 20, 22 August 1994
• As part of the UK VHS collection Star Trek - Crossovers Set : 6 November 1995
• As part of the DS9 Season 2 DVD collection

Links and references [ ]

Starring [ ].

• Avery Brooks as Commander Sisko

Also starring [ ]

• Rene Auberjonois as Odo
• Siddig El Fadil as Doctor Bashir
• Terry Farrell as Lieutenant Dax
• Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
• Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien
• Armin Shimerman as Quark
• Nana Visitor as Major Kira

Guest stars [ ]

• John Colicos as " Kor "
• Michael Ansara as " Kang "
• William Campbell as " Koloth "
• Bill Bolender as The Albino
• Christopher Collins as Guard

Uncredited co-stars [ ]

• Sam Alejan as Starfleet sciences officer
• Scott Barry
• Ivor Bartels as Starfleet operations officer
• Robert Bralver as Albino's guard
• Andrew DePalma ( stunt actor )
• Steve Diamond
• Chris Doyle as Albino's guard
• Sue Henley as Starfleet command officer
• Randy James
• Hubie Kerns, Jr. as Albino's guard
• Ken Lesco as Albino's guard
• Irving Lewis as Albino's guard
• Dennis Madalone as Albino's guard
• Robin Morselli as Bajoran officer
• Joe Murphy as Albino's guard
• Denney Pierce as Albino's guard
• Michael Wajacs
• Sandra Wild as dabo girl
• Unknown actress as dabo girl

Stunt doubles [ ]

• Chuck Borden as stunt double for Christopher Collins
• George Colucci as stunt double for John Colicos
• Caron Colvett as stunt double for Terry Farrell
• Yannick Derrien as stunt double for Bill Bolender
• Tom Morga as stunt double for William Campbell

References [ ]

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External links [ ]

• " Blood Oath " at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• " Blood Oath " at Wikipedia
• " Blood Oath " at MissionLogPodcast.com , a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast
• "Blood Oath" script  at Star Trek Minutiae
• " Blood Oath " at the Internet Movie Database
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A Quarter-Century Later, Deep Space Nine’s Finale is a Bridge Between Old and New Star Trek

We’ve left this era behind.

In the final season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , our heroes take desperate measures to achieve victory in a bitter war that’s engulfed billions of lives across the galaxy. They also play a rousing game of baseball.

Wedged between The Next Generation , a beloved revival, and Voyager , a mediocre Borg adventure factory , Deep Space Nine’s creators were largely free to take their black sheep where they saw fit. The result was a series that moved Star Trek towards nuanced serialized storytelling , while still finding time to dabble in episodes about Vulcan serial killers and ill-advised crossdressing. When it wrapped up both its serious and silly stories in one big finale, DS9 built a bridge between the one-off episodes of Star Trek past and the relentless season-long sagas of modern shows like Discovery and Picard.

“What You Leave Behind” had to conclude the Federation’s brutal conflict with the Dominion, while also providing closure to Captain Sisko’s uneasy role as a Bajoran religious figure. Both storylines had percolated in the background for years before exploding in DS9’s final seasons, and both highlighted the strengths of the show’s unique fixed setting. Set in a space station above a Bajor struggling to survive its newfound independence and adjacent to a wormhole leading to a far-flung region of space defined by the Dominion’s cruelty, the set-up allowed the consequences of our heroes’ adventures to fester for years.

In an eventful final season, Major Kira (Nana Visitor) is given command of Deep Space Nine and learns the infield fly rule.

The war against the Dominion — essentially an anti-Federation that subjugated new members to make itself more powerful and conniving — is the finale’s strongest element. The multi-season struggle had touched on weighty themes like war crimes and the morality of violent resistance, and it’s satisfying to see Sisko and his stalwart crew battle their way to a melancholy victory. The whole saga is one of the few times Star Trek embraced an epic scope rather than focus on a single ship’s isolated adventures, and seeing characters we knew for years become key cogs in a grand war machine was a somber escalation of the stakes.

Captain Sisko’s personal denouement was less successful. His unique connection to the mysterious aliens living in the wormhole, which the Bajorans worship as prophetic gods, worked well as a symbol of his series-long transition from jaded cynic to fierce protector of Bajor. But “What You Leave Behind” attempted to give this spiritual tale an action-y finale featuring Gul Dukat, a long-running Cardassian villain and occasional uneasy frenemy. Dukat’s saga as an opportunistic Dominion lackey reached a natural conclusion in Season 6, yet he was brought back as a sort of Bajoran Antichrist stuffed full of ham. It felt like an attempt to cram the finale of Raiders of the Lost Ark into the end of Saving Private Ryan.

In one of the finale’s weaker moments, Gul Dukat (Marc Alaimo) shows up like he wandered in from a ‘90s FMV game.

But a quarter-century later, what stands out are the side stories “What You Leave Behind” wraps up. While Deep Space Nine’s seventh season built towards this two-part finale, it also dabbled in asides no sci-fi drama could spare time for today. Featuring a whopping 26 episodes, Season 7 focused on the horrors and heroism of war, but also took a minute to check in on the mirror universe, stage a holosuite heist, and play ball with an arrogant Vulcan. The pacing is glacial compared to a modern show like Picard, and not every episode was a winner, but these asides enhanced the main storyline rather than distract from it. Life, even during galactic megawar, goes on.

This blend of the critical and mundane is why our heroes celebrate their grand victory in a holosuite simulation of a ‘60s Vegas lounge. The Season 6 introduction of Vic Fontaine, a holographic Rat Pack knockoff, was derided as silly and self-indulgent, and 24th-century humans and aliens turning to a pretend crooner for romantic advice and emotional solace should have been ridiculous. But Fontaine was allowed to develop across B-stories and dedicated episodes, a decision that culminated in the superb Season 7 episode “It's Only a Paper Moon.” Nog, once a comic-relief side character, turns Fontaine’s lounge into his personal fantasy realm to cope with losing a limb in battle, and the frank look at PTSD was so effective that giving Fontaine a proper sendoff in “What You Leave Behind” felt natural.

Star Trek and lounge singing, together at last.

A hokey hologram getting screentime speaks to the sheer scope of the finale, but despite its busy-ness, it managed to leave most of its characters in satisfying places. Today, the episode title offers an unintended second meaning, as Star Trek — and television in general — has largely abandoned Deep Space Nine’s supersized seasons and leisurely storytelling pace. Amid its many side stories, DS9 helped move Trek towards the modern serial format, which can make the lean 10-episode seasons of Picard feel like nothing but one exhausting crisis after another. Such momentum can be thrilling, but we’ve lost something in not getting to better know our heroes as they enjoy a little downtime.

With Discovery over , Lower Decks on the way out, and several new shows and movies in the works, Star Trek is once again entering a season of change . It’s difficult to imagine big-budget sci-fi ever returning to 26-episode seasons, but revisiting “What You Leave Behind” still offers a valuable lesson. Viewers wanted to see Deep Space Nine’s heroes triumph over the Dominion not because their battles had been so dramatic, but because we’d spent enough time with them to know they deserved peace.

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The Maquis, Part II

• Episode aired May 1, 1994

Sisko tries to resolve the Maquis crisis by preventing a war, freeing Gul Dukat and offering the defected Hudson the chance to return. Sisko tries to resolve the Maquis crisis by preventing a war, freeing Gul Dukat and offering the defected Hudson the chance to return. Sisko tries to resolve the Maquis crisis by preventing a war, freeing Gul Dukat and offering the defected Hudson the chance to return.

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Adm. Alynna Nechayev : I want you to find the Maquis. Talk to them. Remind them that they're citizens of the Federation. That it is imperative that we preserve the treaty with the Cardassians.

Commander Sisko : A treaty the Cardassians may not be honoring!

Adm. Alynna Nechayev : Are you questioning Federation policy, Commander?

Commander Sisko : [with suppressed frustration] All I know, is that the situation in the Demilitarized Zone is deteriorating rapidly.

Adm. Alynna Nechayev : Personally I think you're overstating the problem. Establish a dialogue with the Maquis. They're still Federation citizens, I'm sure they'll listen to reason. Good luck, Commander.

Commander Sisko : [as Kira enters] Establish a dialogue, what the *hell* does she think I've been trying to do?

Major Kira : [urgently] Commander!

Commander Sisko : Just because a group of people belong to the Federation, it does not mean that they are saints!

Major Kira : [more hesitantly] Excuse me...

Commander Sisko : [increasingly agitated] You know what the trouble is?

Major Kira : ...No.

Commander Sisko : The trouble is Earth!

Major Kira : Really.

Commander Sisko : On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well it's *easy* to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise! Out there, in the Demilitarized Zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet! Out there, there are no saints! Just people! Angry, scared, determined people, who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not!

Major Kira : Makes sense to me.

Commander Sisko : [calmer, slightly embarrassed] Well I'm glad... *someone* understands.

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While Starfleet crew members boldly go where no man has gone before — or, in Deep Space Nine ’s case, boldly stay put in a wormhole-adjacent space station — Star Trek ’s crew members are arguably the unsung heroes of the franchise. And one of those heroes is Michael Westmore, the makeup designer who crafted alien looks for the franchise for nearly 20 years.

Westmore earned two Emmy Awards and another five nominations for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . The syndicated series, created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, followed Starfleet Commander Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) and his crew as they manned the titular space station and contended with exploration, trade, politics, and conflict between two quadrants of the galaxy.

And with a cast of characters stocked with Bajorans, Cardassians, Changelings, Ferengi, Trill, and other alien species, Westmore and the other makeup artists certainly had their work cut out for them. “Challenges on Deep Space Nine were the same as Next Generation , same as Voyager , same as Enterprise ,” Westmore said in a 2004 Television Academy interview . “It’s like, you’re given a concept, figure it out, build it, paint it, and have it ready on the day they’ve requested.”

DS9 ran for seven seasons before coming to an end 25 years ago, when “What You Leave Behind” aired on June 2, 1999. A quarter-century on, check out the photo gallery below to see cast members in and out of their alien characters — and to hear what they said about the makeup magic.

René Auberjonois as Odo

“I couldn’t eat really solid food,” the late actor recalled in the 2018 documentary What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , looking back on his time as DS9 ’s Changeling security chief. “I’d be in that makeup for hours and hours on end, and I think it affected my persona on set. People who didn’t know me thought I was probably as grumpy as the character Odo.”

Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax

Not only was Farrell the last original cast member hired, but she also had to re-shoot scenes after the makeup team opted to give her character, a Trill science officer, spots instead of a facial prosthetic. “I had a forehead, and they didn’t like how that looked,” she recalled to StarTrek.com in 2022. “So Michael Westmore came up with the spots and took out the forehead. So we had to re-shoot.”

Armin Shimerman as Quark

Shimerman endured three hours of makeup every day to get into his Ferengi barkeep character, as he said in an appearance on Live With Regis and Kathie Lee . “It’s not bad. Ladies do it all the time,” he quipped. “Michael Westmore … doesn’t believe in rubber masks. He believes that they don’t look real, they don’t work well with the actors’ faces, and all of his Emmys prove that he’s right, I guess.”

Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys

“It was very interesting, and I’m not sure what this was about psychologically still, but I was most comfortable in that makeup,” Visitor, who played the Deep Space Nine’s Bajoran second-in-command, told StarTrek.com in 2011. “When I had Kira’s makeup on, I was completely, physically comfortable, and I didn’t care if there were cameras or if people were taking pictures. It was such a comfortable, natural mask to me. I felt like I could allow everything I am to be.”

Michael Dorn as Worf

In a 2015 Reddit AMA , Dorn told fans that his Klingon officer’s look took three hours to apply each day and that he had sat in the makeup chair 1,000 times by that point. (And that was before he returned for Star Trek: Picard .) “I was the smartest person for those 11 years in Los Angeles, because while they did the makeup, I read the Los Angeles Times from cover-to-cover and did the crossword puzzle,” he quipped.

Nicole de Boer as Ezri Dax

De Boer joined DS9 as the Trill counselor Ezri Dax in Season 7… and suffered a black eye while filming the Ezri-centric episode “Afterimage.” Worse yet, that accident occurred just before the show’s publicity photographer was due to arrive on set. “It was a bit… stressful,” de Boer recalled in the 2000 book Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion . “Fortunately, Mary Kay Morse, amazing makeup goddess that she is, managed to cover it, and you couldn’t even tell I had a shiner.”

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