Defiant is the 55th episode of the television series star trek. Clip taken from the star trek deep space nine episode shattered mirror. 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.
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. Deep space nine, the 12th episode of the fourth season. Thats a concept that nearly always sounds cooler than it is. With avery brooks, rene auberjonois, alexander siddig, terry farrell. Jan 03, 2020 the episode was disturbing enough for the bbc to not show it on the first run through of star trek. 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. Star trek deep space nine season 3 episode 1 the search.
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. Deep space nine episodes children of time is the 120th episode of the television series star trek. 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. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of star trek. Jan 16, 2018 kira nerys is my favorite character on star trek. Deep space nine presents a federation with a sinister side, developed interpersonal conflicts and a heavy focus on war. What we left behind, the new documentary looking back on the legacy of star trek. Mar 31, 2020 its time for an update on what ive decided im calling the deep space nine upscale project ds9up. 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. But riker is revealed to be not who he claims to be when he attacks kira and steals the defiant. Soa was the obvious episode to work with and the defiant image above is from an upscaled. The september and october, were taking a look at the jampacked 1994 to 1995 season of star trek, including star trek. 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. The uss defiant nx74205 is a fictional starship in the television series 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. 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. 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. 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. However, while the reunited kira nerys, jake sisko, miles obrien, julian bashir, ezri dax, worf, and quark are watching, the defiant is destroyed.
According to the novel quarantine, voyagers chakotay was the maquis leader who came up with the plan for thomas riker to steal the defiant. Moore directed by cliff bole season 3, episode 9 production episode 40512454 original air date. Uss defiant star trek deep space nine retrospective analysis duration. Star trek deep space nine episode title the search part i season 3 cdr.
The best way was the tie in with the movie first contact. Deep space nine with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Exploring darker themes than its predecessors, star trek. I swapped over to netflix and lo and behold, the scene is there.
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. Deep space nine episodes from season 4,view pictures, get episode information and more. 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. 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. Uss defiant star trek deep space nine retrospective analysis.
This episode features three 47 references or just one if you understand how numbers work. 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. 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. The plot of deep space nine season 8 should become a movie. Season 3, the search part 1 disengage the cloak, raise the shields, and fire on my command. May 19, 2019 what we left behind, the new documentary looking back on the legacy of star trek. 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 defiant was ultimately destroyed in the season 7 episode the changing face of evil, but a replacement showed up just five episodes later. Defiant episode memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. To do this, sisko has to travel to cardassia to work with gul dukat and his team. Riker arrives on the station to requisition the defiant in order to fight. In ds9 s3e9 defiant, tom riker will rikers transporteraccidentcreated twin from tng s6e24 second chances comes to ds9 disguised as will. This episode establishes that sisko helped to design the defiant, and was in command of the shipyard where it was built. Season 1 season 4 season 3 season 2 season 7 season 5 season 6. Paradise lost is the 84th episode of the television series star trek. This mostly takes place on the shows version of future earth, in the 2370s rather than deep space nine. The vessel was officially launched in 2370, on stardate 47538. Riker arrives on the station to requisition the defiant in order to fight with the maquis. 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 episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Arguably the most unique part of the 2018 star trek. Fortunately most of the crew were able to escape the ship. A retrospective of the uss defiant nx74205 from star trek deep space nine.
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. This is one of the more interesting aspects of this short stretch where deep space nine was the only star trek on television. It is also the first episode to air following the release of star trek generations. Deep space nine defiant tv episode 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Captain sisko wasnt killed off as joseph reinemann said in his answer and thus that is wrong.
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. The accidental death of a drunk klingon finds quark thrust into. Defiant and hand it over to the maquis, of which he is a member. Commander worf took command of the defiant, heading to a cardassian world just on the edge of the klingon border. Deep space nine, the ninth episode of the third season. 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. 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. 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. The episode was disturbing enough for the bbc to not show it on the first run through of star trek.
The original series episode mirror, mirror showed us a parallel world with an empire instead of a starfleet and united federation of planets. Its only appropriate, then, that both parts of this weeks double feature involve crossover between tng and ds9. 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. 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. 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. Star trek deep space nine could come back when you take a look at the facts left by the series finale in canon. Deep space nine, features info about the first episode of a hypothetical season 8 which would have opened with the death of nog. 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. 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.
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. 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. Its time for an update on what ive decided im calling the deep space nine upscale project ds9up. Video and dvd releases edit uk vhs release twoepisode tapes, cic video. 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.
May 31, 2010 clip taken from the star trek deep space nine episode shattered mirror. They also wanted to deliver on what they had planned for the starship, portraying it as having some weaknesses. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek franchise and aired in syndication from january 1993 through june 1999. Sisko and crew members odo, obrien and dax welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve many unexpected. Deep space nine ds9 and the feature film star trek. Cliff bole production information episode no 3x09 production no 455 first aired. In ops, major kira nerys is having a bad day, swamped with the numerous little details of running a space station. Thomas riker poses as his twin william in order to steal the u. The show was aired from 1993 to 1999, and like tng, was offered through firstrun syndication as opposed to any exclusive television network. This critically acclaimed spinoff series set in a space station won four emmys from 31 nominations. 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. 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. By gradually constructing a picture of the many peoples involved over time, deep space nine demonstrates that although it may float in the cold black of space, its teeming with life.
Feel free to post pics, videos, articles, your opinions. 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. Riker from the enterprised arrives on deep space 9, he takes a liking to kira, who gives him a tour of the defiant. Deep space nine on british television, though at 6pm that was probably a good choice. Ranking every mirror universe episode of star trek syfy wire. Dec, 2018 star trek deep space nine season 3 episode 1 the search. Ok, it took me some time, and a youtube video, to remember this episode. Moore directed by levar burton season 4, episode 17 production episode 40514490 original air date. Deep space nine, the 22nd episode of the fifth season.