The seventh and final season of was so uniformly excellent, and included so much internal
continuity, that there does not seem to be any point in assigning "star" ratings to each individual
show. Every show was worth three or four stars. My favorite episode was "Trechery, Faith and
the Great River," by Philip Kim, Bradley Thompson, and David Weddel, but the season belonged
to Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler, who wrote eight of the twenty-six episodes, including the
first two and the last two. There were also major contributions from Rene Echevarria, who wrote
or co-wrote seven shows, and Ronald D. Moore, who wrote or co-wrote six. One of the things
that made this last season great was the ensemble acting, including the cute new regular Ezri Dax,
and a large number of interesting supporting characters, such as Rom, Nog, Grand Nagus Zek, Gul
Dukat, Garak, Kai Winn, Kor, Martok, Gowron, Kasidy Yates, Kieko O'Brian, Vic Fontaine,... the
list of memorable characters could go on and on. One mark of great fiction is memorable
characters. Most dull fiction has no characters who stick in your mind. The acting is uniformly
excellent, but special mention must be made of Jeffrey Combs, who plays two recurring characters,
Liquidator Brunt and Weyoun.
Image in the Sand by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler
Sisko, in New Orleans, tries to come
to terms with his role as The Prophet. Kira, on DS9, has to learn to work with the Romulans. Part
One of Two
Shadows and Symbols by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler
Sisko meets Ezri Dax, and leaves
Earth to find the mystic Orb of the Emissary. The Klingons carry on the war against the Dominion.
Part Two of Two.
Afterimage, by Rene Echevarria
Ezri Dax has difficulty fitting in on DS9, where memories of
Jadzia Dax are strong. Garak develops a mysterious illness.
Take Me Out to the Holosuite, by Ronald D. Moore
The crew of a Vulcan ship challenges
Sisko and friends to a game of baseball.
Chrysalis, by Rene Echevarria
Dr. Bashir falls in love with one of the genetically enhanced
humans introduced in the sixth season episode Statistical Probabilities.
Treachery, Faith and the Great River, by Philip Kim, Bradley Thompson, and David Weddel
Weyoun tells Odo that he is willing to defect from the Dominion. Meanwhile, Nog explains to
O'Brian about the Great River of Commerce, that binds the galaxy together.
Once More Unto the Breach, by Ronald D. Moore
The Klingon Kor comes to DS9. Of all
Star Trek actors, John Colicos currently has the longest run playing the same character, Kor. Kor
first appeared in the first season of the original Trek, in the episode Errand of Mercy.
The Siege of AR-588, by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler
Sisko relieves the battle weary
troops on planet AR-588, and Nog has his chance to be a hero.
Covenant, by Rene Echevarria
Dukat lures Kira to Empok Nor, where he tries to ensnare her
in a plot to free the Pah-wriths, enemies of the Prophets.
Its Only a Paper Moon, by David Mack and John J. Ordover
Nog, depressed after the battle
at AR-588, is spending all his time in the holosuite world of Vic Fontaine.
Prodigal Daughter, by Bradley Thompson and David Weddel
Ezri Dax returns home to the
planet New Sydney, where O'Brian has disappeared, and confronts her mother.
The Emperor's New Cloak, by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler
Grand Negus Zek is
trapped in the Alternate Universe (first seen in the classic episode of the original Trek Mirror,
Mirror).
Field of Fire, by Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Ezri investigates a murder aboard DS9. One of the
suspects is a Vulcan.
Chimera, by Rene Echevarria
Odo is tempted by an offer to link with a Changeling named
Laas.
Badda-bing, Badda-bang, by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler
Frankie Eyes tries to take
over Vic Fontaine's Las Vegas lounge.
Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges, by Ronald D. Moore
Sloan, an agent of Section Thirty-one,
the Federation equivalent of a rogue, underground CIA, attempts to use Dr. Bashir's trip to the
Romulan homeworld for his own agenda.
The following episodes form a continuing, ten-hour story.
Penumbra, by Rene Echevarria
Worf is missing in action. Ezri goes to his rescue.
18. Til Death Do Us Part, by Bradley Thompson and David Weddell. After a warning from the
Prophets, Sisko tells Kasidy that the wedding is off.
Strange Bedfellows, by Ronald D. Moore
Worf and Ezri are captured by the Breen. Kai
Winn joins Dukat, who is disguised as a Bejoran.
The Changing Face of Evil, Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler
The Breen attack Starfleet
Headquarters on Earth. Cardassian leader Damar plots to free Cardassia from the Dominion.
When it Rains..., by Rene Echevarria and Spike Steingasser
Kira and Odo go to Cardassia to
help the underground, while Bashir makes a horrible discovery about the sickness affecting the
Changlings.
Tacking into the Wind, by Ronald D. Moore
A dying Odo returns to DS9. A reckless
Gowron orders Martok into battle against impossible odds.
Extreme Measures, by Bradley Thompsona and David Weddel
Bashir and O'Brian lay a
trap for Sloan.
The Dogs of War, by Peter Allen Fields, Ronald D. Moore, and Rene Echevarria
A new
Grand Nagus is chosen.
What You Leave Behind, Part One of Two, by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler
The final
battle between the Federation and the Dominion.
What You Leave Behind, Part Two of Two, by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler
The
confrontation between the Emissary and the Pah-wraiths, and a sentimental farewell.
