The essential episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — each pick states its reason.
- 01
In 2369, Cardassian forces finally withdraw from 70 years of Bajoran occupation -- on the edge of explored space, a new crew takes command of a former Cardassian space station and makes an incredible discovery that will change the galaxy.
- 02
After a Cardassian man arrives on the station suffering from an illness that he could only have contracted at a Bajoran labor camp during the Occupation, Major Kira leads an investigation to determine whether he is actually a notorious war criminal.
- 03
On a camping trip in the Gamma Quadrant to conduct a planetary survey report, Sisko, Jake, Nog, and Quark encounter the ruthless soldiers of the mysterious Dominion, the Jem'Hadar.
- 04
After their violent confrontation with the Jem'Hadar, Sisko takes an untested Starfleet ship, the Defiant, into the Gamma Quadrant in an attempt to make peaceful contact with the Founders of the Dominion.
- 05
Sisko, Jake, and O'Brien accidentally trigger an old Cardassian security system that believes DS9 has been taken over in a Bajoran workers' revolt and puts the entire station in lockdown.
- 06
When a bomb destroys Garak's tailor shop, Odo begins an investigation into who might want the exiled Cardassian killed and why.
- 07
When the covertly assembled Romulan-Cardassian attack fleet enters the Gamma Quadrant on a mission of destruction, Garak is forced to interrogate Odo for information on the Founders. Meanwhile, Sisko goes against orders on a mission to rescue Odo.
- 08
When Quark's mother breaks Ferengi law by wearing clothes and earning profit, Quark and Rom are forced to return home to Ferenginar in order to convince her to confess and make restitution for her crimes. On DS9, Jake eagerly tries to matchmake his father with freighter captain, Kasidy Yates.
- 09
The Way of the Warrior, Part II
Believing that the recent Cardasssian coup was orchestrated by the Dominion, the Klingon decision to attack Cardassia puts the Federation-Klingon alliance in jeopardy, and forces Worf to choose between his people and his oath to the Federation.
- 10
When Starfleet tightens security measures on Earth and institutes martial law to combat the Changeling threat, Sisko and Odo begin to investigate a suspicious trail of events that imply all may not be what it seems.
- 11
When Odo is plagued by an unknown illness that renders him barely able to hold his shape, Dr. Bashir and Odo see not other option but to track down the Founders. Meanwhile, tensions between the Federation and the Klingon Empire continue to rise.
- 12
When Temporal Investigations arrives on DS9, Sisko recounts how he and the crew of the Defiant traveled back in time to prevent the assassination of Captain James T. Kirk during the original Enterprise's mission to Space Station K-7.
- 13
When Quark and Rom's mother Ishka is captured by the Dominion, Quark leads a team of Ferengi on a mission to Empok Nor to rescue her.
- 14
The Federation Alliance begins its final assault on the Dominion. On Cardassia Prime, Kira, Damar, and Garak begin recruiting ordinary citizens to their revolution. Meanwhile, Gul Dukat and Kai Winn continue their plan to release the Pah-wraiths from the Fire Caves on Bajor.
- 15
What You Leave Behind, Part II
In response to the Dominion destruction of Cardassian cities, the Cardassian military switches sides. Damar, Kira, and Garak launch an assault on Dominion Headquarters. The Federation Alliance makes a final push for victory. Sisko's role as the Emissary of the Prophets reaches its conclusion.
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