The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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   9.4/10(4728 votes)

   #1 - Trials and Tribble-ations

   S5:E611/4/1996

   Stardate: 4523.7. In this celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Original Series, the disgraced Klingon spy Darvin travels back in time to undo his century-old defeat by James Kirk. The DS9 crew must track him down and stop him, while blending in with the crew of the original Enterprise NCC-1701.

   Director:Jonathan West

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Jonathan West

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   9.4/10(4990 votes)

   #2 - In the Pale Moonlight

   S6:E194/15/1998

   Stardate: 51721.3. To save the Federation in a critical scheme, Sisko comes to realize that he must violate its fundamental principles to do so.

   Director:Victor Lobl

   Writer:Peter Allan Fields

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   Director:Victor Lobl

   Writer:Peter Allan Fields
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   9.1/10(4933 votes)

   #3 - The Visitor

   S4:E210/9/1995

   Stardate: Unknown. Melanie, an aspiring writer, wants to know why Jake Sisko stopped writing at 40. Jake tells how his father died in an accident and then suddenly reappeared.

   Director:David Livingston

   Writer:Michael Taylor

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   Director:David Livingston

   Writer:Michael Taylor
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   9.0/10(4333 votes)

   #4 - In the Hands of the Prophets

   S1:E196/20/1993

   Stardate: Unknown. The Federation and Bajoran people of DS9 fall into conflict when a Bajoran religious extremist comes to the station and challenges the secular teachings of Keiko O'Brien's school.

   Director:David Livingston

   Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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   Director:David Livingston

   Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe
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   9.0/10(3443 votes)

   #5 - The Way of the Warrior

   S4:E110/2/1995

   Stardate: 49011.4. When the Klingons bring a task force to DS9, Captain Sisko sends for Starfleet's lone Klingon officer, Worf, to uncover the mysterious intentions of their presence.

   Director:James L. Conway

   Writers:Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr

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   Director:James L. Conway

   Writers:Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr
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   9.0/10(2661 votes)

   #6 - Call to Arms

   S5:E266/16/1997

   Stardate: 50975.2. Sisko decides to mine the wormhole to prevent further Dominion ships crossing into the Alpha Quadrant. This provokes an attack by the Dominion and the Cardassians, and a desperate last stand on Deep Space Nine.

   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr

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   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr
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   9.0/10(2891 votes)

   #7 - Sacrifice of Angels (2)

   S6:E611/3/1997

   Stardate: Unknown. The Federation's only hope of stopping massive Dominion reinforcements from entering the Alpha Quadrant relies on Sisko's suicide mission to reach DS9 before the minefield is destroyed.

   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
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   8.9/10(2960 votes)

   #8 - The Die Is Cast (2)

   S3:E215/1/1995

   Stardate: Unknown. Now rejoined with his former mentor, Garak is ordered to interrogate Odo about the secrets of his people, while the joined Romulan/Cardassian attack fleet moves towards the Founders' home world on a mission of destruction.

   Director:David Livingston

   Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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   Director:David Livingston

   Writer:Ronald D. Moore
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   8.9/10(4340 votes)

   #9 - Far Beyond the Stars

   S6:E132/11/1998

   Stardate: Unknown. Captain Sisko has a full sensory vision of himself as an under-appreciated science fiction magazine writer in 1950s America.

   Director:Avery Brooks

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Avery Brooks

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    8.9/10(3045 votes)

    #10 - What You Leave Behind

    S7:E256/2/1999

    Stardate: 52902.0. As the war careens toward a final showdown on Cardassia, Sisko's definitive action as the Emissary draws near.

    Director:Allan Kroeker

    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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    Director:Allan Kroeker

    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
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    8.8/10(2671 votes)

    #11 - In Purgatory's Shadow (1)

    S5:E142/10/1997

    Stardate: Unknown. A coded message from the Gamma Quadrant leads Garak to believe his mentor, Enabran Tain, is still alive. He and Worf seek him out, only to discover something much worse: a Dominion invasion fleet poised to attack the Alpha Quadrant.

    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writers:Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr

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    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writers:Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr
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    8.8/10(2696 votes)

    #12 - By Inferno's Light (2)

    S5:E152/17/1997

    Stardate: 50564.2. The station readies for a Dominion attack. Worf and Garak meet some unexpected friends in a Dominion Prison camp.

    Director:Les Landau

    Writers:Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr

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    Director:Les Landau

    Writers:Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr
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    8.7/10(2222 votes)

    #13 - Tacking Into the Wind

    S7:E225/12/1999

    Stardate: Unknown. As tensions mount within Kira and Damar's resistance cell, Worf realizes he must take action to prevent Gowron from making a key strategic mistake.

    Director:Michael Vejar

    Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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    Director:Michael Vejar

    Writer:Ronald D. Moore
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    8.6/10(2856 votes)

    #14 - The Siege of AR-558

    S7:E811/18/1998

    Stardate: Unknown. Sisko's crew is diverted to the front lines, where, alongside war-torn Starfleet officers, they must make a stand against a Jem'Hadar assault.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
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    8.5/10(2760 votes)

    #15 - Improbable Cause (1)

    S3:E204/24/1995

    Stardate: Unknown. After an attempt is made on Garak's life, Odo conducts the investigation on who tried to murder the Cardassian tailor - and why.

    Director:Avery Brooks

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Avery Brooks

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    8.5/10(3147 votes)

    #16 - Starship Down

    S4:E611/6/1995

    Stardate: 49263.5. A damaged Defiant must play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with two Jem'hadar ships inside a gas giant.

    Director:Alexander Singer

    Writers:John J. Ordover, David Mack

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    Director:Alexander Singer

    Writers:John J. Ordover, David Mack
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    8.5/10(2483 votes)

    #17 - A Time to Stand

    S6:E19/29/1997

    Stardate: Unknown. As the war between the Federation and the Dominion continues, Sisko and his crew are reassigned from the Defiant, while Kira and Odo cope with the bureaucracy of the station's occupation.

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