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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew...

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  1. Background image for Trials and Tribble-ations
    9.4/10(4.6k votes)

    #1 - Trials and Tribble-ations

    S5:E6

    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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  2. Background image for In the Pale Moonlight
    9.4/10(4.8k votes)

    #2 - In the Pale Moonlight

    S6:E19

    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.

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  3. Background image for The Visitor
    9.1/10(4.8k votes)

    #3 - The Visitor

    S4:E2

    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.

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  4. Background image for In the Hands of the Prophets
    9.0/10(4.1k votes)

    #4 - In the Hands of the Prophets

    S1:E19

    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.

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  5. Background image for The Way of the Warrior
    9.0/10(3.3k votes)

    #5 - The Way of the Warrior

    S4:E1

    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.

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  6. Background image for Call to Arms
    9.0/10(2.6k votes)

    #6 - Call to Arms

    S5:E26

    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.

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  8. Background image for Sacrifice of Angels (2)
    9.0/10(2.8k votes)

    #7 - Sacrifice of Angels (2)

    S6:E6

    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.

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  9. Background image for The Die Is Cast (2)
    8.9/10(2.8k votes)

    #8 - The Die Is Cast (2)

    S3:E21

    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.

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  10. Background image for Far Beyond the Stars
    8.9/10(4.2k votes)

    #9 - Far Beyond the Stars

    S6:E13

    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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  11. Background image for What You Leave Behind (1)
    8.9/10(2.9k votes)

    #10 - What You Leave Behind (1)

    S7:E25

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

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  12. Background image for What You Leave Behind (2)
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    #11 - What You Leave Behind (2)

    S7:E26

    Stardate: Unknown. Sisko leads, what he hopes will be, a final all-out assault on Cardassia Prime. Kira and Garak mount a suicidal assault on the Cardassian headquarters occupied by the Dominion, who in turn kill innocent women and children village by village in retaliation for the Resistance's attacks.

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  13. Background image for By Inferno's Light (2)
    8.8/10(2.6k votes)

    #12 - By Inferno's Light (2)

    S5:E15

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

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  14. Background image for In Purgatory's Shadow (1)
    8.7/10(2.6k votes)

    #13 - In Purgatory's Shadow (1)

    S5:E14

    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.

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  15. Background image for Tacking Into the Wind
    8.7/10(2.1k votes)

    #14 - Tacking Into the Wind

    S7:E22

    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.

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  16. Background image for The Siege of AR-558
    8.6/10(2.8k votes)

    #15 - The Siege of AR-558

    S7:E8

    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.

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  17. Background image for Improbable Cause (1)
    8.5/10(2.6k votes)

    #16 - Improbable Cause (1)

    S3:E20

    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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  18. Background image for Starship Down
    8.5/10(3.0k votes)

    #17 - Starship Down

    S4:E6

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

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  19. Background image for A Time to Stand
    8.5/10(2.4k votes)

    #18 - A Time to Stand

    S6:E1

    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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  20. Background image for Rocks and Shoals
    8.5/10(2.6k votes)

    #19 - Rocks and Shoals

    S6:E2

    Stardate: Unknown. Sisko and his crew are marooned on a barren planet with a squadron of Jem'Hadar soldiers and their wounded Vorta overseer. But when the Vorta seeks out Sisko to make a deal, can he be trusted? And should Sisko accept the treacherous proposal?

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  21. Background image for Favor the Bold (1)
    8.5/10(2.4k votes)

    #20 - Favor the Bold (1)

    S6:E5

    Stardate: Unknown. On the eve of Dukat successfully disabling the minefield, Sisko coordinates a massive assault to retake Deep Space Nine.

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  22. Background image for The Jem'Hadar
    8.4/10(2.6k votes)

    #21 - The Jem'Hadar

    S2:E26

    Stardate: Unknown. Sisko and Quark and a strange telepathic woman are arrested by Jem'Hadar, soldiers of the Dominion.

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  23. Background image for The Search (1)
    8.3/10(2.6k votes)

    #22 - The Search (1)

    S3:E1

    Stardate: 48213.1. Instead of waiting for the Jem'Hadar to attack, Sisko wants to try a different approach. He wants to take a new class starship to try to find the Founders.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Paradise Lost (2)
    8.3/10(2.5k votes)

    #23 - Paradise Lost (2)

    S4:E11

    Stardate: Unknown. When Starfleet institutes martial law to combat the Changeling Menace, Sisko begins to question if the Dominion is the real threat.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for It's Only a Paper Moon
    8.3/10(2.7k votes)

    #24 - It's Only a Paper Moon

    S7:E10

    Stardate: Unknown. Mentally and emotionally scarred by his combat injuries, Nog seeks comfort in the holographic fantasy world of Vic Fontaine.

    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
    8.3/10(2.3k votes)

    #25 - Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges

    S7:E16

    Stardate: Unknown. When the mysterious Sloan attempts to recruit Bashir for an undercover mission on Romulus, Sisko orders Bashir to go along with the plan, in hopes of learning more about Section 31.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Trials and Tribble-ations" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". It scored 9.4/10 based on 4560 votes. Directed by Jonathan West and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/4/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "In the Pale Moonlight".