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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 1 - The Homecoming (1)
    7.6/10(2704 votes)

    #1 - The Homecoming (1)

    S2:E1

    Stardate: Unknown. Word that a previously thought dead Bajoran resistance legend is still alive sends Kira and Chief O'Brien to Cardassia IV to rescue him; meanwhile "The Circle", a sect of the Bajoran provisional government that is intent on wiping out alien influence, is sneaking into power.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Ira Steven Behr

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  2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 2 - The Circle (2)
    7.6/10(2659 votes)

    #2 - The Circle (2)

    S2:E2

    Stardate: Unknown. Kira spends time with Vedek Bareil on Bajor just as "The Circle" begins arming themselves from a mysterious source.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Peter Allan Fields

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  3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 3 - The Siege (3)
    7.8/10(2668 votes)

    #3 - The Siege (3)

    S2:E3

    Stardate: Unknown. As a "Circle"-led Bajoran military tries to occupy the station, a skeleton crew led by Sisko fight to reveal "The Circle's" big secret before they are forced to evacuate themselves. Meanwhile, Kira and Dax lead a mission to reveal the truth about "The Circle" on Bajor.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Michael Piller

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  4. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 4 - Invasive Procedures
    6.8/10(2569 votes)

    #4 - Invasive Procedures

    S2:E4

    Stardate: 47182.1. A jealous Trill, who had waited his entire life to receive a symbiont but never had, decides to steal one. . . Dax's!

    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:John Whelpley

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  5. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 5 - Cardassians
    7.5/10(2642 votes)

    #5 - Cardassians

    S2:E5

    Stardate: 47177.2. Political heat rises on the station as Bajorans enter the station with orphaned Cardassians they have adopted.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 6 - Melora
    6.4/10(2589 votes)

    #6 - Melora

    S2:E6

    Stardate: 47229.1. A new arrival to the station with a special gravity-based disability appeals to Bashir's heart; meanwhile an old associate of Quark's comes to the station to kill the barkeep.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Evan Somers

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  7. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 7 - Rules of Acquisition
    7.4/10(2650 votes)

    #7 - Rules of Acquisition

    S2:E7

    Stardate: Unknown. A female Ferengi, posing as a male to be available to participate in business (a rule STRICTLY forbidden by the Ferengi government), falls for Quark during very important negotiations between the Ferengi and a Gamma Quadrant race.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 8 - Necessary Evil
    8.1/10(2805 votes)

    #8 - Necessary Evil

    S2:E8

    Stardate: 47282.5. Odo relives some terrible and tragic memories of a past investigation when he was the constable on Cardassian-occupied Deep Space Nine, then named Terok Nor.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Peter Allan Fields

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  9. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 9 - Second Sight
    6.2/10(2479 votes)

    #9 - Second Sight

    S2:E9

    Stardate: 47329.4. While noted scientist Gideon Seyetik is preparing for an ambitious project, re-igniting a star, Sisko is intrigued by a woman who keeps disappearing.

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Mark O'Connell

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  10. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 10 - Sanctuary
    6.4/10(2507 votes)

    #10 - Sanctuary

    S2:E10

    Stardate: 47391.2. A race that has been conquered twice over, one of the conquerors being the mysterious Dominion, comes to the station seeking aid and a new home.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 11 - Rivals
    6.4/10(2409 votes)

    #11 - Rivals

    S2:E11

    Stardate: Unknown. Quark meets his match when a new rival opens a casino opposite Quark's Bar on the Promenade; meanwhile the station is suffering issues of high improbability.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 12 - The Alternate
    6.7/10(2406 votes)

    #12 - The Alternate

    S2:E12

    Stardate: 47391.7. Odo and Dr. Mora Pol, Odo's 'father', discover a life form similar to Odo on a Gamma Quadrant planet.

    Director:David Carson
    Writer:Bill Dial

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  13. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 13 - Armageddon Game
    7.4/10(2517 votes)

    #13 - Armageddon Game

    S2:E13

    Stardate: 47529.4. Chief O'Brien, who still doesn't like the good Doctor Bashir, must rely on him when the two are stranded on a planet and O'Brien is infected with a deadly, fast moving disease.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Morgan Gendel

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  14. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 14 - Whispers
    8.1/10(2869 votes)

    #14 - Whispers

    S2:E14

    Stardate: 47581.2. Chief O'Brien's world is turned upside down when for no reason whatsoever he is being ignored by his family and friends and is being closed out of every essential job on the station.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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  15. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 15 - Paradise
    6.6/10(2664 votes)

    #15 - Paradise

    S2:E15

    Stardate: 47573.1. Sisko and Chief O'Brien discover a colony that lives without technology.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 16 - Shadowplay
    7.3/10(2535 votes)

    #16 - Shadowplay

    S2:E16

    Stardate: 47603.3. Odo and Dax investigate the mysterious disappearance of people from a village. Kira tries to keep a close eye on Quark, while Vedek Bareil unexpectedly visits.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  17. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 17 - Playing God
    6.4/10(2348 votes)

    #17 - Playing God

    S2:E17

    Stardate: Unknown. A Trill named Arjin comes to DS9 to learn what it is to be a Trill with a symbiont but finds his teacher, Dax, to be less than he expected.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writer:Jim Trombetta

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  18. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 18 - Profit and Loss
    7.2/10(2462 votes)

    #18 - Profit and Loss

    S2:E18

    Stardate: Unknown. A Cardassian woman, who was once a former flame of Quark's, visits the station under dubious circumstances.

    Director:Robert Wiemer
    Writers:Flip Kobler, Cindy Marcus

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  19. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 19 - Blood Oath
    7.8/10(2812 votes)

    #19 - Blood Oath

    S2:E19

    Stardate: Unknown. Three legendary Klingons come to DS9 to see if Jadzia Dax will participate in a Blood Oath they made with Jadzia's previous host Curzon.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Peter Allan Fields

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  20. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 20 - The Maquis (1)
    7.8/10(2535 votes)

    #20 - The Maquis (1)

    S2:E20

    Stardate: Unknown. The destruction of a Cardassian ship leads Sisko, Dukat, and Sisko's old friend Cal Hudson to the fact that there is an unofficial war between the Maquis and the Cardassians.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writer:James Crocker

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  21. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 21 - The Maquis (2)
    7.8/10(2490 votes)

    #21 - The Maquis (2)

    S2:E21

    Stardate: Unknown. Sisko tries to resolve the Maquis crisis by preventing a war, freeing Gul Dukat and offering the defected Hudson the chance to return.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Ira Steven Behr

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  22. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 22 - The Wire
    8.2/10(2750 votes)

    #22 - The Wire

    S2:E22

    Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Bashir fights to save Garak's life when a malfunctioning Cardassian brain implant threatens to kill him.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  23. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 23 - Crossover
    7.8/10(2641 votes)

    #23 - Crossover

    S2:E23

    Stardate: 47879.2. Kira and Bashir find themselves in an alternate universe.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writer:Peter Allan Fields

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  24. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 24 - The Collaborator
    7.0/10(2316 votes)

    #24 - The Collaborator

    S2:E24

    Stardate: Unknown. Vedek Bareil is accused of having betrayed his people to the Cardassians during the occupation, and Major Kira is desperate to prove his innocence.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Gary Holland

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  25. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 Episode 25 - Tribunal
    7.5/10(2421 votes)

    #25 - Tribunal

    S2:E25

    Stardate: 47944.2. Chief O'Brien goes through the horrific Cardassian judicial system when he is charged for an unknown crime.

    Director:Avery Brooks
    Writer:Bill Dial

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Homecoming (1)" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 2704 votes. Directed by Winrich Kolbe and written by Ira Steven Behr, it aired on 9/26/1993. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Circle (2)".