7.6/102,481 votes#1 - The Homecoming (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1993
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
7.6/102,437 votes#2 - The Circle (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1993
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
7.8/102,444 votes#3 - The Siege (3)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1993
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
6.8/102,349 votes#4 - Invasive Procedures
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1993
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
7.5/102,415 votes#5 - Cardassians
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1993
Stardate: 47177.2. Political heat rises on the station as Bajorans enter the station with orphaned Cardassians they have adopted.
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
6.4/102,367 votes#6 - Melora
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1993
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
7.4/102,421 votes#7 - Rules of Acquisition
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1993
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: N/A
8.1/102,571 votes#8 - Necessary Evil
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1993
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
6.2/102,277 votes#9 - Second Sight
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1993
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
6.4/102,299 votes#10 - Sanctuary
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1993
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: N/A
6.4/102,206 votes#11 - Rivals
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/1994
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: N/A
6.7/102,210 votes#12 - The Alternate
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/1994
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
7.4/102,304 votes#13 - Armageddon Game
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/1994
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
8.1/102,639 votes#14 - Whispers
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/1994
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
6.6/102,445 votes#15 - Paradise
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/1994
Stardate: 47573.1. Sisko and Chief O'Brien discover a colony that lives without technology.
Director: Corey Allen
Writer: N/A
7.3/102,332 votes#16 - Shadowplay
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/1994
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
6.4/102,158 votes#17 - Playing God
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/1994
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
7.2/102,252 votes#18 - Profit and Loss
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/1994
Stardate: Unknown. A Cardassian woman, who was once a former flame of Quark's, visits the station under dubious circumstances.
Director: Robert Wiemer
Writer: Flip Kobler, Cindy Marcus
7.8/102,582 votes#19 - Blood Oath
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/27/1994
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
7.8/102,316 votes#20 - The Maquis (1)
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/1994
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
7.8/102,284 votes#21 - The Maquis (2)
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/1994
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
8.2/102,506 votes#22 - The Wire
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/1994
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
7.8/102,421 votes#23 - Crossover
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/1994
Stardate: 47879.2. Kira and Bashir find themselves in an alternate universe.
Director: David Livingston
Writer: Peter Allan Fields
7.0/102,119 votes#24 - The Collaborator
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/1994
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
7.5/102,217 votes#25 - Tribunal
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 6/5/1994
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
The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2
Every episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2!
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...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Network:Syndication
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 2481 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)".