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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!

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...

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  1. 8.4/10(2.6k votes)

    #1 - The Jem'Hadar

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    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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  2. 8.2/10(2.6k votes)

    #2 - The Wire

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    S2:E22

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

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  3. 8.1/10(2.6k votes)

    #3 - Necessary Evil

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    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.

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  4. 8.1/10(2.7k votes)

    #4 - Whispers

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    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.

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  5. 7.8/10(2.5k votes)

    #5 - The Siege (3)

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    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.

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  6. 7.8/10(2.7k votes)

    #6 - Blood Oath

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    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.

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  8. 7.8/10(2.4k votes)

    #7 - The Maquis (1)

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    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.

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  9. 7.8/10(2.4k votes)

    #8 - The Maquis (2)

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    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.

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  10. 7.8/10(2.5k votes)

    #9 - Crossover

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    S2:E23

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

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  11. 7.6/10(2.6k votes)

    #10 - The Homecoming (1)

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    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.

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  12. 7.6/10(2.5k votes)

    #11 - The Circle (2)

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    S2:E2

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

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  13. 7.5/10(2.5k votes)

    #12 - Cardassians

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    S2:E5

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

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    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.5/10(2.3k votes)

    #13 - Tribunal

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    S2:E25

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

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    Director:Avery Brooks
    Writer:Bill Dial
  15. 7.4/10(2.5k votes)

    #14 - Rules of Acquisition

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.4/10(2.4k votes)

    #15 - Armageddon Game

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    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.

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  17. 7.3/10(2.4k votes)

    #16 - Shadowplay

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    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.

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  18. 7.2/10(2.3k votes)

    #17 - Profit and Loss

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    S2:E18

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

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  19. 7.0/10(2.2k votes)

    #18 - The Collaborator

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    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.

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    Director:Cliff Bole
  20. 6.8/10(2.4k votes)

    #19 - Invasive Procedures

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    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!

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    Director:Les Landau
  21. 6.7/10(2.3k votes)

    #20 - The Alternate

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    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.

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    Director:David Carson
    Writer:Bill Dial
  22. 6.6/10(2.5k votes)

    #21 - Paradise

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    S2:E15

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

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    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.4/10(2.4k votes)

    #22 - Melora

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    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.

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe
  24. 6.4/10(2.4k votes)

    #23 - Sanctuary

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    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.

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    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:N/A
  25. 6.4/10(2.3k votes)

    #24 - Rivals

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  26. 6.4/10(2.2k votes)

    #25 - Playing God

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    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.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Jem'Hadar" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" season 2. It scored 8.4/10 based on 2570 votes. Directed by Kim Friedman and written by Ira Steven Behr, it aired on 6/12/1994. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Wire".