7.5/102,125 votes#1 - Image in the Sand
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1998
Stardate: Unknown. Sisko, laying low on Earth since the wormhole's disappearance, receives a vision of an unfamiliar woman he believes is the key to regaining contact with the Prophets. Meanwhile, Kira faces the challenge of commanding Deep Space Nine and upholding the fragile alliance with the Romulans, and Worf must cope with the loss of Jadzia Dax.
Director: Les Landau
Writer: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
7.9/102,162 votes#2 - Shadows and Symbols
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1998
Stardate: 52152.6. Ezri Dax joins Sisko and his family on his quest for the Orb of the Emissary. Jadzia's friends and family seek a glorious battle that will earn her place in Sto-vo-kor. Kira gambles the alliance with Romulans by blockading their weapons installation on Bajor's moon.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
7.2/101,993 votes#3 - Afterimage
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1998
Stardate: Unknown. Ezri Dax struggles to adjust to her new joined identity and her complicated relationships with Jadzia's friends. Meanwhile, Garak tries to deal with a severe bout of claustrophobia.
Director: Les Landau
Writer: René Echevarria
7.4/102,498 votes#4 - Take Me Out to the Holosuite
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1998
Stardate: Unknown. A Vulcan captain challenges Sisko to a game of baseball.
Director: Chip Chalmers
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
6.9/102,084 votes#5 - Chrysalis
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1998
Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Bashir’s genetically engineered friends return to the station, seeking his help in rousing one of them from her catatonic state.
Director: Jonathan West
Writer: René Echevarria
8.2/102,149 votes#6 - Treachery, Faith, and the Great River
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1998
Stardate: Unknown. A Vorta offers Odo valuable information on the Dominion in exchange for asylum. Meanwhile, Nog tries his Ferengi knowledge as he wheels and deals for a valuable piece of equipment for Chief O'Brien.
Director: Stephen L. Posey
Writer: N/A
7.6/102,064 votes#7 - Once More Unto the Breach
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1998
Stardate: Unknown. An aged Kor requests an opportunity to die with honor as a warrior.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.6/102,622 votes#8 - The Siege of AR-558
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1998
Stardate: Unknown. Capt. Sisko and his away team volunteer to stay with a besieged unit at an isolate outpost.
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
6.6/101,958 votes#9 - Covenant
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1998
Stardate: Unknown. Kira is kidnapped and taken to Empok Nor by a member of a Pah'Wraith cult and discovers the group leader is Gul Dukat.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: René Echevarria
8.3/102,553 votes#10 - It's Only a Paper Moon
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/30/1998
Stardate: Unknown. Severely depressed at his serious war wound, Nog retreats into Vic Fontaine's holosuite program while the singer tries to help him.
Director: Anson Williams
Writer: N/A
6.3/101,938 votes#11 - Prodigal Daughter
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/1999
Stardate: Unknown. Ezri travels to her family home in search of Chief O'Brien who has discovered a murdered woman connected with the family and the Orion Syndicate.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Bradley Thompson, David Weddle
6.3/101,916 votes#12 - The Emperor's New Cloak
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/1999
Stardate: Unknown. Quark and Rom have to rescue Grand Nagus Zek who is being held captive in the Alternate Universe.
Director: LeVar Burton
Writer: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
6.6/101,950 votes#13 - Field of Fire
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/1999
Stardate: Unknown. When a murder on the station stumps the crew, Ezri Dax reluctantly seeks help from the residual consciousness of the host she’d rather forget, the murderer Joran.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe
7.2/101,965 votes#14 - Chimera
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/1999
Stardate: 51474.2. A changeling arrives who, like Odo, says he’s grown up among humanoids with no knowledge of the Founders. He tries to convince Odo to leave humanoid society and live among changelings.
Director: Stephen L. Posey
Writer: René Echevarria
7.6/102,288 votes#15 - Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/1999
Stardate: Unknown. A hidden feature in Vic’s holosuite program causes the casino to be taken over by mobsters, and the DS9 crew plan a heist to take back their favorite hangout spot.
Director: Michael Vejar
Writer: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
8.3/102,206 votes#16 - Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 3/3/1999
Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Bashir is contacted again by Sloan of Section 31, who wants him to gather intel at an upcoming Romulan medical conference. Sisko agrees to send him, in order to learn more about Section 31 themselves.
Director: David Livingston
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
7.4/101,859 votes#17 - Penumbra
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 4/7/1999
Stardate: 52576.2. When the ship Worf was serving on is attacked in battle and all search efforts are abandoned, Ezri takes a runabout in search of him against Sisko's orders. Meanwhile, Sisko proposes to Cassidy Yates.
Director: Stephen L. Posey
Writer: René Echevarria
7.4/101,849 votes#18 - 'Til Death Do Us Part
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 4/14/1999
Stardate: Unknown. The Prophets disapprove of Sisko’s upcoming marriage, and he must make hard choices about his priorities. Ezri and Worf are captured by Dominion forces. Gul Dukat, disguised as a Bajoran, infiltrates DS9 and becomes close to Kai Winn.
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: Bradley Thompson, David Weddle
7.8/101,893 votes#19 - Strange Bedfellows
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/1999
Stardate: Unknown. Kai Winn gets unknowingly involved with Gul Dukat, disguised as a Bajoran. Tensions rise between Weyoun and Gul Damar as the Dominion gather to sign a peace treaty with the Breen. Ezri and Worf are captives on Cardassia.
Director: René Auberjonois
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.3/101,972 votes#20 - The Changing Face of Evil
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/1999
Stardate: Unknown. After the Breen attack Earth there are mixed emotions abound on DS9. Having revealed her secret regarding the Prophets to the disguised Dukat, Kai Winn turns her back on them, only to be convinced by Dukat to embrace the Pah Wraiths. On the home world of Cardassia, Legate Damar mounts a resistance to the Dominion.
Director: Michael Vejar
Writer: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
8.1/101,890 votes#21 - When It Rains...
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1999
Stardate: Unknown. Kira is sent to Cardassia to train their resistance. Dr. Bashir discovers that Odo has contracted the same disease threatening the Founders. Gowron arrives on DS9, announcing he’s taking control of the Klingon fleet from Martok.
Director: Michael Dorn
Writer: René Echevarria
8.7/102,046 votes#22 - Tacking Into the Wind
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1999
Stardate: Unknown. Odo is affected by the disease threatening to eliminate his race more than he lets on. Kira has to deal with the Cardassian's dislike of her. Even though General Martok sees Chancellor Gowron's move as part of a political vendetta, he does nothing about it.
Director: Michael Vejar
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
7.7/101,932 votes#23 - Extreme Measures
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/1999
Stardate: 52645.7. Dr. Bashir and Chief O'Brien go to extreme measures to try and track down a cure for Odo.
Director: Stephen L. Posey
Writer: Bradley Thompson, David Weddle
8.2/101,956 votes#24 - The Dogs of War
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/26/1999
Stardate: 52861.3. Odo begins his recovery from the deadly disease as Dr. Bashir informs him of Section 31's intentions of wiping out his race. A resistance mission goes bad for Kira and Garak and they end up hiding in the basement of the house that Garak grew up in, where they learned that Legate Damar has apparently become a casualty of war, despite him also hiding with them. Quark is chosen by the Grand Nagas as his successor upon his impending retirement to Risa.
Director: Avery Brooks
Writer: N/A
8.9/102,801 votes#25 - What You Leave Behind (1)
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 6/2/1999
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.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7
Every episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7!
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 7 Ratings Summary
"Image in the Sand" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" season 7. It scored 7.5/10 based on 2125 votes. Directed by Les Landau and written by Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler, it aired on 9/30/1998. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Shadows and Symbols".