Why during all the mirror universe episodes it just felt like the primary characters of ds9 was just killing each other off just for drama. The mirror universe was first established in the episode mirror, mirror. Mar 23, 2020 tilly hallucinates that her dead classmate, may, is following her around and berating her. Turns out hes gone to the mirror universebut was captured by the alliance. If you want to know which episodes are essential to watch and which to avoid. If deep space nine smoothed the mirror universe into a swashbuckling field trip. Crossover, through the looking glass, shattered mirror, resurrection, and the. Crossover, through the looking glass, shattered mirror, resurrection, and the emperors new cloak. A star trek deep space nine podcast on apple podcasts. We get to see a an alternate universe scenario where the voyager and excalibur crews fit into the domination of the alpha and beta quadrants by the klingoncardassian alliance, and what has happened on deep space nine since the deep space nine mirror universe episodes from the television series. Deep space nine, the 19th episode of the fourth season. Top episodes from season 2 include the alternate universe crossover, which pays homage to the original series. Star trek deep space nine mirror universe characters tv. In the opening episode a chilling possibility is proposed.
Derek magyar returned for his third appearance as kelby after previously appearing in affliction and bound. The world went on to play a role in deep space nine, enterprise, and most recently on star trek. First, in general, the mirror universe episodes thrive on showing the. Scott bakula, john billingsley, jolene blalock, dominic keating. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate. This episode starts with the mirror universes bareil antos transporting right into ops and trying to. Deep space 9 do a followup episode with this same parallel evil world, this show is clearly an example of going to the well once too often. A guide to star treks mirror universe episodes geek and sundry. Ranking every mirror universe episode of star trek syfy wire. Shattered mirror is the 92nd episode of the television series star trek. The solicitations include two new star trek comic books. Although it was supposed to be a oneoff episode, deep space nine returned to that universe for several episodes over their entire.
Scientists are really searching for a mirror universe like. The next generation sequel to a tos episode that had been suggested so far, in which the enterprise returned to the parallel universe. Crossover season 2, through the looking glass season 3. The character, which was played by armin shimerman, was depicted as a member of an extraterrestrial alien race known as the ferengi, who are stereotypically capitalist and motivated only by profit. Sisko must help a band of rebels fight a klingoncardassian alliance in the mirror universe. Discoverys mirror universe arc fits canon explained duration. Discovery the jonathan frakesdirected despite yourself confirmed one of the shows longest brewing rumors, revealing that the titular federation starship has unexpectedly found itself in the mirror universe following a malfunction of its experimental spore drive. In the mirror universe, the dominion was much more tolerant and fair than its counterpart in the primary universe. Mirror universe memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Block list crossover as being one of the ten essential episodes from star trek. Deep space nine is an acclaimed series from the star trek franchise, but these ten episodes, ranked according to imdb, are the shows worst. This episode uses a star trek story element introduced in the original series episode mirror, mirror which aired on october 6, 1967. It is one of several episodes that sees deep space nine crew members visit their counterparts in the mirror universe.
There were five mirror universe episodes of star trek. Deep space nine did a deep dive into the mirror universe with five separate episodes across five different seasons. This came as a shock to bashir, who had expected to be executed no matter what. Sisko is abducted by the miles obrien from the mirror universe, and is forced to assume the identity of their sisko in order to rebel against the klingoncardassian alliance. Unlike other star trek series, deep space nine embraces longform storytelling, with arcs and plots that thread through a number of episodes at a time. This shows major milestones and character development hopefully without giving away too many spoilers. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks. The mirror universe has a long history in the star trek franchise, and now is a great time to catch up on the relevant episodes for discovery. Deep space nine is the third liveact ion televi sion series in the star trek franchise and aired in syndication from january 1993 through june 1999. The mirror universe s ezri arrives on deep space nine and offers an exchange.
Why didnt star trek tng explore the mirror universe. Apr 22, 1996 watch full episodes on cbs all access. Top 10 star trek deep space nine episodes duration. Watch these mirror universe episodes before star trek. An alternate version of vedek bareil arrives from the mirror universe and seeks refuge. How deep space nine changed star trek for the better ign. A guide to binge watching 7 great star trek arcs nerdist. A runabout from station deep space 9 entered the mirror universe following an. The mirror universes ezri arrives on deep space nine and offers an exchange. Ds9 continued to explore the mirror universe in several episodes, and some years later, the series enterprise also explored the mirror universe in the, in a mirror, darkly. In my opinion, virtually all sequels in ds9, ent, and dis are proof of that. Jan 30, 2017 we know thanks to deep space nine that this speech had quite an impact on spock and did end up changing the fate of the empire. Deep space nine companion in star trek 101, terry j. Star trek ds9 mirror universe defiant attack youtube.
The mirror universe has been visited in one episode of star trek. Other guest stars in in a mirror, darkly included gregory itzin, who had previously appeared as a vulcan commando in shadows of pjem as well as episodes of star trek. Episodes 1 and 2 deep space nine gets a tough little ship, the defiant. Clip taken from the star trek deep space nine episode shattered mirror. Star trek will continue to explore the mirror universe in 2020. Major kira takes a romantic interest in the mirror universe counterpart of her deceased lover bareil after he transports himself into her universe and onto ds9. The mirror universe was later revisited in the deep space nine secondseason episode crossover, and turned into a story arc that spanned into the final season, with five mirror universe episodes over the course of five seasons. May 21, 2019 if deep space nine smoothed the mirror universe into a swashbuckling field trip, enterprise brought it screaming back to its dark authoritarian roots literally, in the case of mirror archers pitchblack crew cut. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks mirror. Star trek to introduce mirror universe khan in 2020. Quark is a fictional character in the american television series star trek. The orb is a podcast dedicated entirely to star trek.
For example, in this universe when the founders put the primary julian bashir on trial for killing the mirror odo many years before, the trial was completely fair and just. Deep space nine first aired a quarter of a century ago this year, it immediately earned the mantle of being the odd one out when it came to star trek shows. Idw publishing released its march 2020 solicitations earlier this week. When ezri dax had to deal with the last mirror universe episode, the primary characters were almost killed off with only kira being the last primary character from ds9.
Major kira takes a romantic interest in the mirror universe counterpart of her. Star treks mirror universe is one ofhell, themost famous parallel universes in science fiction history. Jan 09, 2018 while the deep space nine mirror universe story arc doesnt seem to have much to do with discoverys take so far, its thematic foundation of the narrative rested on the idea that those who. This is a mirror universe episode in the grand tradition of the original series. Stamets discovers that tilly has been infected by a fungal parasite from the mycelial network in the mirror universe, and that may is the voice of the mycelial network. In the mirror universe, the crew of the iss enterprise is fighting rebels who oppose the terran empire when they discover the tholians have captured a vessel from the future.
Dec 21, 2019 star trek will continue to explore the mirror universe in 2020. The closest fans ever got was a noncanon novel called dark mirror. However, the mirror universe concept finally came back for real in deep space nines second season episode crossover. I always wonder what earth looked like at in this universe at this time wish they did a episode that showed a bigger picture of the universe. Jan 08, 2018 another defiant, in the mirror universe, like 100 years after stuff happening on discovery in a deep space nine episode called shattered mirror that aired in 1996. There were a total o f 176 epis odes over the shows seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which ma tch the epi sode order in each seasons dvd set. We dive deep into this unique chapter in the star trek story to examine how it tackles the shades of grey that w.
Before leaving the mirror universe, kirk speaks to spock about how illogical and wasteful the empire is, and since the empire will fall eventually anyway spock should change the present. Commander sisko, dax, kira, quark, odo, and chief obrien are back for more galactic space station adventure. Deep space nine s counterpart, terok nor, is a seat of power for the alliance in the formerlyterranoccupied bajoran sector and an ore processing facility ruled by intendant kira. Characters in the mirror universe resemble their standard universe counterparts but have radically different, often opposite character traits. Crossover episode 23return to the mirror universe for the first time since the original trek. Another defiant, in the mirror universe, like 100 years after stuff happening on discovery in a deep space nine episode called shattered mirror that aired in 1996. While the deep space nine mirror universe story arc doesnt seem to have much to do with discoverys take so far, its thematic foundation of the narrative rested on the idea that those who.
Quark and rom accompany the mirror ezri back to her universe where they are captured and. Deep space nine mirror universe episode in which the crossover is made via the bajoran wormhole. Expanding on the new theme of duplication, the crew also made numerous trips to their mirror universe counterparts. This series dirtied up the squeaky clean image of starfleet with shifting alliances and moral questions with no.
The concept first appeared in the original series in an episode. May 31, 2010 clip taken from the star trek deep space nine episode shattered mirror. Dominion mirror memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Deep space nine s fifth season was a turning point as the klingon faction, instigated by worfs arrival, made all efforts at diplomacy moot. A brief history of star treks mirror universe nerdist. The 10 worst episodes of ds9 ever, according to imdb. The parallel universe reappeared in the ds9 episode crossover because. While i loved mirror, mirror on the original series as well as enjoyed seeing star trek. This is because its the fourth such episode and the idea has become a bit tiresome due to overuse. In fact, it almost has a timeline of its own as rich as the prime reality of trek.
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