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Vortex: Directed by Winrich Kolbe. With Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell. A man named Croden tells Odo he can take him to a place where aliens much like Odo himself exist, which would help Odo find out where he truly comes from.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Winrich Kolbe
- 1993-04-18
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Teaser
Odo arrives at Quark's, suspecting that Quark is doing business with the Miradorn raider that just docked at the station. They also discuss a quiet customer who is sitting at the other end of the bar. Just then, Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel, a pair of Miradorn twins, enter the bar and nod in Quark's direction. Quark heads up to a holosuite and asks Rom to bring up a flask of a special langour. Odo morphs into one of the glasses to eavesdrop on the upcoming meeting as Rom takes the tray to the holosuite.
Act One
The twins are offering to sell a small egg-shaped object to Quark, who expresses concern that it was stolen. The twins were under the impression that he guaranteed a buyer who doesn't ask questions. Soon, however, the quiet customer from before, named Croden, enters the room and demands to be given the item at gunpoint. Ah-Kel flips the table with the tray of glasses, shattering them, one of which reforms into Odo as it hits the floor. Quark puts up his hands while Ah-Kel throws the table at...
Act Two
Using the USS Rio Grande, Sisko and Lieutenant Dax leave Deep Space 9 to locate Croden's homeworld to inform his people of Croden's arrest. They are disappointed a first contact must happen under these circumstances, but Major Kirasuspects they may be happy to have a criminal taken off their hands. Meanwhile, Odo goes to investigate Quark at the bar. Morn said Quark bought Croden a meal for some information. Quark denies it, that he was just "being friendly," but Odo makes his accusation: tha...
"The shapeshifters are harsh in their judgment." 1. - Crodento Odo "The usual, Odo?" "Nothing." "The usual." 1. - Quark and Odo "Whoever you are… you're making a mistake." "Well, it wouldn't be the first and probably won't be the last. Give that to me." 1. - Ro-Kel and Croden "The fact that you just killed a man doesn't affect your appetite?" 1. - ...
Story and script
1. Peter Allan Fields' original idea for this episode was based upon the 1953 Anthony Mann movie The Naked Spur and, as such, Fields hired one of that movie's writer, Sam Rolfe, to do the teleplay. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 41)) Fields commented, "Sam Rolfe is a legendary writer." (Cinefantastique, Volume 24, Issue 1) 2. According to Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Odo's line "I'm a security chief, not a combat pilot" is a tribute to Leonard McCoy's running line in Star Trek: The Origina...
Cast and characters
1. Rene Auberjonois was pleased with how this episode portrays his character of Odo, stating it "developed the character wonderfully." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 24, No. 3/4, p. 95) 2. Armin Shimerman was deeply concerned about how this episode has his character of Quark become involved in a murder without facing any consequences. "I had this chat with Rick Berman about whether we went over the line by having Quark participating in a really high crime," the actor recalled. "I thought so and that...
Production
1. The making of this episode was extremely costly. It was produced amongst a few other installments that were also expensive to produce. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 33) 2. Originally, the Miradorn throat was designed with a loose flap of skin hanging down over the Adam's apple. Costume Designer Robert Blackman wanted to use a necklace as part of the Miradorn costume, but Make-Up Supervisor Michael Westmore felt that placing a necklace ove...
Starring
1. Avery Brooks as Commander Sisko
Also starring
1. Rene Auberjonois as Odo 2. Siddig El Fadil as Doctor Bashir 3. Terry Farrell as Lieutenant Dax 4. Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko 5. Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien 6. Armin Shimerman as Quark 7. Nana Visitor as Major Kira
Guest stars
1. Cliff DeYoung as Croden 2. Randy Oglesby as Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel 3. Max Grodénchik as Rom 4. Gordon Clapp as Hadran 5. Kathleen Garrett as Vulcan Captain 6. Leslie Engelberg as Yareth
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the galaxy. This episode focuses on Deep Space Nine's security chief Odo, a shapeshifter of unknown origin.
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Vortex (TV Episode 1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Apr 19, 1993 · "Vortex" is the first episode to deeply examine the unknowns of Odo's mysterious origins, and the result is a powerful character episode that successfully gets into the crux of the constable's loneliness and his quest for people like him.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the galaxy. This episode focuses on Deep Space Nine's security chief Odo, a shapeshifter of unknown origin.
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