Avery Brooks
Capt. Benjamin Sisko
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- 1. Emissary Jan 4, 1993
- A Starfleet team takes command of an abandoned Cardassian space station near the Bajoran wormhole.
- 2. A Man Alone Jan 18, 1993
- Mounting evidence points to Constable Odo as a murderer, leading to anti-changeling riots.
- 3. Past Prologue Jan 11, 1993
- Kira's loyalties are questioned when a Bajoran seeks her help.
There were a total of 173 (original broadcast & DVD) or 176 (syndicated) episodes over the show's seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each season's DVD set.
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The episode is told in flashback, as Sisko records a personal log entry on the events of the past two weeks. As the Federation's losses in the Dominion War mount, Sisko decides that he must bring the Romulans into the war on the Federation's side no matter the cost. Sisko enlists Garak's help to find evidence that the Dominion is planning to attack...
Writing
The episode has origins in a discussion the writing staff had about the Vietnam War, which quickly moved onto the Watergate scandal. They began working on an idea in which Jake Sisko discovered some incriminating information regarding Shakaar, the leader of the Bajoran government. If revealed, it would bring down the government during a time of war, which would force Sisko to prevent his son from revealing the information. At this point, the episode was called "Patriot". The plot then evolved...
Direction and casting
Director Victor Lobl also planned out the mannerisms shown by Brooks as Sisko where he talks directly to the camera. He praised the actor, saying that he delivered exactly what Lobl's written direction had described.All of those sequences were shot almost in direct continuity to ensure that the audience believed that it was a single log recording. Lobl had those filmed very tightly, and so there were not many options available in editing as only two angles were filmed for those sequences. The...
Executive producer Rick Berman said that when creating Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, he had to obey the rules as set out by franchise creator Gene Roddenberry, and compared the behavior of normal Starfleet officers to that of Boy Scouts. Berman suggested that "In the Pale Moonlight" was the exception. Taylor said that the episode "pushes the boundari...
Broadcast
"In the Pale Moonlight" was first broadcast on April 15, 1998, in broadcast syndication. It received Nielsen ratings of 4.8 percent, placing it in 14th place overall in its timeslot. Among first-run syndication series, it was placed second for the week behind Xena: Warrior Princess, but ahead of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. This was higher than the share received by "Inquisition", broadcast in the week prior with a 4.7 percent share and "His Way" in the week afterwards with 4.3 percent.
Critical reception
"In the Pale Moonlight" has been one of the best received episodes of the series by fans. A survey conducted by Syfy at the end of the series placed the episode as the fans' favourite, while members of the Official Star Trek Fan Club have ranked it among the top ten. Jay Garmon at TechRepublic listed it as the best episode of the series in 2012, describing it as being when Deep Space Nine stood apart from the other series in the franchise and "found a whole new layer of storytelling, depth, a...
"In the Pale Moonlight" was released as part of a two-episode VHS release in the United Kingdom in November 1998. The other episode featured on the tape was "His Way". It was released on DVD as part of the season six box set on November 4, 2003. It is also featured on the Star Trek Fan Collective – Captain's Log DVD box set as one of three Deep Spa...
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- Like all of the “new” Star Trek series, Deep Space Nine required a warmup period. Through seasons 1 and 2, the “A” listers of the Star Trek writing/production team were assigned to The Next Generation while DS9 was left with the generic sorts of plots that allowed exploration of character: Episodes like “Past Prologue” (Nerys’s loyalties are divided thanks to a terrorist friend), “Babel” (the automatic translator breaks down), “Dax” (The symbiote is accused of a murder she didn’t commit) and “Vortex” (Odo delves into his origins) and more are cookie-cutter stuff designed to flesh out characters and the environment rather than advance the ST mythos.
- More warmup? Yes, essentially. The conspiratorial threat of “The Circle” pops up for a few episodes, but is vanquished immediately. Season 2 is perhaps most notable for the increasingly humorous interplay between the hypercapitalist Ferengi and Odo.
- Now things kick into high gear as DS9 becomes the flagship of the Star Trek TV universe with the conclusion of The Next Generation. The station is provided with a sort of mini-starship the Defiant, in order to peruse the Gamma Quadrant.
- The spectre of war begins haunting the proceedings from the opening two-parter, “Way of the Warrior” with a whole mess of Klingon ships looking to pick a fight with the Cardassians.
In 2015, Geek.com recommended "The Maquis, Part I" and "The Maquis, Part II" as "essential watching" for their abbreviated Star Trek: Deep Space Nine binge-watching guide. In 2016, USA Today included this episode as must-watch for the entire Star Trek franchise for its introduction of the Maquis story, which would also be an element in Star ...
Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Episode list. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Top-rated. Wed, Apr 15, 1998. S6.E19. In the Pale Moonlight. To save the Federation in a critical scheme, Sisko comes to realize that he must violate its fundamental principles to do so. 9.4/10. Rate. Top-rated. Mon, Nov 4, 1996. S5.E6. Trials and Tribble-ations.
