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Past Prologue: Directed by Winrich Kolbe. With Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell. Tahna Los, a former Bajoran terrorist during the Occupation, asks Sisko for asylum on DS9.
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Teaser
Garak, a Cardassian tailor on Deep Space 9, unexpectedly stops by Doctor Julian Bashir's lunch table at the Replimat to introduce himself. With little tact, Bashir suggests that Garak is a Cardassian spy. Garak asks Bashir to stop by his shop if he desires new apparel or wishes, as he does, for an interesting conversation. After Garak tells Bashir he is happy to have met "such an interesting new friend today," Bashir rushes to Ops to report the encounter, but Commander Benjamin Sisko is busy...
Act One
Gul Danar, commanding the Aldara, demands he be released to them immediately as a Kohn-Ma criminal terrorist; Sisko pledges to investigate the matter before proceeding and invites him aboard the station, asking O'Brien and Jadzia Dax to stall him with docking regulations. Kira goes with Sisko to the infirmary, along the way in the turbolift explaining she and Tahna worked together in the Bajoran Resistance, and she sympathizes with his cause. Sisko warns her he can't have a divided loyalty un...
Act Two
Kira shows Tahna to quarters, and they soon debate Bajoran politics; Tahna wants a completely free and independent Bajor, whereas Kira sees the need for the Federation's involvement, at least for the time being, until they can fully exploit the wormholecommercially. Tahna is skeptical, and Kira understands with all their people have been through. She wants Tahna to take a leadership position to bring more people together, but he doesn't see the government as valid and sees her as having adapt...
"You're very kind, Mister Garak." "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak." 1. - Bashir and Garak "Go over myhead again, and I'll have yourson a platter." 1. - Siskoto Kira, regarding her conversation with Admiral Rollman "That damned Cardassian's firing on a Bajoran scout ship in Bajoran space!" 1. - Kira "You won't believewho sat down next to m...
Story and script
1. In Katharyn Powers' original conception of this episode, Kira and Tahna were to be former lovers, but Michael Piller decided that this was a television cliché. Powers' version also had Kira persuade Tahna to turn his back on terrorism and attempt to forge peace with the Cardassians, before being killed by his own people. Despite the changes, Powers remarked, "As filmed, the story was structurally very close to my original conception." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide t...
Cast and characters
1. Elim Garak actor Andrew Robinson was highly impressed with the writing of this episode, so much so that he believed Garak practically created himself, as the writing gave Robinson a very strong impression of how to play the role. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 22)) Furthermore, Robinson revealed that, during their getting to know each other in this episode, Garak's interest in Bashir clearly was purely sexual. (What We Left Behind) When interviewed by Amazon.com, the performer s...
Production
1. The change which takes place in Kira's hairstyle from the pilot episode, "Emissary", was at the request of Nana Visitor herself; "I just didn't feel that Major Kira would style her hair every day. She wouldn't care! I wanted a hairstyle that looked like she just woke up in the morning looking like that." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion(p. 21)) 2. Although this episode was the first to air after the show's pilot "Emissary", it was actually produced after "A Man Alone" (which was, in p...
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. Jeffrey Nordling as Tahna Los 2. Andrew Robinson as Elim Garak 3. Gwynyth Walsh as B'Etor 4. Barbara March as Lursa 5. Susan Bay as Rollman 6. Vaughn Armstrong as Danar
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1. List of episodes. " Past Prologue " is the third episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, broadcast during the first season. It originally aired in broadcast syndication beginning on January 11, 1993.
- January 11, 1993
- Winrich Kolbe
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- Katharyn Powers
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Deep Space Nine, Season 1 "Past Prologue" Airdate: January 10, 1993 3 of 173 produced 2 of 173 aired Introduction Major Kira is visited by Tahna Los, a man from her past in the Bajoran resistance. He plays upon her trust in him to arrange a deadly plot to destroy the wormhole that has opened up so many opportunities for Bajor.
Sep 2, 2013 · Past Prologue is a pretty decent second episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It does what it needs to do, serving primarily to build the world of Deep Space Nine just a little bit. After all, a story like this was inevitable with a character like Kira in the main cast, so it’s probably for the best that the show deals with it so early.
Recap / Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S01E03 "Past Prologue" Headscratchers. Recap. Trivia. YMMV. Create New. Look, it's the first appearance of fan favorite Garak! (And his "Jazz Hands"!) A Bajoran terrorist tests Kira's loyalties to the Federation when he attempts to rid Bajor of the Federation for good. This episode provides examples of:
" Past Prologue " is the third episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, broadcast during the first season. It originally aired in broadcast syndication beginning on January 11, 1993.
