A Trill named Arjin comes to DS9 to learn what it is to be a Trill with a symbiont but finds his teacher, Dax, to be less than he expected.A Trill named Arjin comes to DS9 to learn what it is to be a Trill with a symbiont but finds his teacher, Dax, to be less than he expected.A Trill named Arjin comes to DS9 to learn what it is to be a Trill with a symbiont but finds his teacher, Dax, to be less than he expected.
Alexander Siddig
- Doctor Julian Bashir
- (as Siddig El Fadil)
Majel Barrett
- Computer Voice
- (voice)
Judi M. Durand
- Cardassian Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Robert Ford
- Star Fleet Crew Member
- (uncredited)
David B. Levinson
- Broik
- (uncredited)
Mary Newport
- Bolian Woman
- (uncredited)
Irving Ross
- Bolian Civilian
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaReferenced Rules of Acquisition: #112 ("Never have sex with the boss's sister")
- GoofsWhen leaving the station with the protouniverse, Dax says to proceed at 50 K.P.H. (Kilometers per hour), which is about 31 mph, yet they reach the mouth of the wormhole in just seconds, which would put the wormhole just a few feet from the station. Not at all realistic. Later, while IN the wormhole and they decide to proceed "slowly" Dax says their velocity is 40 meters per second. That equates to almost 90 mph. It appears as if whomever wrote this dialogue didn't know beans about speeds.
- ConnectionsReferences Cheers (1982)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
Featured review
More going on here, than just a Proto-Universe
The "Proto-Universe" subplot is simply a plot device used to allow us to think- About the next time we smash an anthill or destroy a beehive. Granted there are times to do both of those things, but when I was a child, we did not destroy beehives: We called the "Bee Man" and he would come and GET the beehive and move it to a place where it could develop without harming anyone. This is primarily what is going on in this episode, Jadzia and her Trill Initiate "Arjin" (Geoffrey Blake) have rammed into a developing "Beehive" - A Proto-Universe, in the Gamma Quadrant with a Runabout and have moved it from its environment, a "Subspace Interphase Pocket", where it was growing without harming other universes, bringing it to the Alpha Quadrant where it is not supposed to be.
We do not need to know all there is to know about this Proto-Universe: All we need to know, is that The Runabout piloted by Arjin moved that Proto 'Verse from the spot where it was safely developing on its own, to a place where it would envelop our universe.
We really do not need to know the Dynamics of this, all we need to know is that the thing should not have been moved from where it was, the safety of that Interphase Pocket.
But what we DO need to know, is the interaction between Jadzia-Dax and Arjin. Apparently the Dax "Symbiont" (I'd rather spell it as "Symbiote") has standards for Trill Initiates-Standards which Arjin is falling short of. Jadzia/Dax is simply trying to warn Arjin that he is in danger of not being able to meet those standards, but in doing so, offends Arjin and puts him on the defensive: Which was actually what Dax wanted.
In this episode, we learn more about Jadzia's unique history with the The Symbiosis Commission, being the first Trill in History to re-apply to the Initiate program to gain joining with "Dax" - Who, as Curzon/Dax had rejected her application. We find out that it was Jadzia herself who requested joining with Dax, in an ironic gesture. We find out in a later episode, it was more than just Jadzia's tenacity which influenced Curzon/Dax to renege on his earlier rejection of Jadzia as a host- But this episode does not have time to go into that, that is a discovery for a later date. Suffice it to say it was a choice that Curzon/Dax deliberately made, for a specific reason.
But this Proto'Verse is a problem: Kira compares it to an anthill, to be smashed. Odo on the other hand, "Does not step on Ants"-But if they do not act rapidly, the Station will be engulfed.
A further complication arises when Jadzia discovers there is energy being used up in the 'Verse that indicates there are life-forms living within it. Nothing is ever said about the level of intelligence of these life forms but we must infer that if they are using Energy in a non-random way, then they must be intelligent.
After Arjin tells off Jadzia/Dax he proceeds to engulf large volumes of a blue alcoholic beverage. But he is a level Six pilot, and Jadzia, with all 300 years of experience, is only a level three pilot. And so she must ask Arjin for his help in piloting the Runabout back to the Gamma quadrant with The 'Verse in tow, which is ready to grow by another geometric progression.
There are some very well done exterior shots, of the Station, where the Lab explodes and we see the 'Verse glowing inside. But my favorite shots are of the "Verteron" nodes inside of the "Wormhole/Celestial Temple"- Which Arjin must pilot skillfully through in order to get the 'Verse back to where it needs to be, and what a shot! This was TV, in the classic sense, and those Verteron nodes were absolutely not CGI, as was the Runabout flying through them, this was all practical effects.
Nobody needs to know, where they brought the 'Verse, I'm assuming that if they put it back in the exact spot where it was developing before, it would have developed in such a way as to not harm the Gamma Quadrant.
The reason why their runabout rammed into it in the first place? Is totally unimportant. If this were a two-hour movie, they could have gotten into some of the scientific jargon which explained it. But as this episode was not really about the Proto'Verse, or the Interphase Pocket, but rather about Dax and Arjin, it was only important how the two interacted to bring the thing back to where it needed to be, and the end result: Which was to give Arjin confidence that he COULD be joined, when his time came, and that Jadzia/Dax would support this, should he decide to pursue Joining.
The Irony here, is that there is a "Cardassian Vole" infestation on the Station, which breed like Terran Coprophages/Roaches- And that is a recurring problem in the Station.
But everybody else here is remarking about this protouniverse thing. That is not what this episode is about, not at all. This episode is about Jadzia pushing Arjin in the right direction.
I am going to switch this review back to "no spoilers", because I did not really say exactly what occurred within the episode, I simply made commentary on what things things were actually important, and what other things were actually just plot devices to steer the story into a certain direction. This review is more about focusing our attention on what the episode was really about: The dynamic between a full blown Joined Trill and a hopeful initiate. One of the other reviewers in here also noted the artistic cinematography of this episode, and I wholly agree: there are a lot of great visuals here. And I completely agree on their assessment about the Cardassian Voles in relation to "Gremlins". I suppose if the moderators still think I have revealed too much they can of course switch this back to spoilers, but I really don't think I included any.
We do not need to know all there is to know about this Proto-Universe: All we need to know, is that The Runabout piloted by Arjin moved that Proto 'Verse from the spot where it was safely developing on its own, to a place where it would envelop our universe.
We really do not need to know the Dynamics of this, all we need to know is that the thing should not have been moved from where it was, the safety of that Interphase Pocket.
But what we DO need to know, is the interaction between Jadzia-Dax and Arjin. Apparently the Dax "Symbiont" (I'd rather spell it as "Symbiote") has standards for Trill Initiates-Standards which Arjin is falling short of. Jadzia/Dax is simply trying to warn Arjin that he is in danger of not being able to meet those standards, but in doing so, offends Arjin and puts him on the defensive: Which was actually what Dax wanted.
In this episode, we learn more about Jadzia's unique history with the The Symbiosis Commission, being the first Trill in History to re-apply to the Initiate program to gain joining with "Dax" - Who, as Curzon/Dax had rejected her application. We find out that it was Jadzia herself who requested joining with Dax, in an ironic gesture. We find out in a later episode, it was more than just Jadzia's tenacity which influenced Curzon/Dax to renege on his earlier rejection of Jadzia as a host- But this episode does not have time to go into that, that is a discovery for a later date. Suffice it to say it was a choice that Curzon/Dax deliberately made, for a specific reason.
But this Proto'Verse is a problem: Kira compares it to an anthill, to be smashed. Odo on the other hand, "Does not step on Ants"-But if they do not act rapidly, the Station will be engulfed.
A further complication arises when Jadzia discovers there is energy being used up in the 'Verse that indicates there are life-forms living within it. Nothing is ever said about the level of intelligence of these life forms but we must infer that if they are using Energy in a non-random way, then they must be intelligent.
After Arjin tells off Jadzia/Dax he proceeds to engulf large volumes of a blue alcoholic beverage. But he is a level Six pilot, and Jadzia, with all 300 years of experience, is only a level three pilot. And so she must ask Arjin for his help in piloting the Runabout back to the Gamma quadrant with The 'Verse in tow, which is ready to grow by another geometric progression.
There are some very well done exterior shots, of the Station, where the Lab explodes and we see the 'Verse glowing inside. But my favorite shots are of the "Verteron" nodes inside of the "Wormhole/Celestial Temple"- Which Arjin must pilot skillfully through in order to get the 'Verse back to where it needs to be, and what a shot! This was TV, in the classic sense, and those Verteron nodes were absolutely not CGI, as was the Runabout flying through them, this was all practical effects.
Nobody needs to know, where they brought the 'Verse, I'm assuming that if they put it back in the exact spot where it was developing before, it would have developed in such a way as to not harm the Gamma Quadrant.
The reason why their runabout rammed into it in the first place? Is totally unimportant. If this were a two-hour movie, they could have gotten into some of the scientific jargon which explained it. But as this episode was not really about the Proto'Verse, or the Interphase Pocket, but rather about Dax and Arjin, it was only important how the two interacted to bring the thing back to where it needed to be, and the end result: Which was to give Arjin confidence that he COULD be joined, when his time came, and that Jadzia/Dax would support this, should he decide to pursue Joining.
The Irony here, is that there is a "Cardassian Vole" infestation on the Station, which breed like Terran Coprophages/Roaches- And that is a recurring problem in the Station.
But everybody else here is remarking about this protouniverse thing. That is not what this episode is about, not at all. This episode is about Jadzia pushing Arjin in the right direction.
I am going to switch this review back to "no spoilers", because I did not really say exactly what occurred within the episode, I simply made commentary on what things things were actually important, and what other things were actually just plot devices to steer the story into a certain direction. This review is more about focusing our attention on what the episode was really about: The dynamic between a full blown Joined Trill and a hopeful initiate. One of the other reviewers in here also noted the artistic cinematography of this episode, and I wholly agree: there are a lot of great visuals here. And I completely agree on their assessment about the Cardassian Voles in relation to "Gremlins". I suppose if the moderators still think I have revealed too much they can of course switch this back to spoilers, but I really don't think I included any.
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