Shadowplay
- Episode aired Feb 20, 1994
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
Odo and Dax investigate the mysterious disappearance of people from a village. Kira tries to keep a close eye on Quark, while Vedek Bareil unexpectedly visits.Odo and Dax investigate the mysterious disappearance of people from a village. Kira tries to keep a close eye on Quark, while Vedek Bareil unexpectedly visits.Odo and Dax investigate the mysterious disappearance of people from a village. Kira tries to keep a close eye on Quark, while Vedek Bareil unexpectedly visits.
Alexander Siddig
- Doctor Julian Bashir
- (as Siddig El Fadil)
Robert Ford
- Star Fleet Crew Member
- (uncredited)
Mary Newport
- Bolian Woman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaO'Brien mentions having studied to be a musician before joining Starfleet. He played the cello in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
- GoofsWhen Odo transports himself from Colyus' office to prove that he and Dax could leave whenever they want, Colyus reacts like he has never seen transporter technology before, but when Odo asks him a minute later if he checked for transporter activity in regards to the missing villagers, Colyus claims that it was the first thing he did like he knew what transporters were.
- Quotes
Vedek Bareil: So... what did you think?
Major Kira: Of your speech?
Vedek Bareil: M-hm...
Major Kira: I liked everything about it - except the content.
- ConnectionsEdited into Star Trek: The Next Generation: Preemptive Strike (1994)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
Featured review
3 Subplots and All Are Superbly Written, Acted and Directed
1- VIEWERS CHECK THIS OUT..............
*HILARIOUS!.................... The opening 2 minutes of this episode between Dax and Odo is so funny I literally was laughing out loud. The non-verbal expressions by Odo are hilarious. Dax gives in to her feminine side and Odo is beside himself! As an aside: I wonder if Odo could really BE beside himself?
*AWAY TO THE WINDOW I FLEW LIKE A FLASH...... At approximately 9:00 Colyus the village Protector (played by excellent character actor Kenneth Mars) is questioning Dax and Odo about the 22 individuals who have gone missing from his village. Colyus is frustrated because he has no clues as to why so many people would just be gone without a trace. BTW: What is the deal with the wood ball decorations circling Colyus' head? He almost looks like he could be the dad in The Night Before Christmas - going to bed for a long winters nap in his nightcap.....(or something like that).
*I DIG YOU BUT I HAVE TO GO AND PRETEND TO DIG HIM - NO WONDER ACTORS HAVE HORRIBLE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS........... Major Kira (Nana Visitor) and Doc Bashir (Alexander Siddig) are talking (14:27) about keeping a close eye on Quark while Odo is off with Dax. I noticed in the few moments Bashir and Kira are talking with one another there is real chemistry sparkling between them. I also remembered that Visitor and Siddig were dating and married (1997-2001) and actually had a son together. It is a little ironic Kira cuts off her conversation with the Doc to run to a docking station to meet her infatuation - Vedek Bareil (played by Philip Anglim). Leaving someone she was truly infatuated with to go to meet someone she pretends to be infatuated with.
*IF YOU COULD ASK A SHAPE SHIFTER ANYTHING YOU WANT............. 11-year-old actress Noley Thornton (She played the little girl, "Clara" who had an imaginary friend on the Enterprise in The Next Generation) plays the girl Taya and becomes a fast friend of Odo while he and Dax are in the village. Odo originally questioned Taya in relation to her mom being one of those missing but as he and the girl converse the walls come down and they become friends. I think the main reason they become friends is because of her pointed and unusually personal questions to Odo about his personal and private life. Kids tend to sometimes be like that. They cut through all of the walls and fluff we adults put in conversations to protect ourselves from personal revelations. "Can you change into whatever you want?" Were you parents changelings too?"
*WHAT IS REALLY REAL???........... At approximately 37:00 a cosmic principle discussion begins. The whole "what is real?" discussion which has been dealt with on TNG with the Data question and other episodes. This is almost a laughable debate or discussion. Is a hologram real? The really sad part of the story is when the old man - the grandfather - asks Odo and Dax to take him back to his really real planet - he is talked out of it to hang out with a bunch of computer images. This is disturbing and ethically troubling. If I think something is real - does it make it really real? This is where we all start losing the foundation for reality and moral absolutes. If I delete a character in a hologram have I committed murder? Geeminny Christmas.
2- Final Thoughts and Reflective Analysis and Final Grade............ *A supreme ethical question remains after this episode is long over. What makes something real?
This is the cool thing about a lot of Star Trek episodes. They intentionally make you wonder and question and inquire.
This episode had 3 subplots and each were compelling and interesting in their own right. The acting, writing and presenting of the stories were done in an excellent way. We definitely learned more about the characters involved and the development of the characters seems to be on a growing phase - kudos to the writers.
Final Grade: A-
*HILARIOUS!.................... The opening 2 minutes of this episode between Dax and Odo is so funny I literally was laughing out loud. The non-verbal expressions by Odo are hilarious. Dax gives in to her feminine side and Odo is beside himself! As an aside: I wonder if Odo could really BE beside himself?
*AWAY TO THE WINDOW I FLEW LIKE A FLASH...... At approximately 9:00 Colyus the village Protector (played by excellent character actor Kenneth Mars) is questioning Dax and Odo about the 22 individuals who have gone missing from his village. Colyus is frustrated because he has no clues as to why so many people would just be gone without a trace. BTW: What is the deal with the wood ball decorations circling Colyus' head? He almost looks like he could be the dad in The Night Before Christmas - going to bed for a long winters nap in his nightcap.....(or something like that).
*I DIG YOU BUT I HAVE TO GO AND PRETEND TO DIG HIM - NO WONDER ACTORS HAVE HORRIBLE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS........... Major Kira (Nana Visitor) and Doc Bashir (Alexander Siddig) are talking (14:27) about keeping a close eye on Quark while Odo is off with Dax. I noticed in the few moments Bashir and Kira are talking with one another there is real chemistry sparkling between them. I also remembered that Visitor and Siddig were dating and married (1997-2001) and actually had a son together. It is a little ironic Kira cuts off her conversation with the Doc to run to a docking station to meet her infatuation - Vedek Bareil (played by Philip Anglim). Leaving someone she was truly infatuated with to go to meet someone she pretends to be infatuated with.
*IF YOU COULD ASK A SHAPE SHIFTER ANYTHING YOU WANT............. 11-year-old actress Noley Thornton (She played the little girl, "Clara" who had an imaginary friend on the Enterprise in The Next Generation) plays the girl Taya and becomes a fast friend of Odo while he and Dax are in the village. Odo originally questioned Taya in relation to her mom being one of those missing but as he and the girl converse the walls come down and they become friends. I think the main reason they become friends is because of her pointed and unusually personal questions to Odo about his personal and private life. Kids tend to sometimes be like that. They cut through all of the walls and fluff we adults put in conversations to protect ourselves from personal revelations. "Can you change into whatever you want?" Were you parents changelings too?"
*WHAT IS REALLY REAL???........... At approximately 37:00 a cosmic principle discussion begins. The whole "what is real?" discussion which has been dealt with on TNG with the Data question and other episodes. This is almost a laughable debate or discussion. Is a hologram real? The really sad part of the story is when the old man - the grandfather - asks Odo and Dax to take him back to his really real planet - he is talked out of it to hang out with a bunch of computer images. This is disturbing and ethically troubling. If I think something is real - does it make it really real? This is where we all start losing the foundation for reality and moral absolutes. If I delete a character in a hologram have I committed murder? Geeminny Christmas.
2- Final Thoughts and Reflective Analysis and Final Grade............ *A supreme ethical question remains after this episode is long over. What makes something real?
This is the cool thing about a lot of Star Trek episodes. They intentionally make you wonder and question and inquire.
This episode had 3 subplots and each were compelling and interesting in their own right. The acting, writing and presenting of the stories were done in an excellent way. We definitely learned more about the characters involved and the development of the characters seems to be on a growing phase - kudos to the writers.
Final Grade: A-
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