"By Inferno's Light" was the 113th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 15th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 17 February 1997. The episode was written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe and directed by Les Landau.
Summary
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As the Dominion fleet enters the Alpha Quadrant, Dukat reveals the Cardassians have joined them. Meanwhile, Julian Bashir and Garak work on a way to escape the internment camp, as Worf fights powerful Jem'Hadar soldiers.
ReferencesEdit
CharactersEdit
- Amar'itak • Julian Bashir • Julian Bashir (changeling) • Jadzia Dax • Deyos • Skrain Dukat • Emok • Elim Garak • Gowron, son of M'Rel • Ikat'ika • Janok • Jones • Kira Nerys • Martok, son of Urthog • Miles O'Brien • Oken'alak • Quark • Rodak'koden • Rogesh • Benjamin Sisko • Tora Ziyal • Varak • Worf, son of Mogh • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)
- Referenced only
- Gilhouly • Japar • Kahless the Unforgettable • Keedera • Odo • Enabran Tain
LocationsEdit
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • Bajor-B'hava'el • Cardassia • Cardassia City • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Infirmary • Internment Camp 371 • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Station commander's office • Wardroom
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Imperial Plaza • Tzenketh
Starships and vehiclesEdit
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • D'deridex-class • Excelsior-class • Janitza-class (in opening credits) • Jem'Hadar battle cruiser • Jem'Hadar fighter• USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • Miranda-class • Naprem (K'vort-class) • IKS Negh'Var (Negh'Var-class) • Vor'cha-class • USS Yukon (Danube-class runabout)
- Referenced only
- IKS Y'tem
Races and culturesEdit
- Bajoran • Breen • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • Trill • Vorta
States and organizationsEdit
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Klingon Empire • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Klingon High Council • Maquis • Obsidian Order
Other referencesEdit
- asparagus • blood screening • bloodwine • claustrophobia • cloaking device • docking clamp • docking pylon • graviton emitter • industrial replicator • Khitomer Accords • Klingon-Cardassian War • Klingon opera • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • nova • raktajino • tachyon • tekasite • tractor beam • trilithium • PADD • protomatter • quantum torpedo • self-sealing stembolt • solar system • warp signature • yamok sauce
AppendicesEdit
Related mediaEdit
- DS9 novella: The Badlands, Part IV
- ST reference: Encyclopedia
- Information about this episode is presented consistently in the third and fourth volumes.
Video releasesEdit
Collector's edition VHS release with "Doctor Bashir, I Presume".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "Doctor Bashir, I Presume".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 2).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
BackgroundEdit
Notable cast and crewEdit
- Written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Robert O'Reilly as Gowron
- J.G. Hertzler as Martok
- Marc Alaimo as Skrain Dukat
- Andrew J. Robinson as Garak
ImagesEdit
ConnectionsEdit
TimelineEdit
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: In Purgatory's Shadow | DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Doctor Bashir, I Presume |
| Previous episode: In Purgatory's Shadow | DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Doctor Bashir, I Presume |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Unity | Next Adventure: Letting Go Sections 7-10 | |
| Previous Adventure: In Purgatory's Shadow | Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: The Conquered |
External linksEdit
- By Inferno's Light article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- By Inferno's Light article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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