"The Assignment" was the 103rd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 5th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 28 October 1996. The episode was written by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle and directed by Allan Kroeker.
Summary
Keiko is inhabitated by a pah-wraith and forces Miles O'Brien to make modifications to Deep Space 9 which, unknown to him, will kill the Prophets.
References
Characters
- Abdon • Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Kira Nerys • Morn • Nori • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Rom • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Tekoa • Watley (aka Jiyar) • Worf, son of Mogh • pah-wraith • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)
- Referenced only
- Duarte • Joow • Leeta • Litana • Shakaar Edon
Locations
- Bajoran wormhole/Celestial Temple • Deep Space 9 • Habitat ring • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Security office
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Dahkur Province • Fire Caves
Starships and vehicles
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort, in opening credits) • Janitza-class (in opening credits) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • USS Rio Grande (Danube-class)
Races and cultures
- Bajoran • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Pah-wraith • Trill
- Referenced only
- Cardassian • Prophet
States and organizations
Other references
- anesthizine • anomaly • bacon • birthday • blood vessel • bonsai • brain • breakfast • butter • chroniton • coffee • corned beef hash • dabo girl • day shift • egg • For He's a Jolly Good Fellow • hemorrhage • Hew-mon • Irish whiskey • Koss'moran • Kosst • magnetic constrictor • night shift • orange juice • pancake • parietal lobe • phaser • pineapple • Q'parol • raktajino • Rudellian brain fever • sausage • spiny basil • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • supernatural • swing shift • Tellurian mint truffle • waste extraction • Wee Bairns
Appendices
Related media
- ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia
- Information about this episode is presented consistently in the third and fourth volumes.
Video releases
Collector's edition VHS release with "Trials and Tribble-ations".
Overseas VHS release with "Trials and Tribble-ations".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 1).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
Background
- "The Assignment" introduces the Pah-wraiths.
Notable cast and crew
- Co-written by David Weddle
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Max Grodénchik as Rom
Images
Episode image.
O'Brien briefs the swing shift.
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Nor the Battle to the Strong |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Trials and Tribble-ations |
| Previous episode: Nor the Battle to the Strong |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Trials and Tribble-ations |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Nor the Battle to the Strong |
Next Adventure: Honor Bound | |
External links
- The Assignment article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Assignment (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
