"The Begotten" was the 110th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 12th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 27 January 1997. The episode was written by René EchevarriaMA and directed by Jesús Salvador TreviñoMA.
Summary[]
Odo works with Doctor Mora when he is given a young Changeling by Quark; Kira Nerys goes into labor.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir (changeling) • Jorem • Kira Nerys • Mora Pol • Keiko O'Brien • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Shakaar Edon • Benjamin Sisko • Worf, son of Mogh • Y'Pora • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)
Starships and vehicles[]
- Danube-class runabout (in opening credits) • USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort, in opening credits) • Janitza-class (in opening credits) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits)
Locations[]
- Deep Space 9 • Habitat ring • Infirmary • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Security office
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Klingon
- Referenced only
- Cardassian • Yridian
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Dominion • Founders • Hundred • Starfleet Command
Other references[]
- Alvanian spine mite • champagne • constable • cytoplasm • electrophoretic diffuser • endorphin • Filian python • First Minister of the Republic of Bajor • holosuite • isotope • labor • latinum • medical tricorder • morphogenic matrix • Orion slave girl • pregnancy • prune juice • shapeshifter • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • Tarkalean hawk • tetryon radiation • thumbprint
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The events of "Broken Link" are mentioned in the episode.
- The DS9 novella: The Badlands, Part IV reveals that the Bashir in this episode was the Changeling that impersonated him in "In Purgatory's Shadow" and "By Inferno's Light" and that the infant Changeling's radiation exposure came from a artificial quantum singularity in the Badlands.
- 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 "The Darkness and the Light".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "The Darkness and the Light".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 1).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
Background[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
Images[]
Episode images[]
Adaptation images[]
Episode image.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: The Darkness and the Light |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: For the Uniform |
| Previous episode: The Darkness and the Light |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: For the Uniform |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Alter Ego |
Next Adventure: The Mist (chapters 2-20) | |
External links[]
- "The Begotten" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Begotten article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.