"Ties of Blood and Water" was the 117th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 19th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 14 April 1997. The episode was written by Edmund NewtonMA, Robbin SlocumMA and Robert Hewitt Wolfe and directed by Avery Brooks.
Summary[]
Legate Tekeny Ghemor returns to the space station and asks Kira Nerys to participate in a Cardassian ritual with him before he dies.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Skrain Dukat • Furel • Gantt • Tekeny Ghemor • Kira Nerys • Kira Taban • Taylor Moore • Morn • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Weyoun 5 • Worf • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)
- Referenced only
- Borven • Iliana Ghemor • Keiko O'Brien • Quen • Shakaar Edon • Trepar • Winn Adami
Locations[]
- Bajor • Deep Space 9 • Habitat ring • Infirmary • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Station commander's office
- Referenced only
- Cardassia • Cardassian sun • Kiessa Monastery • Tempasa
Starships and vehicles[]
- Danube-class runabout (in opening credits) • USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort, in opening credits) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • Excelsior-class • Janitza-class • Tenak'talar (Jem'Hadar battle cruiser)
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Bolian • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Trill • Vorta
- Referenced only
- Prophets
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Bajoran Resistance • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Shakaar resistance cell • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Cardassian Central Command • Cardassian dissident movement • Cardassian Fourth Order • Cardassian Ninth Order • Starfleet Intelligence
Other references[]
- Bajoran ale • barrowbug • burial • Chief Archon • cloning • dabo • Emissary of the Prophets • emperor • Federation President · government in exile • grave marker • gul • hexadrin therapy • kanar • legate • Occupation of Bajor • prylar • Saltah'na clock • shri-tal • skimmer • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • triptacederine • vole • voraxna • work bee • Yarim Fel Syndrome
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- Ro Laren listens to the audio recordings that Kira makes in this episode in Fearful Symmetry.
- 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 "Ferengi Love Songs".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "Ferengi Love Songs".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 2).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
Background[]
- StarTrek.com incorrectly states that the episode takes place in 2363.
Notable cast and crew[]
- Directed by Avery Brooks
- Co-written by 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
- Marc Alaimo as Skrain Dukat
- Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Business as Usual |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Ferengi Love Songs |
| Previous episode: Business as Usual |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Ferengi Love Songs |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Before and After |
Next Adventure: An Easy Fast | |
External links[]
- "Ties of Blood and Water" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Ties of Blood and Water article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.