Sisko becomes uncomfortable when the Klingons station a task force to help defend against the Dominion. Worf is summoned to find out their true intentions.Sisko becomes uncomfortable when the Klingons station a task force to help defend against the Dominion. Worf is summoned to find out their true intentions.Sisko becomes uncomfortable when the Klingons station a task force to help defend against the Dominion. Worf is summoned to find out their true intentions.
- Jake Sisko
- (credit only)
- Kasidy Yates
- (as Penny Johnson)
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- TriviaMichael Dorn summarizes this episode by saying "the Klingons had finally gone nuts, basically."
- GoofsSeveral times, Klingonese is spoken and needs to be translated for the Starfleet/Bajoran officers by either Worf or Dax. All Starfleet and Bajoran personnel are equipped with a universal translator in the combadge, which is presumably how they understand most of what the Klingons say. There is no reason that a few simple phrases should go untranslated and require a native/fluid speaker to interpret.
- Quotes
Lt. Commander Worf: Curzon's name is an honored one among my people.
[Curzon was the Dax symbiont's previous host, and was central to peace negotiations between the Federation and the Klingon Empire]
Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax: [in Klingon] Yeah, but I'm a lot better looking than he was.
Lt. Commander Worf: I suppose so. Excuse me.
Major Kira: [after Dax has spoken to Worf in Klingon] What did you say to him?
Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax: It loses something in the translation.
- Alternate versionsOriginally aired as a double-length two-hour episode, "The Way of the Warrior" was cut into two parts for repeats and syndication. To make room for the credits sequence and a "previously on" segment in the second part, several scenes had to be cut. The DVD release contains the original long version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: What You Leave Behind (1999)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
After a slew of boringly "skippable" episodes packing the end of the previous season, the rapid fire plot developments that fans get in this episode are refreshingly welcome. Of course, some "slow" Trek episodes are excellent too (a great example being the episode that follows this one), but fast, well-done *and* meaningful is worth embracing.
Firstly, so many things happen in this episode that it could be overwhelming; however, it's not, thanks to the writers' compression of the dialogues into pithy character-exposing vignettes and pithy exchanges. Garak (Andrew Robinson) and Gowron (Robert O'Reilly), in particular, elevate their zingers nearly to the point of camp, but they're darned entertaining. Political discussions are kept to relevant points, and they're over before they get dreary.
As for the action, there is more overall ass-kicking in this episode than perhaps in the previous three seasons combined. We can even foresee the re-thinking of action's role during the opening credits, in which the usually soporific score picks up a driving beat; the CGI artists add all sorts of things flying around, with little folks in space suits on the hull doing sparky things. As for the space battles in the episode, it seems like the CGI folks used up half a season's budget to make them happen. The station, for once, shows its teeth, and pretty much everyone gets to show off their hand-to-hand combat skills.
And this is why I mentioned old-school Trek: Klingons, phasers, and fisticuffs. Didn't Roddenberry envision Trek as sort of a space western? Well, there's a good, old showdown in this episode which many Trek fans have been waiting for since the 60s. And speaking of Klingons, there are mobs of them, and as part of an apparent re-invigoration of the series, (no spoilers) a fan favorite rejoins the franchise. As for lovable villains (it's not a spoiler to mention this guy), Gowron makes a spectacularly bug-eyed, "glorious" appearance.
The only minus that I could find in this episode, if I tried hard, would be that because of the pacing the characters come off as two-dimensional. In defense, however, for one, this is a season opener: for the sake of new viewers, a writer is often pressured to reintroduce every character in a quickly digestible manner. Secondly, this is Trek having fun, and the "speculative fiction," head-scratching aspect of Trek is traditionally all about the situations, not the characters.
A very satisfying episode for fans, and a totally decent watch for SF enthusiasts.
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1