The Ascent
- Episode aired Nov 25, 1996
- TV-PG
- 46m
On their way to answer a warrant, Odo and Quark crash, and must put aside their differences to survive and signal for help.On their way to answer a warrant, Odo and Quark crash, and must put aside their differences to survive and signal for help.On their way to answer a warrant, Odo and Quark crash, and must put aside their differences to survive and signal for help.
- Bajoran Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaQuark offers to play a game of fizzbin, a game made up by Captain Kirk in the episode "A Piece of the Action (1968)".
- GoofsIn the opening scene, despite taking two long drinks of the root beer, it is obvious that Rom is not drinking at all. The liquid level never changes and the bottle is still very full in the last shot before the credits.
- Quotes
Odo: You know, if I were still a Changeling, I could've shapeshifted into a Vorian pterodactyl and flown that damn transmitter to the top of the mountain hours ago.
Quark: You're the one who wanted to be a Solid.
Odo: I never wanted to be a Solid.
Quark: Oh, please. I used to see you coming into the bar, watching Morn eat, eyeing my customers, as they gambled and flirted with the dabo girls, wishing you were one of them - not to mention your platonic friendship with a certain Bajoran Major.
Odo: [laughs disparagingly] If that's the kind of psychological insight you dispense with your drinks, it's a wonder you have any customers.
Quark: Deny it all you want, but the fact is, your people gave you what you wanted. You're one of us now, and I can finally sit on a chair and know with absolute certainty that it isn't you.
- 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
The most important of these pairings is Quark and Odo. Both are on the way to some tribunal--but Odo won't tell Quark what it is. On the way to this distant planet, their runabout explodes--as someone has planted a bomb in order to prevent Quark from testifying about what he knows. Unfortunately, while they do survive, they land on a craptastic planet with no food and very cold--which is REALLY bad since their food supplies and replicator were destroyed in the crash! How can they possibly survive?
The secondary plot involves Jake moving into an apartment on the station with Nog. The problem is that these old friends have changed--particularly Nog. Instead of the fun-loving rascal, he's now deadly serious and orderly as a result of his having such a strong commitment to Starfleet. As for Jake, he's a bit of a slob-- like most teenagers! Can two old friends share an apartment together without driving each other crazy?
This is a decent but not especially important episode. The best part is that Quark and Odo are forced to depend on each other--and they NEVER let down their facade in front of the other. Less humorous than most Ferengi episodes but worth seeing.
By the way, in an inside joke for old Star Trek fans, during their long trip together Quark suggests they kill time playing Fizbin. Fizbin is a fake game that Kirk created in "A Piece of the Action" in order to trick his way out of the hands of his captors.
- planktonrules
- Jan 6, 2015