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Season 6

Season 6

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1997
Episodes: 26

Overview

Season 6 of Deep Space Nine marks the height of the Dominion War arc, as it depicts the Federation and its allies in a desperate struggle against the Cardassian-Dominion alliance, which has occupied Deep Space Nine and the Bajoran system.

Episodes

A Time to Stand

1. A Time to Stand

September 29, 1997

8.1
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. As the war between the Federation and the Dominion continues, Sisko and his crew are reassigned from the Defiant, while Kira and Odo cope with the bureaucracy of the station's occupation.

Guest Stars: Brock Peters, J.G. Hertzler, Barry Jenner

Rocks and Shoals

2. Rocks and Shoals

October 6, 1997

8.0
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Sisko and his crew are marooned on a barren planet with a squadron of Jem'Hadar soldiers and their wounded Vorta overseer. But when the Vorta seeks out Sisko to make a deal, can he be trusted? And should Sisko accept the treacherous proposal?

Guest Stars: Phil Morris, Paul Eckstein, Lilyan Chauvin

Sons and Daughters

3. Sons and Daughters

October 13, 1997

6.1
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Worf and his son Alexander must come to terms with one another when Alexander is assigned to the Rotarran and voices his intentions to become a warrior. Meanwhile, Kira finds herself between friend and foe when Ziyal returns to the station and reconciles with her father.

Guest Stars: Sam Zeller, Gabrielle Union, Melanie Smith

Behind the Lines

4. Behind the Lines

October 20, 1997

7.4
45 min

Stardate: 51145.3. Odo finds his priorities at odds with Kira's resistance efforts when the Female Changeling comes to him and offers to guide him in learning about the Great Link.

Guest Stars: Max Grodénchik, Cathy DeBuono, Salome Jens

Favor the Bold (1)

5. Favor the Bold (1)

October 27, 1997

8.1
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. On the eve of Dukat successfully disabling the minefield, Sisko coordinates a massive assault to retake Deep Space Nine.

Guest Stars: Max Grodénchik, Bart McCarthy, Ericka Klein

Sacrifice of Angels (2)

6. Sacrifice of Angels (2)

November 3, 1997

8.7
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. The Federation's only hope of stopping massive Dominion reinforcements from entering the Alpha Quadrant relies on Sisko's suicide mission to reach DS9 before the minefield is destroyed.

Guest Stars: Max Grodénchik, Melanie Smith, Darin Cooper

You Are Cordially Invited

7. You Are Cordially Invited

November 10, 1997

6.3
45 min

Stardate: 51247.5. Dax and Worf find their wedding plans threatened when Martok's wife challenges Jadzia's worthiness to be admitted into their house.

Guest Stars: Max Grodénchik, Marc Worden, Shannon Cochran

Resurrection

8. Resurrection

November 17, 1997

5.4
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Kira finds herself falling in love with the mirror-universe version of Bareil, who has crossed the reality plane to begin a new life.

Guest Stars: Philip Anglim, John Towey, Scott Strozier

Statistical Probabilities

9. Statistical Probabilities

November 24, 1997

7.5
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Bashir agrees to counsel a group of eccentric, genetically enhanced humans ... and finds himself reevaluating his own enhanced nature when they calculate a disastrous prediction for the outcome of the Dominion War.

Guest Stars: Jeannetta Arnette, Faith Salie, Tim Ransom

The Magnificent Ferengi

10. The Magnificent Ferengi

January 1, 1998

7.5
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. When Quark and Rom's mother is abducted by the Dominion, the two brothers recruit an all-Ferengi team to embark on a dangerous mission to get her back.

Guest Stars: Max Grodénchik, Josh Pais, Hamilton Camp

Waltz

11. Waltz

January 8, 1998

7.7
45 min

Stardate: 51408.6. After being attacked by Cardassian forces, Sisko gets stranded with a very psychotic Gul Dukat, who was being transported to his trial. Meanwhile the crew of the Defiant races to rescue survivors.

Guest Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Marc Alaimo, Casey Biggs

Who Mourns for Morn?

12. Who Mourns for Morn?

February 4, 1998

7.5
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. A former patron of Quark's bequeaths everything to him.

Guest Stars: Brad Greenquist, Gregory Itzin, Bridget White

Far Beyond the Stars

13. Far Beyond the Stars

February 11, 1998

8.7
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Captain Sisko has a full sensory vision of himself as an under-appreciated science fiction magazine writer in 1950s America.

Guest Stars: Penny Johnson Jerald, J.G. Hertzler, Henry Kingi Jr.

One Little Ship

14. One Little Ship

February 18, 1998

7.1
45 min

Stardate: 51474.2. An attack by the Dominion on Sisko's ship endangers Dax and her crew aboard as she leads them into an anomaly that shrinks them to a very minute size. Unfortunately, they were being held stable by Sisko within a tractor beam, which was discontinued during the attack.

Guest Stars: Scott Thompson Baker, Fritz Sperberg, Christian Zimmerman

Honor Among Thieves

15. Honor Among Thieves

February 25, 1998

6.4
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Chief O'Brien goes undercover to infiltrate an Orion crime ring.

Guest Stars: Nick Tate, Leland Crooke, Michael Harney

Change of Heart

16. Change of Heart

March 4, 1998

7.1
45 min

Stardate: 51597.2. Worf and Jadzia travel to the badlands to procure some information on the Dominion from a traitorous Cardassian. Bashir wants to engage in a holo-suite spy simulation, but O'Brien prefers to brush up on his tongo game after watching Jadzia lose to Quark.

Guest Stars: Todd Waring, Tom Morga

Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night

17. Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night

April 1, 1998

6.0
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. After receiving some disturbing information from Gul Dukat, Major Kira seeks Sisko's approval as Emissary to travel back in time to find out the truth about her mother. Meanwhile, Chief O'Brien and Dr. Bashir discuss a holosuite program surrounding the Battle of the Alamo.

Guest Stars: Leslie Hope, David Bowe, Tim DeZarn

Inquisition

18. Inquisition

April 8, 1998

7.9
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Bashir's plans to attend a medical conference at a breezy resort are canceled when Starfleet Intelligence boards DS9, suspecting the doctor of treason.

Guest Stars: Samantha Mudd, Benjamin Brown, William Sadler

In the Pale Moonlight

19. In the Pale Moonlight

April 15, 1998

8.5
45 min

Stardate: 51721.3. To save the Federation in a critical scheme, Sisko comes to realize that he must violate its fundamental principles to do so.

Guest Stars: Howard Shangraw, Stephen McHattie, Jeffrey Combs

His Way

20. His Way

April 22, 1998

6.9
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Odo is schooled in the ways of romance by a holographic programmed lounge singer.

Guest Stars: Debi A. Monahan, David B. Levinson, James Darren

The Reckoning

21. The Reckoning

April 29, 1998

6.7
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Sisko runs afoul of Kai Winn when he removes a Bajoran artifact from an archaeological dig after he receives a vision from the Prophets.

Guest Stars: James Greene, Louise Fletcher

Valiant

22. Valiant

May 6, 1998

6.8
45 min

Stardate: 51825.4. Jake and Nog's runabout comes under attack from the Jem'Hadar. They are rescued by the Valiant, a ship manned by Red Squad, a elite group of young Starfleet cadets.

Guest Stars: Majel Barrett, Paul Popowich, Courtney Peldon

Profit and Lace

23. Profit and Lace

May 13, 1998

5.5
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. Quark's mother and the Grand Nagus show up on DS9, announcing a new amendment to the Bill of Opportunities he has instituted on the home planet of Ferenganar, and then follows up with the announcement, that, due to the new amendment, chaos has followed and he has been deposed.

Guest Stars: Max Grodénchik, Cecily Adams, Sylvain Cecile

Time's Orphan

24. Time's Orphan

May 20, 1998

6.0
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. The Chief's daughter gets caught in a time displacement and when they get her back, she is considerably older.

Guest Stars: Michelle Krusiec, Hana Hatae, Rosalind Chao

The Sound of Her Voice

25. The Sound of Her Voice

June 10, 1998

7.4
45 min

Stardate: 51948.3. As the Defiant races to a shipwrecked officer who is days away, the crew keeps in contact with her. Meanwhile, Jake follows Quark's latest scheme for story research.

Guest Stars: Debra Wilson, Penny Johnson Jerald

Tears of the Prophets

26. Tears of the Prophets

June 17, 1998

7.5
45 min

Stardate: Unknown. When Sisko is picked to head up an attack on the Cardassian homeworld, the Prophets appear to him in a vision, warning him of impending doom if he leaves the station.

Guest Stars: David Birney, Bob Kirsh, Michelle Horn

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