Episode 177
Friday 26 December 2025
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series 4, Episodes 1–2
Stardate: 49011.4
First broadcast on Monday 2 October 1995
This week, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine starts again — with a second pilot episode two and a half years after the first one. It’s The Best of Both Worlds, but much faster, funnier and more confident. And this is only the beginning. Again.
Episode 57
Friday 6 January 2023
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series 4, Episode 3
Stardate: Unknown (2372–2450)
First broadcast on Monday 9 October 1995
It’s life, Jake. You can miss it if you don’t open your eyes.
Star Trek takes a break from space nonsense to remind us what grief is like: lonely, lifelong and bleak. The price we pay for love.
Episode 133
Friday 15 November 2024
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series 4, Episode 17
Stardate: Unknown (2372)
First broadcast on Saturday 24 February 1996
This week, Miles and Julian learn about larping and friendship, Kira learns about clay and the inevitability of authoritarian male religious figures, and we learn about subtext and delightful character development — all thanks to Jane Espenson, who, it turns out, is the real hero of the episode.
Episode 96
Friday 2 February 2024
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series 4, Episode 21
Stardate: Unknown (2372)
First broadcast on Monday 29 April 1996
This week, we discover to our surprise that there’s a lot to enjoy in a flawed and ultimately unsuccessful episode episode of Deep Space Nine — two wonderful guest actresses, some (largely) cringe-free sexiness, and a mature and gentle romance. Meanwhile, some TV writers imagine a just reward for their life of constant backbreaking labour.
Episode 160
Friday 4 July 2025
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series 4, Episode 23
Stardate: 49904.2
First broadcast on Monday 13 May 1996
There’s a get-to-know-you buffet at 1930 this week, as the crew of the Defiant team up with the Jem’Hadar to fight some Jem’Hadar rebels who want to take over the Galaxy. And, surprisingly late in the series, we get the first appearance of Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun.