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"The Visitor" is the 75th episode of the American syndicated science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the second episode of the fourth season. The episode was written by Michael Taylor and directed by David Livingston. It originally aired on October 9, 1995.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this episode, an accident leaves Captain Benjamin Sisko frozen in time, leaving Jake with a lifelong obsession of rescuing his father while having his resolve tested when they briefly reunite every few decades.
The episode was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1996, but lost to Babylon 5's "The Coming of Shadows". It consistently ranks in polls as one of the most popular episodes of the entire series, often vying for first place with "In the Pale Moonlight" and "Trials and Tribble-ations", with one critic writing that the episode "sums up everything that made DS9 so unforgettable."
Original Release
10/09/1995
US Release
10/09/1995
Cast
Name | Character |
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Avery Brooks | Captain Sisko |
Michael Dorn | Lt. Commander Worf |
Terry Farrell | Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax |
Colm Meaney | Chief O'Brien |
Alexander Siddig | Doctor Bashir |
Nana Visitor | Major Kira |
Tony Todd | Adult Jake Sisko |
Galyn Görg | Korena |
Rachel Robinson | Melanie |
Majel Barrett | Computer Voice |
Directors
Writers
Michael Piller, Michael Taylor, Rick Berman, Gene Roddenberry
Creators
Gene Roddenberry, Michael Piller, Rick Berman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Avery Brooks | Captain Sisko |
Michael Dorn | Lt. Commander Worf |
Terry Farrell | Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax |
Colm Meaney | Chief O'Brien |
Alexander Siddig | Doctor Bashir |
Nana Visitor | Major Kira |
Tony Todd | Adult Jake Sisko |
Galyn Görg | Korena |
Rachel Robinson | Melanie |
Majel Barrett | Computer Voice |
Patrick Barnitt | Bajoran Officer |
Scott Barry | Bajoran officer |
Ivor Bartels | Starfleet security officer |
Brian Demonbreun | Starfleet command officer |
Kathleen Demor | Starfleet security officer |
Randy James | Lt. Jones |
Sarah Krasner | Bajoran |
Mark Lentry | Starfleet command officer |
David B. Levinson | Broik |
James Minor | Starfleet operations officer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rick Berman | Executive Producer |
Ira Steven Behr | Executive Producer |
Hans Beimler | Producer |
Robert Della Santina | Producer |
René Echevarria | Producer |
Peter Lauritson | Producer |
Ronald D. Moore | Producer |
Steve Oster | Producer |
Terri Potts | Producer |
Robert Hewitt Wolfe | Producer |
Rick Berman | Producer |
Ira Steven Behr | Producer |