Deep space nine, film, short fiction, and comic books. In in a mirror, darkly, tpol from the mirror universe borrowed some retro star trek clothes from the prime universe uss defiant. Deep space nine companion in star trek 101, terry j. The mirror universe was later revisited in the deep space nine secondseason episode crossover, and turned into a story arc that spanned into the final season, with five mirror universe episodes over the course of five seasons. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks mirror. Better, shes madly in love with the sadistic bajoran.
Feb 14, 2018 star trek ds9 episode 218 elim garak and quark discuss fashion duration. As bashir is escorted to the processing area, miles obrien warns odo that they need to upgrade one of the machines. Deep space nine, the 19th episode of the fourth season. But in the latter treks, like in ds9 and ent, the character mirror universe episodes were just too coincidental to be credible to me. In contrast to the prime universe, the course of history has taken a different turn early in earths history and possibly other planets as well.
Whereas the star trek universe depicts an optimistic future in which the earthbased united federation of planets values peace, cooperation and exploration, episodes set in the mirror universe feature the humandominated authoritarian terran empire which values war, despotism and conquest instead. The mirror universe reappeared on tv in 1994 in the deep space nine ds9 season two episode crossover. Avery brooks, rene auberjonois, michael dorn, terry farrell. Mirror universe star trek expanded universe fandom. Also, it may have been in episode of ds9 in the mirror universe im not as familiar with that series it was too dark for me lol. Of course it leads off with mirror, mirror from tos where a goateed evil spock is the main attraction. This character was the mirror of kira nerys played by nana visitor and the costume was really showcasing her at her best. Mirror universe memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. The show visited the mirror universe several times, starting with a trip through the wormhole in the second season episode crossover where bashir and nerys discover that the mirror universe kirk was influenced so much by the time he spent in the prime universe that he changed the terran empire just enough for it to fall to an alliance of. In deep space nine, the crew interacts with the mirror universe several times. Mirror universe is the unofficial designation for the parallel universe the terran empire and the klingoncardassian alliance originate from. The last mirror universe episode of deep space nine finds quark and rom trying to save grand nagus zek, who traveled there to see about business opportunities and ended up a prisoner of the alliance.
Top 10 star trek deep space nine episodes duration. When ezri dax had to deal with the last mirror universe episode, the primary characters were almost killed off with only kira being the last primary character from ds9. Major kira takes a romantic interest in the mirror universe counterpart of her deceased lover bareil after he transports himself into her universe and onto ds9. It was conquered by the terran rebels some time prior to the episode shattered mirror 2372, but is listed here only once.
Star treks mirror universe is one ofhell, themost famous parallel universes in science fiction history. The realms latest depiction offered a subtler take on good versus evil, reflecting the shifting loyalties and political intrigue that sprouted throughout ds9s sevenyear run. It was the third sequel to the original star trek series, after the animated series and next generation. The mirror universe shares a similar history to that. The mirror universe in ds9 had one recurring character playing in all episodes and its the intendant. Deep space nine did a deep dive into the mirror universe with five separate episodes across five different seasons. There were five mirror universe episodes of star trek. More so than klingons or borg, or any other race thats fought the federation, the people of the mirror universe are the closest thing trek have to a consistent monster myth partially because theyve been around for so long, but mostly because their evil nature is the entire reason for their existence.
Enterprise had its own mirror universe twopart special during season 4. Nana visitor and robert hewitt wolfe talk ds9 and mirror. In a mirror, darkly, followed by a prequel to the events that took place in the original series mirror, mirror and ending with a look at this mirror universes jeanluc picard as he lives within the klingoncardassian alliance who now subjugates. Jan 25, 2019 i am not a fan of the mirror universe episodes. Crossover season 2, through the looking glass season 3, shattered. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks. Why wasnt there a mirror universe episode for star trek. With this book we explore the terran empire after the events in star trek enterprise. Mirror odo explains his rules of obedienceelsewhere on the station, an ore processing section identical to the one on ds9 houses dozens of humans, who perform the same slavelike role as their bajoran counterparts once did in the normal universe. Set in the 22nd century, roughly 100 years before the events of the original series, star trek. Jan 09, 2018 ds9s visit to the mirror universe also introduced the idea that people who died in the normal universe might be alive and well in the mirror universe, as we found with siskos wife.
How would the ship even get built when the whole galaxy. Published in 2017, it takes place at roughly the same time as the ds9 episodes, exploring that point in the star trek chronology with the mirror universe counterparts of picard and his crew. If deep space nine smoothed the mirror universe into a swashbuckling field trip. In crossover, mirror kira recaps the tos episode mirror, mirror and how events played out thereafter. The ds9 sequels, on the other hand, were increasingly insignificant to. And i wasnt that fond of mirror universe episodes and most time travel episodes as well. It takes place in the years 23692375 and takes place primarily on a space station as opposed to aboard a star ship. Im in the minority that feels annoyed that enterprise wasted 2 episodes in the mirror universe during its best season rather than giving us another story with our characters.
Ds9 continued to explore the mirror universe in several episodes, and some years later, the series enterprise also explored the mirror universe in the, in a mirror, darkly twoparter. Deep space nines counterpart, terok nor, is a seat of power for the. Dominion mirror memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. This episode introduced mirror jennifer, who returns later in the series in the episode shattered mirror as well as mirror universe versions of various series regulars. Shattered mirror is the 92nd episode of the television series star trek. The 10 worst episodes of ds9 ever, according to imdb. A mysterious assassin begins wiping out all the members of kiras old resistance cell. This parallel universe coexisted with the prime universe in the same space, but on another dimensional plane. Starfleet intelligence, by 2267, referred to this reality as terran empire parallel. The series that spent the most time in the mu is star trek deep space nine so the issue on. Why didnt star trek tng explore the mirror universe. Jan 08, 2018 in in a mirror, darkly, tpol from the mirror universe borrowed some retro star trek clothes from the prime universe uss defiant.
Ds9 mirror universe slave garak will occassionally. The 11 best star trek inuniverse crossover episodes. It begins with bareil beaming into the shipbut bareil died over a year before. Star trek ds9 episode 218 elim garak and quark discuss fashion duration. The mirror universe is a parallel universe where the patterns of events move in similar manners to that of the primary universe, but the intentions and characterizations are different, often showing evil characteristics in place of good and vice versa. It is the first deep space nine mirror universe episode. Block list crossover as being one of the ten essential episodes from star trek. Between these various canon productions, the mirror universe was the basis of many novels and comics. Jan 30, 2017 however, while some of the episodes that followed mirror, mirror made for fun, interesting additions to the idea of the mirror universe, others lacked the same creativity and did not take full advantage of the worlds potential. Deep space nine starts to get really deep space nine on the mirror universe and make it into an ongoing series. The mirror universe is a parallel world to the standard star trek universe, where instead of the federation there was the terran empire.
Deep space nine, and the 23rd episode of the second season. However, one of the most interesting ezri episodes wasnt even the ezri from ds9. The mirror universe has been visited in one episode of star trek. Since then the klingoncardassian alliance has enslaved the terrans. Some of the mirror universe episodes were supercheesy. This came as a shock to bashir, who had expected to be executed no matter what. Returning to direct events in the mirror universe by helming in a mirror, darkly, part i was enjoyable for james l. Although the next generation occasionally paid homage to fanfavorite episodes from the original series the naked now, for example, was a sequel to the naked time, in which an infection among the crew causes them to behave hilariously outofcharacter the show never attempted its own version of the mirror universe.
Once on the other side, sisko turns the tables on smiley, who explains whats been happening since kira and bashir visited in the first mirror episode crossover. Through the looking glass, deep space nine season 3. The mirror version showed up in all ds9 mirror universe episodes. This is like wearing vintage clothes in the real world with zero. Jan 14, 2018 kira and bashir eventually made it home and explain the mirror universe to the ds9 crew. The mirror universe is depicted in no fewer than eight star trek episodes its established that these take place in the same universe. May 21, 2019 its got a pretty ironic name, too, when you think about it. The mirror universe was a parallel universe widely recorded as first being visited by james t.
They go with mirror ezri to make sure the regent will release zek but. Ds9s visit to the mirror universe also introduced the idea that people who died in the normal universe might be alive and well in the. In the mirror universe, ezri didnt bond with dax and is still ezri tigon, living her life as a mercenary for intendant kira. But as starfleets pressure for results grows, he has to turn. They never made sense to me with so many changes in characters, how did the science and history come to so very closely resemble each other. Crossover is the 43rd episode of the science fiction television series star trek. Through seasons 1 and 2, the a listers of the star trek writingproduction team were assigned to the next generation while ds9 was left with the generic sorts of plots that allowed exploration of character.
Star trek mirror universe history, from the original. His writing credits span several media, including television for episodes of star trek. Im aware of the cost and digital fx arguments against this ever happening, and it makes me sad. Hidden file 03, ds9 season 2 dvd special features the parallel universe reappeared in the ds9 episode crossover because michael piller. Ds9 spent way too much time in the mirror universe. The mirror universe is the informal name for a parallel universe, so named because many people and places are opposites of their counterparts in our universe, with evil replacing good and vice versa. Ds9s first foray into the mirror universe was interesting in that it showed a new situation compared to what tos had presented. Deep space nine mirror universe episode in which the crossover is made via the bajoran wormhole. The discovery of an infant changeling gives odo a chance to correct what he sees as the mistakes in his upbringing. Deep space nine the history of the mirror universe during the 22nd to the 24th century has been shaped largely due to influence from the. This episode saw the mirror universe version of miles obrien, known as smiley, kidnap benjamin sisko and bring him to the parallel universe in order to finish the. Deep space nine was a scifi series that ran from 1993 to 1999, spanning 176 episodes. Then it moves on to ds9 s mirror universe episodes, then the two part in a mirror darkly espiodes from enterprise which were supprisingly good.
Apr 01, 2015 the mirror universe reappeared on tv in 1994 in the deep space nine ds9 season two episode crossover. A guide to star treks mirror universe episodes geek and. As major kira and doctor bashir make their way back to deep space 9, kira asks bashir to take over the helm control of the runabout uss rio grande, as she has a headache and would like to meditate. In 2017, syfy ranked this the third best mirror universe episode of star trek, with sisko being captured by people from the mirror universe. Resurrection marks the fifth episode exploring the universe. Kira and bashir eventually made it home and explain the mirror universe to the ds9 crew. Ds9 mirror universe slave garak will occassionally please you. In the mirror universe, the dominion was much more tolerant and fair than its counterpart in the primary universe. Through the looking glass deep space nine returned to the mirror universe in the season 3 episode through the looking glass. Here are the 11 inuniverse crossover episodes i think stand out the most and deserve a second look all these years later.
Then it moves on to ds9s mirror universe episodes, then the two part in a mirror darkly espiodes from enterprise which were supprisingly good. Kirk and several officers from the uss enterprise in 2267. In deep space nines second mirror universe episode, its commander sisko who gets to cross over thanks to that worlds miles smiley obrien paying a visit and forcing him to go. Episode 23, crossover the choice to bring back the mirror universe of the original trek was one that could easily have backfired, but thanks to a quickmoving storyand the decision. Looking at all these, heres how i would rank star treks mirror universe episodes, from worst to best. Kirk and several officers from the uss enterprise in 2267, though in reality already encountered by the uss discovery around a decade earlier. Watch these mirror universe episodes before star trek. Deep space nine episode crossover ushered in a return to the mirror universe, the parallel dimension previously introduced in mirror, mirror from star trek. An accident inside the wormhole sends kira and bashir into the mirror universe, where klingons, cardassians, and bajorans rule over their human slaves. I kinda like that they double down on it, and shattered mirror doesnt have quite as many ludicrous performances as other mirror episodes can have, so it gets a 2. It is one of several episodes that sees deep space nine crew members visit their counterparts in the mirror universe. The star trek mirror universe was first introduced in the original series. A guide to star treks mirror universe episodes geek and sundry. The first twist was fun spocks compassion doomed humanity to servitude but it just went on and on.
Of the ent mirror universe show, he reminisced, taking the characters and flipping their personalities completely was a delight. Watching ds9 mirror universe episodes its striking how badly ds9 needs a hd remaster. Why during all the mirror universe episodes it just felt like the primary characters of ds9 was just killing each other off just for drama. Quark needs to bring a cloaking device in exchange for zeks release and he recruits rom to help. Season 1 like all of the new star trek series, deep space nine required a warmup period. For example, in this universe when the founders put the primary julian bashir on trial for killing the mirror odo many years before, the trial was completely fair and just. Kirk and several officers from the uss enterprise in 2267, though in reality already encountered by the uss. The realms latest depiction offered a subtler take on good versus evil, reflecting the shifting loyalties and political intrigue that sprouted. The characters in the mirror universe are aggressive, mistrustful and opportunistic in personality. Deep space nines counterpart, terok nor, is a seat of power for the alliance in the.
In fact, it almost has a timeline of its own as rich as the prime reality of trek. This series dirtied up the squeaky clean image of starfleet with shifting alliances and moral questions with no clear. Star trek has an ongoing motif of the mirror universe the mirror universe is an informal name for a parallel universe first recorded as visited by james t. This is a list of all episodes which have been identified so far as belonging to this specific storyline.
The mirror universe version of miles obrien abducted prime timeline sisko and took him back to the mirror universe. Ranking every mirror universe episode of star trek syfy wire. Nov 14, 2017 the show visited the mirror universe several times, starting with a trip through the wormhole in the second season episode crossover where bashir and nerys discover that the mirror universe kirk was influenced so much by the time he spent in the prime universe that he changed the terran empire just enough for it to fall to an alliance of. A look through star treks mirror universe boing boing. Kira and bashir have an adventure in the mirror universe of star trek, which brought to the show deep space nine a plot device first introduced in the original series episode mirror. Feb 21, 2020 however, one of the most interesting ezri episodes wasnt even the ezri from ds9. Star trek ds9 mirror universe defiant attack youtube. This episode starts with the mirror universes bareil antos transporting right into ops and trying to.
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