Civil Defense
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Civil Defense
This Story: Season 3 Episode 7 (production code 453)
DS9 Overall: Episode 53
Trek Overall: Story 317, Episode 333
Airdate: 7 Nov 1994
Written by Mike Krohn
Directed by Reza Badiyi
Notes
- Quark’s cousin Gaila is mentioned here. The character would show up a few times in later seasons.
- Rule of Acquisition mentioned: #75 – “Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum”.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Deep Space Nine Ep 53 - Civil Defense - 7 Nov 1994 1/2 A fun bottle ep. The crew triggers an old Cardassian security program with recorded Dukat messages designed around a worker revolt. In trying to fix the problem, they make it worse, escalating the trap. The actual
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) July 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Deep Space Nine Ep 53 - Civil Defense - 7 Nov 1994 2/2 Dukat beams in, tries to resolve the problem and gets trapped with everyone else. It's a good ep, with a lot of great performances. Leans into an attraction that Dukat has for Kira which will come up later in series.
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) July 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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