The Ascent
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The Ascent
This Story: Season 5 Episode 9 (production code 507)
DS9 Overall: Episode 107
Trek Overall: Story 3676, Episode 388
Airdate: 25 Nov 1996
Writer: Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Director: Allan Kroeker
Notes
- According to Ira Steven Behr, this episode is based off the 1949 play “Waiting for Godot“.
- A game Quark wants to teach Odo is Fizzbin. This is the same fictional game Kirk made up in the TOS episode “A Piece of the Action“.
- Jake’s story that Nog reads shares the same title as the first season episode “Past Prologue“.
- The outdoor shots were filmed at Mount Whitney in California.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Deep Space Nine Ep 107 - The Ascent - 25 Nov 1996 1/2 The main point of this ep is Odo & Quark and their relationship. They're stranded on a planet after their shuttle crashes, and they have to rely on each other to survive and escape. Parts were filmed outdoors, so it's
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) September 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Deep Space Nine Ep 107 - The Ascent - 25 Nov 1996 2/2 got a good look to it. I really REALLY love the acting from Rene & Armin in this. There's a B plot with Jake moving in to quarters with Nog who has returned. Some "dad" stuff I could relate to in this story. #topshelf
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) September 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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