Ties of Blood & Water

This Story: Season 5 Episode 19 (production code 517)
DS9 Overall: Episode 117
Trek Overall: Story 376, Episode 398
Airdate: 14 Apr 1997
Story: Edmund Newton & Robbin L. Slocum
Teleplay: Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Director: Avery Brooks

Notes

• A direct sequel to the episode “Second Skin“.
• Features the return of Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun – more specifically Weyoun 5.  It is here that it’s established that they’re all clones of each other basically making the character immortal.
• The first time Nana Visitor wore the standard Kira uniform since she became pregnant in real life nearly a year prior.
• Thomas Kopache plays Taban in this episode. He’s played six other characters in six other appearances spread out over TNG, Voyager, Enterprise, & the Generations movie.
• The seventh of nine episodes that Avery Brooks would direct on DS9.  The next one is by far the best one he did – not even close.

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