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Paradise Lost (DS9 episode)
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"Paradise Lost" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
, the twelfth episode of the fourth season. It is rated 4.1/5 on the official Star Trek Website.
due to a seemingly imminent Dominion
invasion, but Benjamin Sisko
believes that there is more going on than meets the eye. With the aid of Cadet Nog and Odo, Sisko gathers evidence Leyton is planning a coup and goes to Federation
President Jaresh-Inyo. Politics and lack of definitive evidence tie his hands.
Around this time Sisko is confronted by a shapechanger in the guise of Chief O'Brien. He tells Sisko there are actually only a total of four Changelings on Earth, and mockingly points out to Sisko how much panic they have caused, drastically out of proportion to their actual numbers. The Changeling then walks away.
Admiral Leyton, the suspected ringleader of the conspiracy, has Sisko framed as being a Changeling. Odo breaks him out of prison. Contact with the Defiant is made, as it is learned that Leyton's reach even extends to the station. A Starfleet officer there had affected the wormhole, starting the entire crisis.
Unfortunately, Leyton has convinced the USS Lakota that the Defiant is crewed by changelings and the two ships are forced into battle. Sisko confronts Leyton at phaser point. The plan falls apart when the DS9 conspirator talks and the captain of the Lakota refuses orders to kill the Defiant crew. Leyton resigns.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
, the twelfth episode of the fourth season. It is rated 4.1/5 on the official Star Trek Website.
Plot
Earth has been placed under martial lawMartial law
Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis— only temporary—when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively , when there are extensive riots and protests, or when the disobedience of the law...
due to a seemingly imminent Dominion
Dominion (Star Trek)
In the Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state consisting of many different races. The Dominion wages war on the United Federation of Planets and its allies in the late 24th century, acting as an antagonist in the TV show Star Trek: Deep Space...
invasion, but Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Early life and career:...
believes that there is more going on than meets the eye. With the aid of Cadet Nog and Odo, Sisko gathers evidence Leyton is planning a coup and goes to Federation
United Federation of Planets
The United Federation of Planets, also known as "The Federation" is a fictional interplanetary federal republic depicted in the Star Trek television series and motion pictures...
President Jaresh-Inyo. Politics and lack of definitive evidence tie his hands.
Around this time Sisko is confronted by a shapechanger in the guise of Chief O'Brien. He tells Sisko there are actually only a total of four Changelings on Earth, and mockingly points out to Sisko how much panic they have caused, drastically out of proportion to their actual numbers. The Changeling then walks away.
Admiral Leyton, the suspected ringleader of the conspiracy, has Sisko framed as being a Changeling. Odo breaks him out of prison. Contact with the Defiant is made, as it is learned that Leyton's reach even extends to the station. A Starfleet officer there had affected the wormhole, starting the entire crisis.
Unfortunately, Leyton has convinced the USS Lakota that the Defiant is crewed by changelings and the two ships are forced into battle. Sisko confronts Leyton at phaser point. The plan falls apart when the DS9 conspirator talks and the captain of the Lakota refuses orders to kill the Defiant crew. Leyton resigns.
Arc significance
- The power outage on Earth (cf. "Homefront") is revealed to have been caused by Red Squad under the orders of Admiral Leyton.
- There are only four Changelings on the entire planet.
Cultural references
- This episode's title is based on Paradise LostParadise LostParadise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse...
by John MiltonJohn MiltonJohn Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell...
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- When Captain Sisko breaks into the computer to find information, he mentions the names of some Starfleet officers: Daneeka, McWatt, Snowden, Orr, and Moodus. These names are all characters from Joseph HellerJoseph HellerJoseph Heller was a US satirical novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His best known work is Catch-22, a novel about US servicemen during World War II...
's satirical war novel Catch-22Catch-22Catch-22 is a satirical, historical novel by the American author Joseph Heller. He began writing it in 1953, and the novel was first published in 1961. It is set during World War II in 1943 and is frequently cited as one of the great literary works of the twentieth century...
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