Deep space nine, the best star trek, wrapped up with a pretty epic twoparter that had all the drama and pathos the space opera called for. The mirror universe is an alternate reality that runs parallel to the main star trek timeline. Het spiegeluniversum komt echter het vaakst voor in star trekmedia. Mora pol, who first studied odo as an infant, announces that he may have found odos homeworld in the gamma quadrant. In the film, a bad guy travels back in time and destroys the uss.
Mirror universe was later revisited in the deep space nine secondseason. Apr 23, 2015 from startrek ds9 s07e12 the emperors new cloak. Nana visitor and robert hewitt wolfe talk ds9 and mirror. Although it was supposed to be a oneoff episode, deep space nine returned to that universe for several episodes over their. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek franchise. Star trek original series character vs the alternate. The current colonists lives depend on making sure that accident happens again, even though theyve now forwarned the crew that it will happen. 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. Mora pol, the scientist who researched him in a laboratory on bajor. A look through star treks mirror universe boing boing. 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. But most works of fiction contain details which can.
In the star trek, deep space nine, episode crossover two members of the ds9 crew crossover to an alternate universe. Abrams rebooted the series with the film star trek, creating a new timeline for the already confusing trek universe. Deep space nine was originally on the air, i did not watch it as often as the other star trek series. This article refers to the general concept of alternate realities, for the timeline of the 2009 movie star trek see kelvin timeline, for other specific timelines see listings below an alternate reality which may also be referred to as an alternate quantum reality, alternate timeline or parallel timeline is a divergent timeline, a distinct branch in any one universe. The mind behind many great trek episodes, fontana delved into vulcan and romulan culture, explored ai, and even received a hugo award nomination for cowriting the series premiere of the next generation, encounter at farpoint with gene roddenberry. Its a brutal universe, acknowledged robert hewitt wolfe, laughing. Written by jerome bixby and directed by marc daniels, it was first broadcast on october 6, 1967 the episode involves a transporter malfunction that swaps captain kirk and his companions with their evil counterparts from a parallel universe.
Ds9 is an intriguing combination of stories telling of the leadup to a massive war brewing between indescribably huge military forces and surprisingly deep characterdriven episodes. How many episodes of tos are tng, ds9, and voy sequels to. The alternate is the 32nd episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. Here are the 20 canceled star trek episodes we never got to see.
The mirror universe was a parallel universe widely recorded as first being visited by james t. Through the decades the desire to return to star treks mirror universe has remained, enabling the franchise to explore areas it otherwise couldnt and. Deep space nine took the premise of the mirror universe and took it to a much. There must be a mirror universe version of sarek because there is a mirror universe version of spock. In short, they recognised that the mirror universe episode in tos was a. Mirror, mirror is the fourth episode of the second season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Crossover is the 43rd episode of the science fiction television series star trek. 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. Looking at all these, heres how i would rank star treks mirror universe episodes, from worst to best. Sareks father and grandfather are named in star trek iii. They are often amongst the strongest storytelling of their respective series and build upon the. Why didnt star trek tng explore the mirror universe.
After doing some research online, we discovered that no such list exists. Several episodes were originally shown as 2hour movies. These undeveloped episodes would have brought back fan favorite characters, sparked shocking revelations about familiar characters, and brought fans through mindboggling adventures. The latest trek film is yet to arrive here so im not sure if any of the choices in the poll are affected. Star trek discoverys mirror universe a beginners guide digital spy. In the war of the prophets alternate timeline, miles obrien posited that there had to be multiverses where the universe did not end in the year 2400. Crossover, through the looking glass, shattered mirror, resurrection, and the emperors new cloak.
Ranking every mirror universe episode of star trek syfy wire. It was a place the franchise would return to in five episodes of deep space nine and a twoparter on enterprise as the years went by and the franchise changed, we saw the mirror world evolve, as well as more. In in a mirror, darkly, tpol from the mirror universe borrowed some retro star trek clothes from the prime universe uss defiant. If you have amazon prime, all of the star trek series, including ds9, are free, so, since timetravelalternate reality is my favorite genre, i decided to start watching those ds9 episodes first. A guide to binge watching 7 great star trek arcs nerdist. Available for the first time on dvd is a collection featuring the bizarre and strange of episodes of star trek. The 2009 movie star trek saw a significant movement in the star trek universe, with the film establishing a new alternate reality, which rather than being repaired back to the prime universe has become the new leading edge of the franchise, with new movies to be set in the continuation of this timeline rather than the original prime timeline. It is the same universe that kirk went to many years earlier in the tos episod. The star trek franchise has a history of episodes and arcs that take place in this mirror universe. 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, mirror.
The knee jerk reaction will be to say that all star trek productions are ins the same alternate universes, except for the alternate universes seen in parallels, and the mirror universe, and the kelvinverse, etc. If some of these episodes had been produced, they would have changed the face of star trek forever. The original series episode mirror, mirror showed us a parallel world with an empire instead of a starfleet and united federation of planets. It resembles the fictional universe in which the star trek television series takes place, but is separate from the main universe. What i like about this one is how the series explored the idea of time travel, alternate realities, feelings and sacrifice. One of the most popular television shows ever developed for the star trek franchise, deep space nine ds9, came to an end in june of 1999. The mirror universe setting of through the looking glass meant the episode took an. Deep space nine, and the 23rd episode of the second season.
Other star trek productions with no indications that they are in the same alternate universes as other episodes are the majority and the other. Deep space nine episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. This was addressed in an interview with showrunner brannon braga. The mirror universe has been visited in one episode of star trek. One of the episodes focusing on nog, its only a paper moon was ranked as the 14th best of star trek. Mora still seems to be unhappy with odos decision to leave for deep space nine and odo is still not happy with the way the scientist treated him. It was stopped by kirk and darvins name was ruined the character returned in the ds9 episodes trials and tribbleations. Canceled star trek episodes we never got to see screenrant. This episode establishes that normal travel time between bajor and deep space 9 is five hours. Spock is born to sarek of vulcan and amanda grayson. The storyteller, bashir states that the journey from the station to bajor takes two hours. There were a total of 176 episodes over the shows seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each seasons dvd set. The 11 best star trek inuniverse crossover episodes. In 1989 star trek v the final frontier bombs so bad at the box office that it becomes the final film with the original cast.
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. Inferno in 2380, all kathryn janeways in the multiverse died through various means. As with so many nowiconic star trek conceits, the mirror universe. Because the mirror universe episodes of ds9 had a high body count of familiar characters who were eliminated, the writers occasionally worried about running out of characters to populate the alternate realm. This is like wearing vintage clothes in the real world with zero. This parallel universe coexisted with the prime universe in the same space, but on another dimensional plane. Something of a dark mirror of the traditionally optimistic, progressive worldview of star trek, the mirror universe sees the benevolent federation replaced by the evil terran empire, a.
Unlike other star trek series, deep space nine embraces longform storytelling, with arcs and plots that thread through a number of episodes at a time. This theme or group of themes is found in many episodes of all five 6 if you count the animated series of the star trek universe. Apr 01, 2015 through the decades the desire to return to star trek s mirror universe has remained, enabling the franchise to explore areas it otherwise couldnt and adding possibilities beyond its usual framework. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for. This is by far the best star trek out of all of them. This episode is the last star trek episode to be directed by david carson. The ds9 crew discovers a small colony on a remote world that was originally populated by them 200 years earlier due to a timetravel accident with the defiant. Kirk and several officers from the uss enterprise in 2267. Startrek deep space nine rom reacts to the alternate.
Deep space nine did a deep dive into the mirror universe with five separate episodes across five different seasons. See your favorite characters behaving contrary to type in familiar but odd circumstances in star trek. 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. Because of the success of star trek the next generation it is decided by paramount not to give up on the franchise but to make a prequel set during kirks academy days to. The mirror universe is a parallel universe in which the plots of several star trek television episodes take place. Thus it is possible that all 579 episodes and movies mentioned by prax, and any other star trek productions, might happen in separate alternate universes and that no star trek production is a sequel to events exactly like those in any other star trek production. Wouldnt it be cool to watch the entire liveaction star trek canon in chronological order as the events occur within the star trek universe. In a mirror darkly, and in a mirror darkly part ii. Page 1 of 3 star trek original series character vs the alternate universe reboot crew posted in video vertigo. Mar 25, 2020 this week, the star trek community suffered a great loss when writer dorothy catherine d.
Startrek deep space nine rom reacts to the alternate universe. Which star trek productions are in the same alternate. It is the first deep space nine mirror universe episode. The starship defiant is assigned to ds9 after the crew. The first episode of ds9, emissary, has two parts to it. Fan lists remind us of other star trek main characters who died and returned due to manipulations of time or universes remember that the discovery crew is trapped in an alternate universe, so.
They are often amongst the strongest storytelling of their respective series and. In 2016, the character of nog was ranked as the 51st most important character of starfleet within the star trek science fiction universe by wired magazine. Jan 09, 2018 the star trek franchise has a history of episodes and arcs that take place in this mirror universe. Review star trek alternate realities collective dvd set. Picard showrunner explains why riker wasnt on the titan in the finale.
They were later edited into twopart 60 minute episodes for later airings. This week, the star trek community suffered a great loss when writer dorothy catherine d. Something of a dark mirror of the traditionally optimistic, progressive worldview of star trek, the mirror universe sees the benevolent federation replaced by the evil terran empire, a violent, ruthless organization obsessed with conquest. There were a total of 176 episodes over the shows seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each seasons dvd set the pilot episode, emissary, the episode the.
The characters in the mirror universe are aggressive, mistrustful and opportunistic in personality. This series dirtied up the squeaky clean image of starfleet with shifting alliances and moral questions with no clear. This episode starts with the mirror universes bareil antos transporting right into ops and trying to. Star trek ds9 mirror universe defiant attack youtube. Nana visitor and robert hewitt wolfe talk ds9 and mirror universe in latest star trek magazine. If you are experiencing problems, please describe them. Kirk and several officers from the uss enterprise in 2267, though in reality already encountered by the uss discovery around a decade earlier. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek franchise and aired in syndication from january 1993 through june 1999. Multiverse memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Kira and bashir find themselves in an alternate universe.
Alternate reality memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Ds9 was also the first star trek series that had a strong storyline that carried on from episode to episode. I dont believe that each and every single star trek episode or movie is in its own alternate universe, i believe that most star trek episodes and movies are in their own alternate universes, but there are examples of star trek episodes and movies that happen in the same alternate universes, or at least very similar ones, as one or more. Star treks toughest fans rate the best and worst episodes of star trek. A guide to star treks mirror universe episodes geek and sundry. An alternate version of vedek bareil arrives from the mirror universe and seeks refuge.
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