- Shadows and Symbols
ST episode
name = Shadows and Symbols
series = Deep Space Nine
ep_num = 152
prod_num = 552
date =October 7 ,1998
writer =Ira Steven Behr Hans Beimler
director =Allan Kroeker
guest =Jeffrey Combs Casey Biggs Barry Jenner J.G. Hertzler Deborah Lacey Megan Cole Brock Peters
stardate = 52152.6
year = 2375
prev = Image in the Sand
next = Afterimage"Shadows and Symbols" is a seventh season episode of "" first broadcast on
October 7 ,1998 . The episode has an average rating of 4.5/5 on the officialStar Trek website (as ofAugust 13 ,2007 ). [ [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/DS9/episode/103345.html STARTREK.COM : Episode ] ]Plot
Sisko's quest leads him to the truth about his existence, as the Pah-Wraith create an illusion that nearly convinces Sisko that he is really a mental patient in a hospital who can no longer distinguish between a story he has written about Deep Space Nine and reality.
As this occurs, Kira sets a blockade against the Romulans, and in order to ensure Jadzia's place in the Klingon afterlife of
Sto-Vo-Kor ,Worf ,General Martok , Bashir, O'Brien, and Quark undertake a very dangerous mission to destroy Dominion shipyards.Notes
*A sixth season episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" uses a similar storyline of Buffy believing that she is really a mental patient in a hospital who has imagined her life as a vampire slayer. ("
Normal Again ")
*The same goes for an episode of "Charmed " where the Source of All Evil tries to convince Piper that she is a mental patient in a hospital who has imagined her life with magical powers and as a Charmed One. ("Brain Drain")External links
* [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/DS9/episode/103345.html Episode information from STARTREK.COM]
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