Crossover
- FIRST SHOWN (US)
- 16 May 1994
- ON
- First-run syndication
- STARDATE
- None given
- DIRECTED BY
- David Livingston
- PRODUCTION NO.
- 443
WRITTEN BYTeleplay by Peter Allan Fields and Michael Piller; story by Peter Allan Fields
A wormhole accident throws Kira and Bashir into a brutal alternate universe where humans are slaves and familiar faces are dangerous strangers.
Red alert: the full plot, ending included. Haven't watched yet?REVEAL SYNOPSIS
Returning through the wormhole, Kira and Bashir's runabout malfunctions and they emerge in an alternate universe. Here a Klingon and Cardassian alliance rules, humans are enslaved, and the station is an ore-processing facility run by the Intendant, a vain and ruthless version of Kira, with Garak as her deputy and Odo as an overseer of Terran workers. Bashir is sent to the ore plant, where he fails to persuade a beaten-down O'Brien to help them escape. Quark is executed for helping Terrans flee. Garak tries to use Kira to remove the Intendant, threatening Bashir's life if she refuses. During an accident at the plant, Bashir escapes, killing Odo in the struggle, and is recaptured. O'Brien, inspired by the idea of a universe where Terrans live with dignity, wins over the mirror Sisko, and the pair escape home, leaving their allies to start fighting back.
- 01The first of Deep Space Nine's mirror universe episodes, a sequel to the original series' “Mirror, Mirror”.
- 02Michael Dorn was unavailable, so lines first written for Worf in an early draft went to Garak.
- 03Rene Auberjonois liked the mirror Odo's belt so much that he began wearing it as the regular Odo too.