Strange Bedfellows
- FIRST SHOWN (US)
- 19 April 1999
- ON
- First-run syndication
- STARDATE
- None given
- DIRECTED BY
- René Auberjonois
- PRODUCTION NO.
- 569
WRITTEN BYWritten by Ronald D. Moore
Prisoners of the Dominion, Worf and Ezri face execution, while Damar begins to question his masters and Kai Winn's faith is put to the test.
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The Breen and the Dominion seal their alliance, and Damar finds himself pushed aside in the negotiations. Worf and Ezri are held aboard a Dominion ship and told they will be executed unless they cooperate. When Weyoun taunts Ezri, Worf breaks his neck, and Damar simply notes that another clone will take his place. Facing death, Worf and Ezri finally talk honestly, admit their bond was built on Jadzia's memories, and agree to be friends. Damar, sickened that Weyoun let hundreds of thousands of Cardassians die at Septimus III, kills their guards and sends them home with a message: they have a friend on Cardassia. On Bajor, Kai Winn receives a vision from the Pah-wraiths and finds the Prophets silent. Dukat reveals his true identity and tells her the Pah-wraiths are the true gods. Kira urges Winn to resign, but Winn refuses to give up her power and chooses the Pah-wraiths' path.
- 01Originally titled “Eclipse”, completing a trio with “Penumbra” and “Umbra”. The title changed when the wedding moved to the previous episode.
- 02Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and René Echevarria also worked on the script, as Ronald D. Moore took a week off when his wife went into labour a month early.
- 03Directed by René Auberjonois, who plays Odo. Jeffrey Combs plays two different Weyoun clones in the episode.