The Ascent
- Episode aired Nov 25, 1996
- TV-PG
- 46m
On their way to answer a warrant, Odo and Quark crash, and must put aside their differences to survive and signal for help.On their way to answer a warrant, Odo and Quark crash, and must put aside their differences to survive and signal for help.On their way to answer a warrant, Odo and Quark crash, and must put aside their differences to survive and signal for help.
- Bajoran Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaQuark offers to play a game of fizzbin, a game made up by Captain Kirk in the episode "A Piece of the Action (1968)".
- GoofsIn the opening scene, despite taking two long drinks of the root beer, it is obvious that Rom is not drinking at all. The liquid level never changes and the bottle is still very full in the last shot before the credits.
- Quotes
Odo: You know, if I were still a Changeling, I could've shapeshifted into a Vorian pterodactyl and flown that damn transmitter to the top of the mountain hours ago.
Quark: You're the one who wanted to be a Solid.
Odo: I never wanted to be a Solid.
Quark: Oh, please. I used to see you coming into the bar, watching Morn eat, eyeing my customers, as they gambled and flirted with the dabo girls, wishing you were one of them - not to mention your platonic friendship with a certain Bajoran Major.
Odo: [laughs disparagingly] If that's the kind of psychological insight you dispense with your drinks, it's a wonder you have any customers.
Quark: Deny it all you want, but the fact is, your people gave you what you wanted. You're one of us now, and I can finally sit on a chair and know with absolute certainty that it isn't you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: What You Leave Behind (1999)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
This is only Kroeker's second directing job for DS9, but evidently he caught on fast; the directing is clean and well-paced. Not surprisingly he went on to do a lot more -- not just DS9 but Voyager and Enterprise as well. A strong episode all around.
P.S. Some people seem to have difficulty with the goofs. Near-freezing temps can still have a waterfall without ice, so there's no goof in that.
- skinnybert
- Jan 13, 2021