A Pah-wraith possesses Keiko's body and forces Chief O'Brien to complete a task, or Keiko'll be killed,A Pah-wraith possesses Keiko's body and forces Chief O'Brien to complete a task, or Keiko'll be killed,A Pah-wraith possesses Keiko's body and forces Chief O'Brien to complete a task, or Keiko'll be killed,
Nana Visitor
- Major Kira Nerys
- (credit only)
Patrick Egan
- Jiyar
- (as Patrick B. Egan)
Judi M. Durand
- Station Computer Voice
- (voice)
- (as Judi Durand)
Majel Barrett
- Computer Voice
- (voice)
Bill Blair
- Various Aliens
- (uncredited)
Terry Green
- Starfleet Ops Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is used at the Chief's birthday party because the "Happy Birthday" song was too expensive. In September 2015, "Happy Birthday" entered public domain and it can now be sung anywhere for free.
- GoofsBashir says that Keiko has a "hairline fracture of the right parietal lobe." The parietal lobe is part of the brain; he meant to say "parietal bone", part of the skull.
- Quotes
[O'Brien prepares Rom for a secret mission and urges him to talk to no one about it]
Rom: Culpable deniability - I understand. Don't worry about me, Chief; my lips are sealed. Nobody will get anything out of me, not even my name!
O'Brien: Rom - everybody on the station knows your name.
Rom: [reflecting] Right... But I won't confirm it!
- ConnectionsFeatured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
Featured review
Rosalind Chao rocks!
Too often, the character of Keiko wa just sorta there: fretting about something, annoyed about something, or bland Stepford-wife furniture. This was partly due to Ms Chao's decision to prioritize family over work, and not be regular cast, which we are bound to admire and respect -- but it evidently hampered the writers from really giving her anything of interest to do.
And then comes this! A Keiko-centered episode, and an utter delight -- and entirely dependent on Chao's performance. This could have been done more politely, but fortunately wasn't. From the very first scene, she takes control of the screen and doesn't let go. Arguably it sorta breaks some of the norms of the show (couldn't O'Brien have told anyone?) -- but so what? TNG and DS9 both had difficulty pursuing real fun, but here they went all in, to the possessed-other story this needed to be.
So: thank you, Rosalind Chao! One of my top 10 DS9 episodes.
And then comes this! A Keiko-centered episode, and an utter delight -- and entirely dependent on Chao's performance. This could have been done more politely, but fortunately wasn't. From the very first scene, she takes control of the screen and doesn't let go. Arguably it sorta breaks some of the norms of the show (couldn't O'Brien have told anyone?) -- but so what? TNG and DS9 both had difficulty pursuing real fun, but here they went all in, to the possessed-other story this needed to be.
So: thank you, Rosalind Chao! One of my top 10 DS9 episodes.
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