Was this review helpful to you? When he points out her bald-faced lie, she forbids any further discussion of a Starfleet rescue party.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2. She claims that, despite many hardships and the deaths of several colonists, they have "rediscovered what man is capable of without technology. O'Brien tells of how, while his wife Keiko is a botanist, he is known as the "black thumb. Sign In. A philosopher, she wrote about a variety of topics, including economics , politics , and literature. In , Geek. Star Trek's Best. After Meg dies, Alixus accuses O'Brien of "defiling her memory" by trying to activate his technological devices.

Share this page:. Sisko and O'Brien are trapped on a world with no advanced technology, and the Human colonists living there are determined to keep it that way. For the sake of the community. Edit Cast Episode complete credited cast: Avery Brooks Namespaces Article Talk. Added to Watchlist. She replies that even if her son had been one of the sick colonists who ultimately perished, she would have let him die "for the sake of the community. The colonists are outraged, but Alixus defends her actions by pointing out how much better each of them is thanks to the "accident.

The next day at breakfast, Alixus asks if a tired Sisko will be able to work his normal shift in the field, infuriating O'Brien. Use the HTML below. While Dax talks, Kira notes that the Rio Grande is not responding to her hails. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. As they talk, they come upon an M-class planet which would be a perfect place to build a colony. Technical Specs. Before they can investigate further, a voice from behind orders them not to move and to put their hands up. Share this Rating Title: Paradise 13 Feb 6. Confused, he wipes away some nearby dirt to reveal a power generator. Alixus notes with enthusiasm that Joseph is optimistic about a new combination of herbs with which he hopes to cure Meg.

The other colonists had grown up on replicated food, he says, so the flavor of food from hand-grown gardens came as quite a surprise at first. Retrieved May 21, Year by year: The persuasive nature of the villain was expertly acted though - that's probably one of the few highlights of this episode, apart from the premise. Commander Sisko : She was right about that. Season 2 Episode Sign In Don't have an account? Before leaving, Alixus adds that the planet is hot in the afternoon and suggests he take his uniform off.

O'Brien and Sisko beam up to the runabout with Alixus and Vinod. Seeing that Sisko still rejects her way of life, Alixus assigns Sisko to guard duty for the rest of the night. Learn how and when to remove these template messages. Another person different from the first shot is also now next to her. Was this review helpful to you? Share this page:. Joseph admits she told the colonists that removing the advanced technology was necessary to make the transition to their new lifestyle easier. Kira and Dax find no signs of struggle or weapons fired aboard the Rio Grande and are perplexed by the fact that it was flying aimlessly through space.

Jadzia Dax. Sisko and Chief O'Brien discover a colony which lives without technology. The villagers are survivors of a personnel transport that crashed down on the surface ten years ago. Chief Miles O'Brien. Added to Watchlist. Vinod compliments Sisko on his skill as the two prepare the field for planting. Alixus admits to sending Cassandra to his room and Sisko calls her contemptible. Would any of you have learned who you truly are, at the core, if you hadn't come here? Company Credits.

User Reviews. Sisko and Chief O'Brien discover a colony which lives without technology. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2. Alixus seems especially proud of how well the colonists have performed under the circumstances, boasting about the quality of life they enjoy despite the lack of comforts such as replicators. Sisko mentions the "interesting" coincidence that Alixus became stranded on a planet that fit her philosophy so well and she agrees, bringing up another book she is writing. After they leave, two young children are left staring at the point where the four vanished. July Learn how and when to remove this template message. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Vinod as Michael Buchman Silver. This episode had a decent and realistic premise, that is unfortunately all too familiar on today's Earth: a cult leader abusing and brainwashing her unsuspecting followers, under the usual mask of 'kindness' and 'morality'.

O'Brien thinks he has discovered a way to find the source of the field, but he knows that if Joseph simply looks the other way Alixus will put Joseph in the punishment box. She tells Stephan the matter is closed and sends him away. Clear your history. Kira and Dax immediately start an investigation, leaving Ops and heading to landing pad C. She tells them they will have to earn their keep by working in the field. She claims that, despite many hardships and the deaths of several colonists, they have "rediscovered what man is capable of without technology. You are the living proof. Retrieved O'Brien uses an improvised compass to locate the origin of the duonetic field, and discovers a generator buried beneath the sand. Vinod compliments Sisko on his skill as the two prepare the field for planting.

Deep Space 9 receives a report from Starfleet Command that the Romulan vessel Gasko reported seeing an abandoned runabout in Sector Company Credits. Jadzia Dax. As they talk, they come upon an M-class planet which would be a perfect place to build a colony. Country: USA. Runtime: 46 min. I'm not sure if we'll leave the device on or off now that we know it's there. They decide to beam down and say hello the old-fashioned way. My friend, you probably would have been in prison by now. Alixus has told the colonists to be patient with Sisko until he is accustomed to their way of life, although he has no intention to stay any longer than necessary.

Crazy Credits. As this wasn't enough, Sisko is apparently oblivious to the revelation that there is an entire network of cult followers doing the same things at the highest levels of the 'oh so evolved' Federation. Official Sites. The entire village comes out to see the newcomers and they answer several questions from the colonists about the outside world and how it has developed in the past ten years. When Sisko confronts Alixus, she assigns him to stand watch the rest of the night. Of particular note is that Alixus was a harsh critic of Humanity's heavy reliance on technology, claiming that it had made people "fat and lazy and dull. Alixus tells them to search for a root or fungus in the forest, and when Sisko argues with her, she asks to talk to him outside. Plot Summary. After a brief chase through the forest, Vinod shoots what he thinks is O'Brien in a bush, but he discovers it is only O'Brien's uniform. Year by year:

Year by year: Before leaving, Alixus adds that the planet is hot in the afternoon and suggests he take his uniform off. Stephan Gail Strickland She apologizes for the fact that there are no doors, a policy Alixus implemented, and tells him he eventually will grow accustomed to the tradition with time. Previous episode: " Whispers ". Sisko mentions the "interesting" coincidence that Alixus became stranded on a planet that fit her philosophy so well and she agrees, bringing up another book she is writing. O'Brien uses an improvised compass to locate the origin of the duonetic field, and discovers a generator buried beneath the sand. Star Trek's Best. While on a reconnaissance mission in a runabout , O'Brien and Sisko discover human life signs on an uncharted planet.

Edit Details Official Sites: Official site. Download as PDF Printable version. Stephan Gail Strickland Available on Amazon. O'Brien suspects the suppression of their devices' electromagnetic EM activity may have something to do with the duonetic field, although he is not sure what. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — He slowly realizes what the generator means when an arrow hits a nearby tree, just barely missing him. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Was this review helpful to you?

Joseph, you would have been a repairman all of your life. Download as PDF Printable version. And Stephan. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. As he realizes where Alixus is going with the topic, Sisko asks if Alixus plans to put O'Brien in the punishment box. Categories :. Had the villagers spent their time trying to escape from the planet over the course of the past ten years, Alixus claims they would all be dead. She tries to comfort him by claiming that watching him suffer is painful for her — she wants to help him, to give him food and water, but she needs him to help her as well. Look at what you've become! Deep Space 9 receives a report from Starfleet Command that the Romulan vessel Gasko reported seeing an abandoned runabout in Sector

Categories :. Namespaces Article Talk. When he points out her bald-faced lie, she forbids any further discussion of a Starfleet rescue party. Sisko visits Alixus's room immediately. Share this Rating Title: Paradise 13 Feb 6. This article has multiple issues. Year by year: Would any of you have learned who you truly are, at the core, if you hadn't come here? Dax laughs and tells her it is an excuse to play poker with Sisko, as Mitsuya wiped him out a year ago.

Joseph admits she told the colonists that removing the advanced technology was necessary to make the transition to their new lifestyle easier. Ashley Harvey Todd Overton Jadzia Dax. That night, Alixus sends a colonist named Cassandra to attempt to seduce Sisko. In part, this was because they were unable to use it, but Sisko detects the hand of Alixus at work. Company Credits. Joseph Michael B. The colonists go about their business, leaving two young children who did not have any say in their own fate of staying on the planet staring at the punishment box, which stands in the foreground like a bad omen.

Share this page:. Edit Details Official Sites: Official site. In part, this was because they were unable to use it, but Sisko detects the hand of Alixus at work. Language: English. As Stephan recovers from his time in the box, he apologizes to Alixus for letting the community down. Retrieved The colonists are outraged, but Alixus defends her actions by pointing out how much better each of them is thanks to the "accident. She replies that even if her son had been one of the sick colonists who ultimately perished, she would have let him die "for the sake of the community. After a brief chase through the forest, Vinod shoots what he thinks is O'Brien in a bush, but he discovers it is only O'Brien's uniform. Ashley Harvey Todd Overton

Alixus seems especially proud of how well the colonists have performed under the circumstances, boasting about the quality of life they enjoy despite the lack of comforts such as replicators. Cassandra, you would have been a technical clerk in some closed-in room. She remarks about how Sisko has never had a poker face in Dax 's two lifetimes of knowing him. Chief Miles O'Brien. Ashley Harvey Todd Overton She adds that supper tastes sweeter when one works for it. Clear your history. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode.

Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from June All articles needing additional references Articles to be expanded from July All articles to be expanded Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Television episode articles with short description for single episodes Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names. Share this Rating Title: Paradise 13 Feb 6. Had the villagers spent their time trying to escape from the planet over the course of the past ten years, Alixus claims they would all be dead. While they work, a young man named Stephen is released from a metal box in which he was imprisoned for stealing a candle. Start a Wiki. They meet Joseph and Vinod, part of a group of colonists who became stranded ten years ago in a similar fashion. But Alixus is right: We have found something here that none of us is willing to give up. Use the HTML below. Jadzia Dax Cirroc Lofton

Vinod as Michael Buchman Silver. Sisko and O'Brien are trapped on a world with no advanced technology, and the Human colonists living there are determined to keep it that way. Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from June All articles needing additional references Articles to be expanded from July All articles to be expanded Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Television episode articles with short description for single episodes Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names. She offers to massage Sisko with the oil, insisting it will make him feel better. She remarks about how Sisko has never had a poker face in Dax 's two lifetimes of knowing him. Sisko and O'Brien are surveying the area surrounding the wormhole to look for habitable planets. Dax laughs and tells her it is an excuse to play poker with Sisko, as Mitsuya wiped him out a year ago. However, it is the best chance they have and Kira reluctantly agrees. Chief Miles O'Brien.

When Sisko asks if Alixus sent Cassandra to make love to him, she looks frightened. Cameron Deborah Kent While Dax talks, Kira notes that the Rio Grande is not responding to her hails. Look at what you've become! As an engineer, he describes himself as the last "convert," but he believes Alixus helped the colonists discover a new philosophy of life and that they are better for it. The entire village comes out to see the newcomers and they answer several questions from the colonists about the outside world and how it has developed in the past ten years. They tow the Orinoco back to the Orellius system in the hope of tracing the runabout's original warp signature. While they work, a young man named Stephen is released from a metal box in which he was imprisoned for stealing a candle.

Alixus has told the colonists to be patient with Sisko until he is accustomed to their way of life, although he has no intention to stay any longer than necessary. As Vinod brings O'Brien out of the building behind Alixus, she claims that he and Sisko have continually disrespected the village's way of life and that O'Brien has committed the worst offense possible: selfishly wasting time that could have been put to productive use. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Star Trek's Best. For the DS9 episode with a similar title, please see " Paradise Lost ". In Alixus's view, however, Cassandra wanted to make Sisko feel welcome and Alixus suggested she might make things easier for him; the choice was Cassandra's. When he says no, she enters anyway carrying a bowl of oil, extracted from a xupta tree. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. When their ship developed life support problems, they landed on the planet and like the tricorder, all of their electronic devices stopped working. She tries to comfort him by claiming that watching him suffer is painful for her — she wants to help him, to give him food and water, but she needs him to help her as well.

Alixus emerges and admits that she destroyed the runabout and even helped invent the device that created the duonetic field in the first place. O'Brien enters the village with Vinod restrained and demands to see Alixus. Sisko and Chief O'Brien discover a colony which lives without technology. The other colonists had grown up on replicated food, he says, so the flavor of food from hand-grown gardens came as quite a surprise at first. O'Brien says the colonists should pack up whatever they want to take with them, but Joseph stops him. A philosopher, she wrote about a variety of topics, including economics , politics , and literature. Vinod as Michael Buchman Silver. They meet Joseph and Vinod, part of a group of colonists who became stranded ten years ago in a similar fashion. However, when the topic of leaving comes up, Alixus says each person will have to make his or her mind up for themselves and declares her intention to stay on the planet.

After cutting back to Alexis and then back to the group again, the same woman is now standing in front of a different man in a darker lavender shirt and his arm is around her shoulder. In this episode Sisko played by Avery Brooks and O'Brien played by Colm Meaney find themselves stranded on a world, populated by survivors of a shipwrecked expedition, where none of their devices will function. Jadzia Dax Cirroc Lofton Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes. Alixus uses Meg's death as a segue, claiming someone has committed an act that by its very nature defiles Meg's memory. Add the first question. Jake Sisko credit only Colm Meaney It seems a duonetic field is preventing all EM activity.

Director: Corey Allen. User Ratings. As they talk, they come upon an M-class planet which would be a perfect place to build a colony. User Reviews. Sisko visits Alixus's room immediately. That night, Alixus sends a colonist named Cassandra to attempt to seduce Sisko. Alixus has told the colonists to be patient with Sisko until he is accustomed to their way of life, although he has no intention to stay any longer than necessary. Star Trek Timeline.

Theoretically, Dax can use a tractor beam to "rope" the Rio Grande and bring it back to impulse, although Kira points out that there is also a chance the resulting strain will tear the hulls of both runabouts apart. After a couple of tries, Dax manages to catch the Rio Grande with the tractor beam, and as the Orinoco brakes sharply, it forces the other runabout to come to a stop, allowing them to beam aboard. Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from June All articles needing additional references Articles to be expanded from July All articles to be expanded Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Television episode articles with short description for single episodes Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names. While Dax talks, Kira notes that the Rio Grande is not responding to her hails. As an engineer, he describes himself as the last "convert," but he believes Alixus helped the colonists discover a new philosophy of life and that they are better for it. Alixus tells them to search for a root or fungus in the forest, and when Sisko argues with her, she asks to talk to him outside. Sign In. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. She offers to massage Sisko with the oil, insisting it will make him feel better. As Joseph and apparently the rest of the colonists see it, she may have taken ten years of their lives, but she gave them the gift of their community in exchange.