"Fascination" is a third season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Unusual romantic entanglements occur during a Bajoran festival.
Summary
The station is holding the Gratitude Festival, a Bajoran holiday where people are encouraged to put their problems behind them. Jake is despondent as Mardah has left the station. O'Brien is in better form as Keiko and Molly are visiting. Odo is looking forward to spending time with Kira, although she mentions that Bareil is soon to arrive on the station. Also arriving is Lwaxana Troi. Jake suddenly confesses his love for Kira, while Bareil does the same for Jadzia. Jadzia herself confesses her love for Sisko. Bashir, who cannot keep his hands off Kira [and Kira likewise) discovers that Ambassador Troi has Zanthi fever, which via her Betazoid telepathy projects her emotions on to others. Bashir treats Lwaxana and the station residents return to normal. O'Brien and Keiko agree that Keiko extend her living on Bajor for another seven months.
References
Characters
- Bareil Antos • Julian Bashir • Broik • Jadzia Dax • Jones (Lieutenant) • Kira Nerys • Morn • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Rita Tannenbaum • Lwaxana Troi
- Referenced only
- Curzon Dax • Mardah • Alynna Nechayev • Sebarr • Winn Adami
Starships
- Danube-class runabout (in opening credits) • USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort, in opening credits)
Locations
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Betazed • Earth • Ferenginar • Regulus III (Regulus star system)
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- Referenced only
- Dominion • Regulus Science Academy • Starfleet Academy
Other references
- agrobiology • Andorian bull • Bajoran betrothal bracelet • Bajoran language • Bajoran religion • botany • candy • coffee • Gratitude Festival • I'danian spice pudding • jumja stick • kai • latinum • light-year • PADD • peldor joi • racquetball • renewal scroll • replicator • targ • telepathy • vedek • Zanthi fever • zoology
Appendices
Related media
- Lwaxana first appeared in DS9 in "The Forsaken".
- Keiko's expedition on Bajor was first mentioned in "The House of Quark".
- The events of the episode are mentioned in the novel The Tempest.
Background
Notable cast and crew
- Directed by Avery Brooks
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Majel Barrett as Lwaxana Troi
Images
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Defiant |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Past Tense, Part I |
| Previous episode: Defiant |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Past Tense, Part I |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Future Shock final entry |
Next Adventure: Pathways Chapter 12, Section 11 | |
External links
- Fascination article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Fascination (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.