"Waltz" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It was the 11th episode of the show's sixth season and the 135th in total. The episode first aired during the week of 3 January 1998. The episode was written by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Rene Auberjonois.
Benjamin Sisko is stranded with an unstable Dukat.
Summary
Benjamin Sisko is aboard the starship Honshu, as is Gul Dukat, who is being taken to the start of his war crimes trial. Dukat's mental health seems better than it was the last time Sisko saw him, just after Ziyal was murdered.
References
Characters
- Julian Bashir • Corat Damar • Jadzia Dax • Skrain Dukat • Kira Nerys • McConnell • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Benjamin Sisko • Weyoun 5 • Worf, son of Mogh
- Referenced only
- Shakaar Edon • Tora Ziyal
Locations
- Referenced only
- Badlands • Bajor • Cardassia • Dahkur Province • Starbase 621 • Terok Nor
Starships and shuttlecraft
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • USS Honshu (Nebula-class) • Unnamed type-6 shuttlecraft (type-6 shuttlecraft) • USS Yeager (Federation Intrepid-variant light cruiser)
- Referenced only
- Cardassian destroyer • USS Constellation • Kornaire
Races and cultures
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Human • Klingon • Trill • Vorta
States and organizations
- Referenced only
- Bajoran Resistance • Cardassian Central Command • Dominion • Federation Special Jury
Science and classification
- biobed • bone regenerator • distress beacon • drydock • escape pod • emergency ration • explosive decompression • hypospray • medkit • palm beacon • plasma field • radio silence • subspace
Other references
- assassination • convoy • Dominion War • Emissary of the Prophets • glinn • kanar • Occupation of Bajor • Orion slave girl • Prefect • war crime
Appendices
Related media
- "Waltz" is Dukat's first appearance since "Sacrifice of Angels". Dukat was first seen in "Emissary".
- The Kornaire appears in the Star Trek: Terok Nor novel Day of the Vipers.
Background
Notable cast and crew
- 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
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Marc Alaimo as Dukat
- Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun
Images
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: The Magnificent Ferengi |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Who Mourns for Morn? |
| Previous episode: The Magnificent Ferengi |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Who Mourns for Morn? |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Bedside Matters |
Next Adventure: Martyr | |
External links
- "Waltz" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Waltz (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.