Paradise (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
| "Paradise" | |
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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Corey Allen |
| Story by |
Jim Trombetta James Crocker |
| Teleplay by |
Jeff King Richard Manning Hans Beimler |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Production code | 435 |
| Original air date | February 13, 1994 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"Paradise" is 35th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and it is the 15th episode of the second season.
Sisko and O'Brien find themselves stranded on a world, populated by survivors of a shipwrecked expedition, where none of their devices will function.
While on a reconnaissance mission of star systems near the Bajoran wormhole, O'Brien and Sisko discover human life signs on an uncharted planet. Beaming to the surface, they suddenly discover that a duonetic energy field has disabled all of their electronic devices. They meet Joseph and Vinod, part of a group of colonists who became stranded ten years ago in a similar fashion. Sisko reassures them and the other colonists that someone will find the runabout in orbit, the leader of the colonists and Vinod's mother, Alixus, announces that she is proud of what they have accomplished and intends to stay.
As Kira and Dax search for Sisko and O'Brien, Sisko discovers that prior to becoming stranded, Alixus was a philosopher and critic of Humans' dependence on technology. Meanwhile, O'Brien searches for something he could use to contact the runabout, but Joseph admits that the colonists threw away all of their technological devices. Although he was the last "convert" to accept Alixus's philosophy, Joseph is pleased with what he and the others have accomplished.
One of the colonists, Meg, is dying and could potentially be cured with the runabout's medical supplies, but when Sisko and O'Brien discuss possible methods of contacting the runabout, Alixus takes Sisko outside. She tells him that such talk is not productive; he disagrees and she tells him that he will eventually have to do things her way. Leaving him, Alixus suggests Sisko take off his uniform, as it gets hot in the afternoon. Sisko joins the other men in the field, but the opening of a metal box takes their attention away from their work.
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