The Circle (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
| "The Circle" | |
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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Corey Allen |
| Written by | Peter Allan Fields |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Production code | 422 |
| Original air date | October 3, 1993 |
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"The Circle" is the 22nd episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is the second in a three-part story arc, and also the second episode of the second season.
A political faction known as The Circle begins a full-scale coup on Bajor's government.
Odo, Dax, Bashir, O'Brien, and even Quark show up at Kira's quarters, each reacting in his or her own way to her departure. "Is this a joke? Did you plan this?", she finally exclaims, to which Bashir says, "Nobody could have planned this!" Vedek Bareil is the last to arrive and he invites Kira to come to his monastery on Bajor. She accepts and, reminiscing alone in Ops, realizes both how much she hated her position as the station's liaison officer a year ago and how much she cherishes it now. Li Nalas reassures her and Sisko that he did not want the job and that he knows no-one can replace Kira.
On Bajor, Kira and Bareil grow close and Bareil allows Kira to consult one of the Bajoran Orbs for guidance. She has a vision that includes her and Bareil as lovers, which she conceals from him. Meanwhile, on Deep Space Nine Quark panics, because he believes the xenophobic "Circle" is taking over. He has heard that the Kressari are arming the Circle, so Odo blackmails him to find out more. After conducting several searches of a Kressari freighter, Dax and O'Brien conclude that there is no evidence of foul play. The freighter departs with Odo assuming the form of a rat and stowing away.
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