ddillard 2 Posted May 17, 2003 I just watched this episode for the first time and I loved it. Hope I am not stepping on VBG here, but I could not resist hearing everyone's thoughts on the episode. Synopsis: Click For Spoiler When a tragic accident causes Sisko to vanish before his son's eyes, young Jake begins a life-long obsession to bring him back. Decades into the future, an elderly Jake Sisko is visited at his New Orleans home by a young, aspiring author named Melanie, who is curious to know why he stopped writing at age 40. Jake reveals how he lost his father, Benjamin Sisko, when just 18-years old. The younger Sisko had gone along on the Defiant to witness a rare inversion of the wormhole that happens just once every 50 years. During the trip, Sisko was hit by a bolt of energy from the malfunctioning warp core, after which he dematerialized, eventually given up for dead by his anguished crew. Months later, Sisko appeared in his son's room briefly, then vanished. The incident was dismissed as a nightmare until, after a few more months passed, Jake again saw his father. This time, he was able to touch him, and immediately summoned help. Sisko was taken to the Infirmary, where the officers realized his temporal signature had been altered during the warp core accident. But before they could save him, he dematerialized again, while his son watched helplessly. For the next few months, Dax and O'Brien tried to locate Sisko, but were soon forced to abandon the station to the Klingons. Jake returned to Earth, became a writer, got married, and started to put the past behind him. Then, while Jake was in his mid-thirties, his father appeared in his home. This time, Jake was overcome with guilt, upset over doing nothing to help his father for all those years. So when Sisko dematerialized yet again, Jake became obsessed with getting him back. He abandoned his writing to study subspace mechanics, losing his wife in the process. But, after many years, Jake was prepared for his one chance to recreate the accident — the wormhole was scheduled to invert again. Reunited with a much older Defiant crew, led by Captain Nog, Jake returned to the scene of the accident, and wound up with Sisko in a subspace limbo. Unfortunately, the plan didn't work, and Jake was only able to spend a few moments with his father, who begged Jake to make a life for himself before it was too late. The aged Jake finishes his account by presenting the departing Melanie with a collection of stories he's written to fulfill his father's wishes. He then reveals that Sisko is scheduled to appear — and Jake has finally learned how to save him. If he dies while his father is with him, the "cord" which has been pulling Sisko through time with his son will snap, springing Sisko back to the moment of the accident. Sisko arrives, stunned to learn that Jake has poisoned himself. But Jake tells his father that he wants another chance to go through life with his dad. He dies, and Sisko is suddenly back on the Defiant at the fateful instant. This time, he ducks before the bolt from the warp core strikes, avoiding the accident, and giving him a second chance at life with his son. I thought it was very emotional, and it truly showed the emotional link between a father and son. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyNarana 0 Posted May 17, 2003 VERY emotional. I liked it, although it made me sniff a couple of times. Especially the end - but that's what it's supposed to be/do! It must have been so hard for Sisko to see Jake like that. A father is always a father, and no parent should ever have to see their children die. Isn't that the one when the actress (Melanie) is Andrew Robinson's daughter? I thought she did a great job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted May 17, 2003 I loved this episode as well, and no toes stepped on here. In fact as you see I put it on the front page for all to see. I also added the Picture to make it vusual on the front page as well. The first time I watched this episode something kept clicking in my head. The older Jakes voise sounded so familiar. This isn't an episode spoiler but I'll put it in a spoiler box anyway in case anyone wants to wait till the episode to see it fully for themselves. Click For Spoiler The older Jake is the same actor that played Kern, Worfs younger Brother in TNG and at least 1 episode of DS9. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chataeya 0 Posted May 17, 2003 I can't get any of the other trek shows. Just Voyager. I only have free air TV. Fox21 is the one still showing Voyager and I miss the others. I loved DS9, TNG, I wish I could afford to buy TOS, but when you have children, well thats where all the extra money goes. So thanks for the spoilers folks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddillard 2 Posted May 17, 2003 I can't get any of the other trek shows. Just Voyager. I only have free air TV. Fox21 is the one still showing Voyager and I miss the others. I loved DS9, TNG, I wish I could afford to buy TOS, but when you have children, well thats where all the extra money goes. So thanks for the spoilers folks. I only have Free Air Television as well. I download the episodes from Kazaa Lite, so that I can watch them. I missed alot of DS9 when it was on so, inspired by VBG, I have been downloading them so that I can get caught up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 8 Posted May 17, 2003 This is one of my favorite DS9 episodes. It is just so emotional. It is so touching how Jake rearranges his whole life to try to get his Dad back. I think this is a great Jake episode, which illustrates the strong bond between Jake and his Dad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted August 31, 2003 I never knew "Melanie" (Rachel Robinson) was Andrew Robinson's (Garak) daughter. I always thought she was cute though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mj 7 Posted September 4, 2003 My very favorite Star Trek episode, period. Even beats out all my many favorite TOS episodes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crewman_Parrish 0 Posted November 11, 2003 This was exactly the sort of emotional,character performance driven show that I loved with Deep Space nine! Tony Todd is a brilliant actor,and I loved his scenes as the older Jake Sisko (and,Kurn of course).His raw emotion on the show and his ability to make the audience "feel his pain",had me crying! :huh: I loved seeing the glimpses into that other future (Nog in command of a starship was also great ).I could watch this episode again and again and find something new to love about it every time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddillard 2 Posted November 12, 2003 This was exactly the sort of emotional,character performance driven show that I loved with Deep Space nine!Tony Todd is a brilliant actor,and I loved his scenes as the older Jake Sisko (and,Kurn of course).His raw emotion on the show and his ability to make the audience "feel his pain",had me crying! :huh: I loved seeing the glimpses into that other future (Nog in command of a starship was also great ).I could watch this episode again and again and find something new to love about it every time. I agree completely. It was a great episode mainly because of the emotion involved in the episode and the implications of Sisko's death on Jake. It was a great example of the love that a son holds for his father. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted March 10, 2004 This was exactly the sort of emotional,character performance driven show that I loved with Deep Space nine!Tony Todd is a brilliant actor,and I loved his scenes as the older Jake Sisko (and,Kurn of course).His raw emotion on the show and his ability to make the audience "feel his pain",had me crying! I loved seeing the glimpses into that other future (Nog in command of a starship was also great ).I could watch this episode again and again and find something new to love about it every time. I agree completely. It was a great episode mainly because of the emotion involved in the episode and the implications of Sisko's death on Jake. It was a great example of the love that a son holds for his father. This is an Episode that I think gets over looked quite a bit. It was one of the more touching and emotional episodes of the series and possibly of any of the series. I highly suggest that everyone watch this episode if you haven't seen it before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HRH The KING 0 Posted March 10, 2004 (edited) Old Jake was played by Tony Todd, from the movies ''Candyman'' and ''Final Destination''. I love this episode and watch it whenever I know it's going to be broadcast. I was close to tears watching this one. Edited March 10, 2004 by William Stryker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted March 11, 2004 Old Jake was played by Tony Todd, from the movies ''Candyman'' and ''Final Destination''. I love this episode and watch it whenever I know it's going to be broadcast. I was close to tears watching this one. Yeah, he also played Kern in TNG and DS9. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stoned_vulcan 0 Posted March 11, 2004 Its definatly one of the greatest episodes of DS9 maybe even all trek it plays with human emotions and no series did that better than DS9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites