Shadows and Symbols
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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| "Shadows and Symbols" | |
| Episode no. | 152 |
|---|---|
| Prod. code | 552 |
| Airdate | October 7, 1998 |
| Writer(s) | Ira Steven Behr Hans Beimler |
| Director | Allan Kroeker |
| Guest star(s) | Jeffrey Combs Casey Biggs Barry Jenner J.G. Hertzler Deborah Lacey Megan Cole Brock Peters |
| Year | 2375 |
| Stardate | 52152.6 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Image in the Sand" |
| Next | "Afterimage" |
"Shadows and Symbols" is a seventh season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first broadcast on October 7, 1998. The episode has an average rating of 4.5/5 on the official Star Trek website (as of August 13, 2007).[1]
[edit] Plot
Sisko's quest leads him to the truth about his existence, as the Pah-Wraith create an illusion that nearly convinces Sisko that he is really a mental patient in a hospital who can no longer distinguish between a story he was written about Deep Space Nine and reality.
As this occurs, Kira sets a blockade against the Romulans, and in order to ensure Jadzia's place in the Klingon afterlife of Sto-Vo-Kor, Worf, General Martok, Bashir, O'Brien, and Quark undertake a very dangerous mission to destroy Dominion shipyards.
[edit] Notes
- A sixth season episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer uses a similar storyline of Buffy believing that she is really a mental patient in a hospital who has imagined her life as a vampire slayer. ("Normal Again")
- The same goes for an episode of Charmed where the Source of All Evil tries to convince Piper that she is a mental patient in a hospital who has imagined her life with magical powers and as a Charmed One. ("Brain Drain")
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