DS9’s most emotional episode has a secret payoff years later

Star Trek: Deep Space Nines “The Guest” has a secret payoff years later with Captain Benjamin Cisco (Avery Brooks) and Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson). Written by Michael Taylor and directed by David Livingston, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 3, “The Guest” is One of the most emotional episodes of the seriesDetailing the love Jake Sisko (CIrroc Lofton, Tony Todd) has for his father, Captain Sisko. “The Visitor” is based on a fan who arrives at JD Salinger’s home unannounced and interviews the reclusive author.

in Star Trek: Deep Space Nines “The Visitor,” a young aspiring writer named Melanie (Rachel Robinson) shows up at the Louisiana home of an elderly Jake Cisco, who is now a reclusive author. Jake tells Melanie the story of how his father, Captain Cisco, died, though Jake later learns Ben is trapped in subspace. Jake pursued his writing career, and joined Starfleet to learn the science needed to bring his father back. Tragically, to restore Ben to the point of the initial accident decades earlier, Jake had to sacrifice his own life. But it worked, and Captain Cisco avoided the energy surge that would have sent him into subspace. more important, Ben understood the depths of Jake’s sacrifice for the love of his father.

Garak actor Andrew Robinson’s daughter guest stars in Star Trek: DS9’s “The Guest”

“The Visitor” is a real family affair

Star Trek: Deep Space Nines “The Guest” is a poignant and powerful epic about Jake and Ben Cisco, but it is also another DS9 fEmily business. Jake’s guest, Melanie, is played by Rachel Robinson, who is the daughter of Andrew Robinson. Andrews played Lim Garak, the former Cardassian spy turned tailor. DS9. “The Guest” works on multiple levels, because the actress who plays Melanie is a part of it Star Trek: Deep Space Nines larger family.

Additionally, Tony Todd, who portrayed the older Jake Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nines “The Guest,” was also Already part of these Star Trek Family. Tony Todd also played Korn, the younger brother of Worf (Michael Dorn). Star Trek: The Next Generation And DS9. Todd was cast as the older Jake because it was not feasible for Cirroc Lofton to play his character in his 70s. Kurn S Star Trek Fate saw him as a new man; Unable to live as a member of the disgraced House of Mogh, Kurn’s mind is wiped, his face altered, and DNA resequenced so he can join the House of Noggra under a new identity, Rodek, with no memory of his previous life as Kurn. .

Garak and Captain Sisko are off with DS9’s secret Dominion war crime

Cisco captured the Romulans in the Dominion War

The real-life connection of “The Visitor” between Andrew Robinson’s Garak and Avery Brooks’ Captain Sisko paid off in the dark and controversial Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6 episode, “In the Pale Moonlight.” Before Captain Sisko’s decision to trick the Romulans into fighting the Dominion War on the side of the United Federation of Planets, Ben limited his interactions with Garak. However, requiring Garak’s unique skills and contacts, Cisco relied on the Cardassian tailor to help him with his secret plot, though he came to regret it. While Sisko would use Garak’s talents later in DS9, “In the Pale Moonlight” was their most insidious collaboration.

With Captain Sisko’s permission, Garak has a researcher named Grathon Tolar (Howard Shrangraw) released from prison to create a program incriminating the Dominion’s plot against their Romulan allies. However, Romulan Senator Vreenak (Stephen McHattie) saw through the suspense and deduced the footage he saw was fake. This was an outcome Garak anticipated when he secretly planted a bomb on Vreenak’s shuttle without Cisco’s knowledge. The death of the senator was blamed on the Dominion, and the Romulan Star Empire entered the war on the Federation side. Cisco got the result he wanted, but at a cost Because he trusted Gorak.

What happened to Captain Sisko and Garak after Star Trek: DS9

Neither Sisko nor Garak returned to Star Trek

at the end of Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe Dominion formally surrendered, and the Federation and their allies won the war. Captain Sisko’s destiny as the Emissary of the Prophets was to ascend and become a non-linear being alongside the gods of Bajor. Although he promised he would return, Captain Cisco remains one with the prophets, leaving behind Jake, his wife, Cassidy Yates (Penny Johnson Gerald), and their newborn child. As for Garak, the former tailor left Deep Space Nine and returned to help rebuild war-torn Cardassia. Starfleet never learned of Sisko and Garak’s plot against the Romulans, and They never answered for their war crimes.

Over 25 years later Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Finished, neither Captain Sisko or Garak returned to Star Trek Since the rebirth of the franchise on Paramount +. Avery Brooks retired from acting and left Star Trek Behind, making the odds of Captain Cisco’s return slim at best. Andrew Robinson has not been called to reprise Garak on a Star Trek on Paramount+ TV series, although he is active on the Star Trek Convention circle. But the connections between Garak, Captain Sisko and their families, in real life and on Star Trek: Deep Space NineRun deep.