#1
S6E19
In the Pale Moonlight
Stardate: 51721.3. To save the Federation in a critical scheme, Sisko comes to realize that he must violate its fundamental principles to do so.
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#2
S5E6
Trials and Tribble-ations
Stardate: 4523.7. In this celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Original Series, the disgraced Klingon spy Darvin travels back in time to undo his century-old defeat by James Kirk. The DS9 crew must track him down and stop him, while blending in with the crew of the original Enterprise NCC-1701.
#3
S4E2
The Visitor
Stardate: Unknown. Melanie, an aspiring writer, wants to know why Jake Sisko stopped writing at 40. Jake tells how his father died in an accident and then suddenly reappeared.
#4
Duet
S1E18
#5
The Way of the Warrior
S4E1
#6
Call to Arms
S5E26
#7
Sacrifice of Angels
S6E6
#8
The Die Is Cast
S3E21
#9
Far Beyond the Stars
S6E13
#10
What You Leave Behind
S7E25
Lowlights
Stardate: Unknown. While vacationing on Risa, Worf and Dax meet a group of fundamentalist protesters who claim that the Federation has gone soft.
#172
Meridian
S3E8
#171
Resurrection
S6E8
#170
The Muse
S4E20
#169
Profit and Lace
S6E23
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