| "A Time to Stand" | |
|---|---|
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Allan Kroeker |
| Written by | Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Production code | 525 |
| Original air date | September 29, 1997 |
| Guest appearances | |
| |
"A Time to Stand" is the first episode of the sixth season of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the 125th episode overall. This episode was broadcast on television starting on September 29, 1997.[1]
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet-managed Bajoran space station Deep Space Nine, as Bajor recovers from a brutal decades-long occupation by the imperialistic Cardassians. The station is adjacent to a wormhole leading to the distant Gamma Quadrant of the galaxy, which is home to a hostile empire known as the Dominion, ruled by the shape-shifting Changelings. The fifth season finale, "Call to Arms", saw war break out between the United Federation of Planets and the Dominion, with the Dominion taking control of Deep Space Nine.
The sixth season begins several months into the Dominion War, with the allied Dominion-Cardassian forces stationed at Deep Space Nine, commanded by Gul Dukat and Weyoun, while DS9's erstwhile captain Benjamin Sisko is about to lead a raiding mission deep into Cardassian territory. The episode is the first of a six-episode story arc telling the story of Deep Space Nine under Dominion occupation, until it is recaptured by the Federation in the sixth episode of the season, "Sacrifice of Angels".