"Babel" | |
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 |
Directed by | Paul Lynch |
Story by | |
Teleplay by | |
Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
Production code | 405 |
Original air date | January 25, 1993 |
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"Babel" is the fifth episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The episode aired on television on January 25, 1993.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy, near the planet Bajor, as the Bajorans recover from a brutal decades-long occupation by the imperialistic Cardassians. In this episode, a biological weapon causes the population of DS9 to have difficulty communicating.