Fascination (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

"**Fascination**"
"Fascination"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 10
Directed by	Avery Brooks
Story by	Ira Steven Behr; James Crocker;
Teleplay by	Philip Lazebnik
Featured music	Dennis McCarthy
Production code	456
Original air date	November 28, 1994
Guest appearances
	Majel Barrett as Lwaxana Troi; Philip Anglim as Bareil; Rosalind Chao as Keiko;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Defiant"	Next →; "Past Tense, Part I"
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3
	List of episodes

"Fascination" is the tenth episode of season three of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 56th episode overall.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the space station Deep Space Nine near the planet Bajor. In this episode, residents of Deep Space Nine suddenly become infatuated with one another during a visit from ambassador Lwaxana Troi, played by guest star Majel Barrett. It is very loosely based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.^[1]^: 88

The teleplay was written by Philip Lazebnik with a story by Ira Steven Behr and James Crocker; Avery Brooks directs and also plays as Sisko.^[2]^[3]

^ Gross, Edward (1996). Captains' logs supplemental: The unauthorized guide to the new Trek voyages. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316329200. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ Rabitsch, Stefan; Gabriel, Martin; Elmenreich, Wilfried; Brown, John N. A. (2018-07-10). Set Phasers to Teach!: Star Trek in Research and Teaching. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-73776-8.
^ "Star Trek: Every Actor Who Also Directed Episodes Or Movies". ScreenRant. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

[1] Gross, Edward (1996). Captains' logs supplemental: The unauthorized guide to the new Trek voyages. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316329200. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[:1-2] Rabitsch, Stefan; Gabriel, Martin; Elmenreich, Wilfried; Brown, John N. A. (2018-07-10). Set Phasers to Teach!: Star Trek in Research and Teaching. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-73776-8.

[3] "Star Trek: Every Actor Who Also Directed Episodes Or Movies". ScreenRant. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

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