| "Shattered Mirror" | |
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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | James L. Conway |
| Written by | Ira Steven Behr Hans Beimler |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Production code | 492 |
| Original air date | April 22, 1996 |
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"Shattered Mirror" is the 92nd episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 20th episode of the fourth season. It was written by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler[1] and achieved a Nielsen rating of 6.5 points when it originally premiered.[2]
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the space station Deep Space Nine. This is one of several episodes of the series to feature the Mirror Universe, a parallel universe that is home to more aggressive, mistrustful, and opportunistic doppelgangers of the regular characters of the Star Trek universe, governed by a brutal alliance of the Cardassian and Klingon races.[3] This episode follows up on the events of the third season's "Through the Looking Glass", in which Deep Space Nine's captain Benjamin Sisko met the Mirror Universe double of his late wife Jennifer; in this episode, Jennifer takes Benjamin's son Jake to the Mirror Universe to lure Benjamin back there as well.
Actress Felecia M. Bell returns to play Jennifer. This episode marks the first appearance of the Mirror Universe counterpart of Worf, played by Michael Dorn, who was added to the Deep Space Nine cast at the beginning of the fourth season.