The Adversary (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

"The Adversary"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 26
Directed byAlexander Singer
Written by
Featured musicJay Chattaway
Cinematography byJonathan West
Production code472
Original air dateJune 19, 1995 (1995-06-19)
Running time45 minutes
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"The Adversary" is the 72nd episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the season finale of the third season.[1]

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy; the Gamma Quadrant is home to the Dominion, a hostile empire controlled by the shape-shifting Changelings. In this episode, set mostly on the starship Defiant, Captain Sisko (Avery Brooks) and the crew must stop a Changeling infiltrator attempting to start a war between the United Federation of Planets and one of its neighbors. The episode guest stars Lawrence Pressman as an ambassador, and Kenneth Marshall appears in his recurring role as Michael Eddington.

"The Adversary" achieved a Nielsen rating of 7.1 points and third place for that time slot at its debut on syndicated television networks in June 1995.[2]

  1. ^ "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: 'The Adversary'". Tor.com. January 22, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "WebTrek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine * NIELSEN RATINGS". users.telenet.be. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.