Civil Defense
- Episode aired Nov 7, 1994
- TV-PG
- 46m
The station goes into lockdown and the crew is endangered when an old Cardassian security program is accidentally activated.The station goes into lockdown and the crew is endangered when an old Cardassian security program is accidentally activated.The station goes into lockdown and the crew is endangered when an old Cardassian security program is accidentally activated.
- Doctor Julian Bashir
- (as Siddig El Fadil)
- Cardassian Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Starfleet Crewmember
- (uncredited)
- Command Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Jones
- (uncredited)
- Paclid Commander
- (uncredited)
- Bajoran Woman
- (uncredited)
- Bajoran Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaProducer Ira Steven Behr commented on Dukat being more of a villain than he was previously in The Maquis, Part I (1994) and The Maquis, Part II (1994): "We were making him a little too friendly, and we definitely did not want to do that. I don't want him to become the friendly neighborhood Cardassian."
- GoofsWhen Jake is crawling through the ore chute and Sisko and O'Brien are talking with him, when they tap their communicators the activation sound is consistent with Bajoran communicators, not Starfleet.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Quark: [checking out Odo's files] "A self-important con artist who's nowhere near as clever as he thinks he is." That's your official security evaluation of me?
Odo: Quark, I told you to stay away from the computer.
Quark: Two hours ago, you told me I was the most devious Ferengi you ever met.
Odo: I thought we were going to die. I was trying to be nice.
Quark: Name one Ferengi who is more devious than I am.
Odo: Grand Nagus.
Quark: All right. Name another.
Odo: DaiMon Tye.
Quark: One you personally know.
Odo: Your brother Rom.
Quark: My brother?
Odo: Your uncle Frin.
Quark: Frin?
Odo: Your cousin Gaila.
Quark: Gaila? The one with the moon?
- ConnectionsFeatured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
This is a enjoyable episode that is good fun whilst giving more insight into the Cardassian regime.
The disaster-movie formula is a guilty pleasure of mine, so this type of story always entertains me. Some complain about the flow of the A-B-C plot structure and the lack of urgency about some of the acting but it doesn't bother me.
As with lots of similar stories there is a requirement of suspension of disbelief, whether it be a capsized ocean liner, exploding water tanks dowsing a fire, or in this case a computer booting up a deadly program from an previous operating system. If you can accept this premise you should enjoy the episode. Also, the stakes do get unrealistically high at one point, but again I can let it go and enjoy.
The concept of the Cardassians having this security measure in place does more to expand their background of totalitarianism. The use of Gul Dukat and Garek is very good, particularly Dukat in an ironic and entertaining role.
Visually it is a good one, as it gets into some unexplored parts the station and the camera generally tells the story.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Apr 13, 2022