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[[Kira Nerys|Kira]] is packing in her [[crew quarters|quarters]], when [[Odo]] shows up to protest at her departure. She admits she doesn't want to leave, but says she'll go where she's ordered. Odo refuses to accept this, telling her to do "what she does best," which is fight for what she wants. She reassures him that [[Li Nalas]] is a great man and will do an even better job than her as Sisko's [[liaison officer]]. |
[[Kira Nerys|Kira]] is packing in her [[crew quarters|quarters]], when [[Odo]] shows up to protest at her departure. She admits she doesn't want to leave, but says she'll go where she's ordered. Odo refuses to accept this, telling her to do "what she does best," which is fight for what she wants. She reassures him that [[Li Nalas]] is a great man and will do an even better job than her as Sisko's [[liaison officer]]. |
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| − | Their conversation is interrupted by [[Jadzia Dax|Dax]], [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]], [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]], and even [[Quark]], showing up at her quarters in quick succession on various pretexts, each reacting in his or her own way to her departure. ''"Is this a joke? Did you plan this?"'' she finally exclaims, to which Bashir says, ''"Nobody could have planned ''this''!"'' When the door chimes yet again, she sarcastically tells whoever it is to "come on in... join the crowd!" but is taken aback to see [[Vedek]] [[Bareil Antos|Bareil]]. He apologizes for interrupting, but she tells him not to worry, the people in the room (she realizes even as she says it) are her friends. Bareil invites Kira to come to his [[monastery]] on [[Bajor]] to have some time to herself and reflect on her next step. She accepts gratefully. |
+ | Their conversation is interrupted by [[Jadzia Dax|Dax]], [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]], [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]], and even [[Quark]], showing up at her quarters in quick succession on various pretexts, each reacting in his or her own way to her departure. ''"Is this a joke? Did you plan this?"'' she finally exclaims, to which Bashir says, ''"Nobody could have planned ''this''!"'' When the door chimes yet again, she sarcastically tells whoever it is to "''come on in... join the crowd!''" but is taken aback to see [[Vedek]] [[Bareil Antos|Bareil]]. He apologizes for interrupting, but she tells him not to worry, the people in the room (she realizes even as she says it) are her friends. Bareil invites Kira to come to his [[monastery]] on [[Bajor]] to have some time to herself and reflect on her next step. She accepts gratefully. |
Reminiscing alone in [[operations center|Ops]], she realizes how she hated her assignment to DS9 when she was first given it; now, a year later, there is nothing she wants more. [[Li Nalas]] reassures her and [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] that he did not want the job and that he knows no one can replace Kira. Finally she is ready to leave, and Sisko promises her that he will get her back. |
Reminiscing alone in [[operations center|Ops]], she realizes how she hated her assignment to DS9 when she was first given it; now, a year later, there is nothing she wants more. [[Li Nalas]] reassures her and [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] that he did not want the job and that he knows no one can replace Kira. Finally she is ready to leave, and Sisko promises her that he will get her back. |
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Sisko and Odo work to reveal the real force behind the Circle's coup. (Part 2 of 3)
Summary
Benjamin Sisko discusses Kira Nerys's transfer with Minister Jaro Essa, who assures Sisko that this is a promotion, and that Li Nalas will be safer on Deep Space Nine than in the capital with everything going on with the Circle. Just then, Jake Sisko calls his father to their quarters to show him that the Circle has painted their emblem on the door.
Act One
Kira is packing in her quarters, when Odo shows up to protest at her departure. She admits she doesn't want to leave, but says she'll go where she's ordered. Odo refuses to accept this, telling her to do "what she does best," which is fight for what she wants. She reassures him that Li Nalas is a great man and will do an even better job than her as Sisko's liaison officer.
Their conversation is interrupted by Dax, Bashir, O'Brien, and even Quark, showing up at her quarters in quick succession on various pretexts, each reacting in his or her own way to her departure. "Is this a joke? Did you plan this?" she finally exclaims, to which Bashir says, "Nobody could have planned this!" When the door chimes yet again, she sarcastically tells whoever it is to "come on in... join the crowd!" but is taken aback to see Vedek Bareil. He apologizes for interrupting, but she tells him not to worry, the people in the room (she realizes even as she says it) are her friends. Bareil invites Kira to come to his monastery on Bajor to have some time to herself and reflect on her next step. She accepts gratefully.
Reminiscing alone in Ops, she realizes how she hated her assignment to DS9 when she was first given it; now, a year later, there is nothing she wants more. Li Nalas reassures her and Sisko that he did not want the job and that he knows no one can replace Kira. Finally she is ready to leave, and Sisko promises her that he will get her back.
Act Two
On Bajor, Kira and Bareil grow close, and Bareil allows Kira to consult one of the Bajoran Orbs for guidance. She has a vision that includes her and Bareil as lovers, which she conceals from him. Meanwhile, on Deep Space 9, Quark panics because he believes the anti-alien Circle is taking over. He has heard that the Kressari are arming the Circle, so Odo blackmails him to find out more. Meanwhile, Kira and Bareil run into Vedek Winn, who makes it clear, without outright saying it, that Kira is not welcome at the monastery.
Act Three
After conducting several searches of a Kressari freighter, Dax and O'Brien conclude that there is no evidence of foul play. The freighter departs with Odo stowing away as a rat. Sisko visits to the commander of the Bajoran Militia, General Krim, and during their exchange he becomes convinced that the military will not stop the Circle's coup. While on Bajor he also visits Kira. Shortly after he leaves, however, several masked members of the Circle kidnap her.
Act Four
Jaro reveals to Kira that he is the true force behind the Circle and the reason Li Nalas was stationed aboard DS9. He solicits her help, but while she has no love for the provisional government, she tells Jaro that votes, not weapons, are the way to change a government. Quark eventually learns where Kira is from his "contacts." Sisko and the others mount a rescue mission and take her back to the station.
Act Five
Sisko and Kira conclude that they must get Li to the Chamber of Ministers because he is the only person capable of rallying enough support to stop the Circle. They know the Circle will try to stop him, and as Odo informs them upon his return, it will be "courtesy of a Cardassian weapon." Odo has a manifest from the freighter proving that the Cardassians are arming the Circle through the Kressari in an attempt to force the Federation off Bajor and allow them to re-conquer it. Unfortunately, by the time this is revealed all communication to and from Bajor has been cut off.
Jaro goes to Vedek Winn, seeking her support as a spiritual leader in order to legitimize his coup. "The Prophets are smiling on you today, Minister," she tells him. Several Bajoran assault vessels approach DS9, ordering all non-Bajorans to evacuate. Sisko seeks Starfleet's help, but the Prime Directive prevents it from interfering. Regardless, Sisko and the crew refuse to give up without a fight.
Memorable Quotes
"If she doesn't care, why should we?"
"Have they given you any reason yet?"
"Did they give you any alternative?"
"I do care, no they haven't, no they didn't. I– I really oughta finish packing!"
- - Odo, Bashir, Dax and Kira
"What's that?"
"A bottle of my favorite synthale, I think. That's very thoughtful, Quark."
"It's also very small."
- - Odo and Kira
"If I stay here much longer, I'm sure I could destroy your entire arboretum."
- - Kira, to Vedek Bareil
"...You can just turn into a couch!"
- - Quark
"... The Kressari don't even have a military. They're botanic DNA traders."
"Well, they're not delivering flowers these days!"
- - Odo and Quark
"Quark, I hate to do this, but—"
"It's not fair!"
"I haven't done anything yet."
"Whatever you're about to do is not fair."
"You're a deputy."
"IT'S NOT—! What?"
- - Odo and Quark
"It's your choice — you're a deputy or you're a prisoner."
"I'm a deputy."
- - Odo and Quark
"How long will you be with us major?"
"I'm not sure."
"Feel free to stay as many days as you'd like... even a week if necessary."
- - Vedek Winn and Kira
"Commander Sisko...you told me about the Kressari before you asked the favor regarding Kira. You could have tried to trade that information...for the favor."
"I wouldn't do that."
"I'll remember that about you."
- - General Krim and Sisko
"Chief, how long will it take us to evacuate Deep Space 9?"
"I'd say we could have all our people out and away in... three hours."
"I mean a complete evacuation... I intend to take all Starfleet instruments; material... in fact, all Federation property of every kind. How quickly can we do that?"
"Sir, that'll take days... a full week, for all I know. But those assault ships will be here in seven hours."
"Then, I guess some of us won't quite be done by the time they get here."
- - Benjamin Sisko and Miles O'Brien
"They've got more firearms than a Galaxy-class starship."
- - Benjamin Sisko, on The Circle
Background Information
- "The Circle", along with "The Homecoming" and "The Siege", comprises the first Star Trek three-parter.
- Sisko's baseball is seen on his desk for the first time.
- Writer Peter Allan Fields feels that the character of Li Nalas became somewhat lost and superfluous in this episode and "The Siege", and that there was no real character arc for him; "Originally, he was supposed to be this regular guy, not a coward, but a regular guy who had fought some battles. And then, by the time we got to the third episode, this guy would stand up and be counted. But for various reasons, he never really changed his tune. He was an okay guy in part 1, part 2 and part 3. There was no arc in the character whatsoever." Ira Steven Behr concurs, "He did get a little lost in parts 2 and 3." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Writer Peter Allan Fields based the scene in Kira's quarters, where everyone comes to say goodbye to her, on a scene in the 1935 film A Night at the Opera, starring the Marx Brothers. Director Corey Allen shot this scene in one continuous uninterrupted take. When the episode was edited together, the scene was intercut with various close-ups and reverse angles, but the master shot of the scene was one long take, something of which Allen was extremely proud. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
Video and DVD releases
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 11, 7 March 1994.
- As part of the DS9 Season 2 DVD collection.
Links and References
Main Cast
- Avery Brooks as Commander Benjamin Sisko
- Rene Auberjonois as Constable Odo
- Siddig El Fadil as Doctor Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
- Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
- Colm Meaney as Chief Miles O'Brien
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Nana Visitor as Major Kira Nerys
Guest Stars
- Richard Beymer as Li Nalas
- Stephen Macht as Krim
- Bruce Gray as Admiral Chekote
- Philip Anglim as Vedek Bareil
- Steven Weber as Colonel Day Kannu
Special Guest Star
Co-Stars
Uncredited Co-Stars
- Majel Barrett as Narrator
- Ivor Bartels as a security officer
- Chuck Borden as a Bajoran security deputy
- Mitchell Danton as a Bajoran "Circle" member
- Judi Durand as Deep Space 9 computer voice
- Randy James as Lieutenant Jones
- Frank Langella as Minister Jaro Essa
- Joe Murphy as a Bajoran "Circle" member
- Spiro Razatos as a Bajoran "Circle" member
- Mark Riccardi as a Bajoran security deputy
- Michael Zurich as a Bajoran security deputy
- Unknown performers as
- Bajoran military aide
- Bajoran security deputy (voice)
- Operations division ensign
- Three members of Pardshay's species
- Two Bajoran Circle members
References
Alliance for Global Unity; ambassador; arboretum; architecture; art; Bajor; Bajoran; Bajoran assault vessel; Bajoran Capital; Bajoran Executive Committee; Bajoran Foreign Affairs Building; Bajoran Provisional Government; Bajoran Regional Comm Network; Bajoran War Room; bicycle; blasphemy; bodyguard; botanic DNA; bridge; Calondon; candle; Cardassian; Chamber of Ministers; Circle; civil war; combadge; computer inventory system; couch; coup; curfew; dagger; daydream; deputy; docking bay; Earth; epidellic lotion; fingerpainter; force field; Template:ShipClass; graffiti; graviton generator; gul; hammer; handkerchief; hooligan; kai; Kressari; Kressari freighter; Kressari Government; labyrinth; liaison officer; manifest interface; meditation; Minicoy; monastery; monk; nail; navarch; northeast quadrant; Ops; orb; Orb of Prophecy and Change; pagh; party; patriot; Perikian Peninsula; Prime Directive; Prophets; rat; recreation; runabout pad C; skin lotion; space station; Starfleet; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Intelligence; storm; synthale; thumbprint; thumbscan; thunder; turbolift; vacation; Vedek Assembly; woodcrafts
External links
- Template:NCwiki
- The Circle (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) at Wikipedia
- "The Circle" script at TwizTV.com
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