Dax

Season 1, Episode 7, Aired
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Stardate: 46910.1 ''''Dax's previous host, Curzon, is accused of a murder committed 30 years ago, and Jadzia is unwilling to defend him, even though she hides an alibi capable of clearing him.
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  • Good primer to the Trill, answered a lot of questions I had. Good character development, too.

    8.0
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    By sephmerrittx, Aug 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    So pretty much just before this episode I was thinking, "What's the deal with trill hosts? Do they have minds of their own?" And then we get an excellent episode. Really reminded me of "The Drumhead" with the trial.

    Dax's silence is one of the most interesting aspects of the episode. I really liked how he felt the honorable thing to do was to remain silent and keep Curzon's secret (and his lover's) intact. In a way, it was his infidelity; but it was also someone else's, and I suppose his sense of honor kept him from betraying that confidence.

    Overall, very cool. I like the Dax/Sisko relationship. Hope to see more of that in episodes to come.moreless

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  • Among the better season 1 episodes. We learn a lot more about Dax.

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    By pharoahsdance, Feb 07, 2009 Report Abuse
    As the other reviewers have noted, this is a somewhat predictable and slow courtroom drama. However, relative to some of the other "character development" episodes shoehorned into the 1st season, this one at least bothers with a slightly interesting storyline.

    The best scenes in the episode are those featuring Sisko and Dax, alone. Intercharacter relationships were key to DS9, and this evolved into one of the most important. Even here, Avery Brooks and Terry Farrell have some great chemistry. Aside from Odo and Bashir, who each get secondary roles, the other characters are there mostly for the scenery.

    The guest appearance by Anne Haney as a gruff, no-nonsense Bajoran judge is also welcome.moreless

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  • A reasonably effective courtroom drama which enables one of those great 'what is the nature of existence' debates that Trek so loves

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    By Amoyaan, Jan 28, 2008 Report Abuse
    'Dax' is a courtroom drama that effectively deals with some complex subject matter without excessively confusing the audience. It's well-scripted (by original series veteran DC Fontana, no less) and ably performed and the coda lends the episode a satisfying emotional resonance.

    But it loses points, however, for its rather lethargic pacing. I'd be lying if I said that 'Dax' didn't drag in places, in spite of being directed by David Carson, who did such a great job with the pilot episode. But in spite of a propensity toward dullness, 'Dax' is still a solid, interesting and quietly poignant character piece that offers some neat character development for Dax - who at this point in the series is still a 'work in progess'.moreless

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  • What is it with American TV shows and trials?

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    By tmkreutzer, Jan 07, 2007 Report Abuse
    Like every other show in the Star Trek franchise, the first season of Deep Space Nine starts out pretty slowly. As fans, we tell ourselves the reason for this is character development. Perhaps that is true, the writers and the actors are finding thier voices and episodes later in the season show a marked improvement over the ones that came before.

    This early episode is very much about character development. Focused around the character Dax, it introduces the concept of the \"Joined Trill\" into the Star Trek universe. It also helps further explain the relationship between Dax and Sisko. In terms of charcter development, the episode might be considered important to ones that would come later, but the method used, a trial which features a lengthy debate about what it means to be a joined trill and what a joined trill\'s legal obligations are when hosts have changed, is tired.

    Still, Americans are a litigious society and the court is a forum that allows a debate to occur in a setting that viewers can easily understand. It just doesn\'t make for good sci-fi or good legal drama. Tediously average. Ho-hum...moreless

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    By whenIpray2U, Jun 20, 2006 Report Abuse
    After this episode, Dax became my favorite character. Her having lived so many lives can make for a very interesting situation, which is exactly what this is! Dax is being put on trial for a murder which Curzon is accused of having done, but even when there is information to clear her name, Sisko is wondering why Jadzia won't talk as he investigates the years-old murder. The ending is quite shocking, but I won't give it away. The mystery is great and isn't hard to follow.

    This episode kind of introduces Dax to us, explains a little more about Trill, and in my opinion is a really good episode.moreless

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    • Selin Peers refers to the ruling body of the planet Trill as the Trillian government. This was the only time the term "Trillian" was used to describe the Trill. Edit

    • Recycles day and night matte paintings for the Next Generation episode Angel One, most noticeably in how the same scene differs from day to night-building on left completely disappears in night shot, and tree in foreground suddenly has more leaves and branches than shown in day shot.

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    • According to the stardate given for this episode, this episode actually takes place toward the end of the first season, between the 16th and 17th episodes, If Wishes Were Horses and The Forsaken.

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    • Colm Meaney (Chief O'Brien) and Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) do not appear in this episode. Edit

    • To date, this is the last Star Trek episode written by original series veteran, D.C. Fontana.

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    • Kira: You Klaestrons are allies of the Cardassians; your knowledge of the station confirms that they must have given you the layouts. Which not only compromises Bajoran security, but also... annoys us. Edit
    • Sisko: Now, what the hell's going on? (Dax says nothing) Dax, if I'm going to help you, you've got to help me! Jadzia: I don't expect any help, Benjamin. Thank you, though. Sisko: Are you crazy?! Edit
    • Renora: Commander, the warrant's in order. On what grounds do you ask me to deny extradition? Sisko: You say the warrant's in order. But the name on the warrant is "Dax." Certainly that doesn't refer to Jadzia Dax, a female; but to the now deceased Curzon Dax, a male. This young woman wasn't even born thirty years ago. Tandro: You're arguing semantics. This creature is a Trill. The symbiont known as Dax has progressed from one host to the next. Sisko: Exactly. From one host to the next. A different host; a different person. So I submit that the person he wants to extradite no longer exists. And I challenge him to prove otherwise. Tandro: That's ridiculous. Renora: It would've been easier on me had you not raised that point, Commander. (to Tandro) But the penalty for these crimes on your planet is death; and that's rather permanent. So before I grant extradition, you will convince me, please, that the person named in your warrant is the same person that's sitting here now. Edit

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