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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1 Episode 10

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AIRED: 3/14/93

Stardate: 46612.4

When Quark is caught cheating by an alien delegation from the Gamma Quadrant, they exact revenge by turning the senior crew into the playing pieces of a game of life and death. Only Quark can save their lives.

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4.0

By dolphin_intern, May 04, 2013

This is my first run through of this show as I never watched it during broadcast and I must say after a stellar pilot these last run of episodes has been abysmal with glimmers of brilliance here and there but 'Move Along Home' is the first episode of the season that has been truly atrocious. Definitely agree with the other reviewers this episode was mind numbingly boring and the Wadi are very annoying I hope they don't show back up. The plot could have had more angst and gusto if the crew were really in any danger but I can see why they didn't want to go down that route as this early on in the show it would be pretty pointless to kill off characters were just still getting to know.moreless
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Aliens force Sisko and his friends to play hopscotch. No, for real, that's the plot.

5.0

By Celedorian, Nov 25, 2012

Considered by some the worst episode of the season, this offbeat gaming episode attempts to summon the spirit of Lewis Carol but plays out more like a second rate live action role playing convention. (At least Picard doesn't show up to declare, "When one is in the penalty box, tears are permitted.")

The bigger issue here stems from the marriage of two concepts put forth in the pilot. On the one hand, the premise of the show is that Deep Space Nine is sort of an intergalactic bus station, and its inhabitants -- in contrast with the other Star Treks -- don't fly around the universe seeking adventure, instead letting adventure come to them. On the other hand, Sisko and company have just discovered a shortcut to a new place to explore. (Kind of weird putting these two together, isn't it?) The writers' solution to this point has been to find ways for the inhabitants of the Gamma Quadrant to find their way to DS9; which is sort of like the Europeans discovering America and having the next step be Native Americans invading Europe. Fortunately the writers of Deep Space Nine, being rather intelligent, began noticing this issue and began to make changes to allow for better use of the wormhole. But that's in the future.

Meanwhile, this episode has other problems. Most fans can forgive the show for the first meeting with Gamma Quadrant visitors ("Captive Pursuit") being unconventional and underwhelming. But when the second meeting is even more unconventional and consists of aliens forcing Sisko and his friends to play hopscotch, the alarm bells start sounding - even with a nice performance from Armin Shimerman.

While it's true that many Star Trek fans have likely attended gaming conventions, (I've even met Star Trek actors at some of them), not too many want to watch the sci fi equivalent. And it doesn't help that the Wadi not only have a silly name but are downright annoying too.moreless
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First real stinker of season one.

6.5

By fifth_dimension, Jul 06, 2010

There had been a few medicore episodes of DS9 up till this point in the first season, but this is the first episode that really sticks out in your mind for being both weird and really not that interesting. Is that actually a point in it's favour that you can actually remember it as a medicore episode where there are others that you cannot even recall a vague plot aspect...maybe.

From the annoying words used within the game itself (Allamaraine, Allamaraine, Allamaraine) to the tacky set pieces used as a visualization of the in-game world, the whole concept comes off as cheap and tacky. Some of the tasks that the DS9 crew had to master within the game to proceed further, such as the impossible task of just drinking the champagne from the glasses, are just plain stupid and leave you scratching your head with their missing point. In the end learning that despite all of these short comings the crew was actually in no danger kind of just cheapens the whole thing to an even greater degree.

The only real hilight of the episode is the great Quark being discovered as a cheater and trying to weasel his way out of paying for it as well as when he breaks down in tears and begs to avoid making the "tough" decision of which path the crew are to take within the game.moreless
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Nice concept, stupid execution.

6.5

By pharoahsdance, Feb 14, 2009

This is among the weakest episodes of season 1. The second set of Gamma Quadrant aliens arrive and head straight to Quark's, where they happen to introduce a game which traps and threatens the stations' senior crew.

While there is some tension throughout which prevents this episode from being total garbage, a potentially neat concept turns out to be quite stupid. The leader of the Wadi is incredibly annoying with his "move along home!" chants, while the game itself makes little sense.

The only really enjoyable part of the episode is near the end, where the Wadi leader, surprised at Sisko's anger, explains, "It is just a _game_!"moreless
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It may not be the best of season 1, but it certainly is memorable.

6.0

By timmer82, Dec 19, 2008

This episode is about 4 characters, Sisko, Kira, Dax and Bashir, getting stuck in a game brought to the station during first contact with the Wadi from the Gamma Quadrant. There are some absolutely terrible Bashir moments while they try to make their way through the game. Siddig makes for a pretty awful screamer. The peril in the game was silly. Essentially the team needed to conquer hop scotch, a social party, flying lights and a cliff.

My favorite scene in this episode was actually between Commander Sisko and his son Jake. The two play off each other so well, even just a few episodes into the series.moreless
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Armin Shimerman	Quark
Terry Farrell	Lt./Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax (Season 1-6)
Rene Auberjonois	Constable Odo
Nana Visitor	Major/Colonel/Commander Kira Nerys
Avery Brooks	Commander/Captain Benjamin Sisko
Alexander Siddig	Dr. Julian Bashir

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Joel Brooks	Falow	Guest Star
James Lashly	Lieutenant George Primmin	Guest Star
Clara Bryant	Chandra	Guest Star
Mark Allen Shepherd	Morn (uncredited)	Recurring Role
Judi Durand	Station Computer Voice	Recurring Role

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- This episode marks the final appearance of Lt. George Primmin. There will not be another Starfleet security chief until Michael Eddington is assigned to coordinate security efforts with Odo in the episode "The Search".
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- The Wadi applaude in the Bajoran style; slapping back of one hand into the other palm.
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- When the crew meets Chandra, she is singing a rhyme. The name Chandra is a Latin derivitive of chantey, which means a song sung in rhythm to work.
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QUOTES (6)
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- Falow: (only interested in a new game) Take us to Quark's.
  Kira: (surprised) Right this way. (they walk away)
  Sisko: First contact is not what it used to be.
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- Primmin: (Odo wants to transport aboard the Wadi ship) Now, hold on, Odo... you can't just go storming onto their ship without their permission.
  Odo: Oh, is that Starfleet policy?
  Primmin: That's right.
  Odo: Well, I'm not in Starfleet. Set the coordinates to midway down the second deck corridor. (Primmin hesitates) Is it against Starfleet rules to press a few buttons?
  Primmin: (reluctantly) Energizing.
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- Sisko: Major, I gave you a direct order.
  Kira: Court-martial me.
  Sisko: I can't. You're not in Starfleet.
  Jadzia: (glaring at Sisko and Kira) If I were your superior officer, I'd court-martial both of you!
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- Chandra: Allamaraine, count to four,
  Allamaraine, then three more,
  Allamaraine, if you can see,
  Allamaraine, you'll come with me...
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- Jake: Dad, I'm fourteen.
  Sisko: I'm glad we agree on something. Go to bed.
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- Odo: That's not what you said when you were groveling on the floor.
  Quark: Oh, that's right, you were here for the groveling.
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- This episode's working title was "Sore Losers".
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- The Wadi ship seen in this episode would later be re-used as a Bajoran transport (used by Vedek Bareil in "In The Hands Of The Prophets") and a Trill transport (used by Dr. Lenara Khan's science team in "Rejoined").
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- Colm Meaney (Chief O'Brien) does not appear in this episode.
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