Paradise Lost
Production Number: 484
Original air week: 1/08/96
Written by: Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Teleplay);
Ronald D. Moore (Story)
Directed by: Reza Badiyi
Guest Stars:
Spellings: "Lakota"
Notes:
- Sisko and Odo travel to Earth when they discover that the Federation
government might have been infiltrated by the Founders. Part 2 of 2.
- Brock Peters, who plays Ben Sisko's father, also portrayed Admiral
Cartwright in Star Trek IV: The Voyage and Star Trek
VI: The Undiscovered Country.
- Robert Foxworth also plays General Hague on "Babylon 5", and Questor
in Gene Roddenberry's "The Questor Tapes".
- Susan Gibney, who plays Benteen, was also Leah Brahms in TNG's episodes
"Booby Trap" and "Galaxy's Child".
- The Commandant of Starfleet Academy is a Bolian Ambassador, with a
rank of [**] [**]. He considers himself in Capt. Sisko's debt.
- Nog likes his Tube Grubs chilled.
- Riley Aldrin Shepard is a third-year cadet, serial number
C9530 4699427, specializing in Tactical Operations.
- The names of members of Red Squad are supposed to be secret, but "it's
hard to keep a secret from a Ferengi", according to Nog.
- Earth's Office of Planetary Operations is located in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Jaresh-Inyo has been in politics for 70 years.
- The Federation President is also Commander-in-Chief of Starfleet,
much like current-day United States Presidents are of the U.S. Military.
- When Ben Sisko came on the Okinawa as a Lieutenant, he was
more interested in engineering and ship design than command. When
Captain Leyton promoted him to Lt. Commander and taught him about
command.
- "There comes a time in every man's life when he must stop thinking
and start acting." -- Joseph Sisko, by way of Benjamin.
- One of Ben's first crushes was on Neffie Beumont. When he finally
asked her out, she turned him down. When Zoey Phillips came to live
in his neighborhood, he asked her for a date before har parents were
done moving in. They went out for three years.
- On Earth, people use transporters to move their possessions from one
residence to another.
- Odo can perform the Vulcan Neck Pinch, or at least something very
similar.
- Bolian Tonic Water soothes the nerves.
- Bartlett and Ramsey on the Defiant were killed; 24 people
died on the Lakota.
- The Pasta Boudin has got kick, but it'll make you smile! :-)
- Program Highlights
- STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE: "Paradise Lost" -- Preparing Earth for
war with the Dominion, Sisko and Odo discover evidence of a
Starfleet plot to seize control of the planet from the Federation.
- TV Guide Ad
- THE ENEMY WITHIN
Alien invaders have infiltrated Earth.
But is the real enemy within Sisko's ranks?
- TV Log Listing
- Starfleet officers plot Earth takeover on STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE.
