Avery Brooks both directs, and plays the role of Sisko in this episode
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy, near the planet Bajor. The Gamma Quadrant is home to the Dominion, a hostile empire ruled by the shape-shifting Changelings, which maintains control through its genetically-engineered soldiers, the Jem'Hadar. In this episode, an abandoned unknown alien infant found aboard the station grows into an adult Jem'Hadar (played by Bumper Robinson).
An infant is found in the wreckage of a ship that the bartender Quark (Armin Shimerman) buys as salvage. The boy grows at a phenomenal rate, developing in appearance to an eight-year-old in only a few hours. Dr. Bashir (Alexander Siddig) determines that the child is the result of genetic engineering. As the boy continues to develop, his aggression, evolving appearance, and reverence to security chief Odo (a rogue Changeling) reveal that he is Jem'Hadar.
Odo (René Auberjonois) convinces Commander Sisko (Avery Brooks) that the boy should not be sent to Starfleet Command as a specimen to be studied. He believes that he can control the boy because Jem'Hadar are bred to serve the Changelings. Odo tries to show the boy, physically now a teenager, options for his life besides violence, but the boy's only drive seems to be to fight. When it is discovered that Starfleet has sent a ship to pick up the boy, the boy pulls a phaser and refuses to go along. Odo insists on returning the boy to the Gamma Quadrant and Sisko reluctantly agrees.
In a side plot, Commander Sisko's son Jake (Cirroc Lofton) is dating an older woman named Mardah (Jill Sayre), who is a Dabo girl at Quark's bar. Commander Sisko is very concerned and invites Mardah to dinner. Though originally intending to intervene and end the relationship, the Commander discovers through Mardah a hidden side to his son he realizes must be allowed to flourish.
Receptionedit
Reviewing the episode for Tor.com in 2013, Keith R.A. DeCandido gave it a rating of 7 out of 10, saying Brooks "directed beautifully". He described the B-plot with Jake and Mardah as "compelling" and praised Cirroc Lofton and Jill Sayre's acting performances.[4]
Releaseedit
The episode was released on June 3, 2003 in North America as part of the season 3 DVD box set.[5] This episode was released in 2017 on DVD with the complete series 48 disc box set, which had 176 episodes and additional featurettes.[6]
The episode was released on August 3, 1999 in the United States on LaserDisc, paired with "Second Skin".[7] The double sided optical disc had a total runtime of 92 minutes of NTSC video.[7]
"Second Skin" and "The Abandoned" were released on VHS in the United Kingdom on one cassette, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3.3 - Second Skin/The Abandoned.[8]
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The Abandoned is the 52nd episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine the sixth episode of the third season 1 2 It is directed by cast member Avery Brooks who portrays Commander Benjamin Sisko Brooks directed nine television episodes in this series overall 3 4 It was written by D Thomas Maio and Steve Warnek and aired October 31 1994 in syndication 4 The Abandoned Star Trek Deep Space Nine episodeEpisode no Season 3Episode 6Directed byAvery BrooksWritten byD Thomas Maio Steve WarnekFeatured musicJay ChattawayProduction code452Original air dateOctober 31 1994 1994 10 31 Guest appearancesBumper Robinson as Jem Hadar Jill Sayre as Mardah Leslie Bevis as Boslic captainEpisode chronology Previous Second Skin Next Civil Defense Star Trek Deep Space Nineseason 3List of episodes Avery Brooks both directs and plays the role of Sisko in this episode Set in the 24th century the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy near the planet Bajor The Gamma Quadrant is home to the Dominion a hostile empire ruled by the shape shifting Changelings which maintains control through its genetically engineered soldiers the Jem Hadar In this episode an abandoned unknown alien infant found aboard the station grows into an adult Jem Hadar played by Bumper Robinson Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 Release 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editAn infant is found in the wreckage of a ship that the bartender Quark Armin Shimerman buys as salvage The boy grows at a phenomenal rate developing in appearance to an eight year old in only a few hours Dr Bashir Alexander Siddig determines that the child is the result of genetic engineering As the boy continues to develop his aggression evolving appearance and reverence to security chief Odo a rogue Changeling reveal that he is Jem Hadar Odo Rene Auberjonois convinces Commander Sisko Avery Brooks that the boy should not be sent to Starfleet Command as a specimen to be studied He believes that he can control the boy because Jem Hadar are bred to serve the Changelings Odo tries to show the boy physically now a teenager options for his life besides violence but the boy s only drive seems to be to fight When it is discovered that Starfleet has sent a ship to pick up the boy the boy pulls a phaser and refuses to go along Odo insists on returning the boy to the Gamma Quadrant and Sisko reluctantly agrees In a side plot Commander Sisko s son Jake Cirroc Lofton is dating an older woman named Mardah Jill Sayre who is a Dabo girl at Quark s bar Commander Sisko is very concerned and invites Mardah to dinner Though originally intending to intervene and end the relationship the Commander discovers through Mardah a hidden side to his son he realizes must be allowed to flourish Reception editReviewing the episode for Tor com in 2013 Keith R A DeCandido gave it a rating of 7 out of 10 saying Brooks directed beautifully He described the B plot with Jake and Mardah as compelling and praised Cirroc Lofton and Jill Sayre s acting performances 4 Release editThe episode was released on June 3 2003 in North America as part of the season 3 DVD box set 5 This episode was released in 2017 on DVD with the complete series 48 disc box set which had 176 episodes and additional featurettes 6 The episode was released on August 3 1999 in the United States on LaserDisc paired with Second Skin 7 The double sided optical disc had a total runtime of 92 minutes of NTSC video 7 Second Skin and The Abandoned were released on VHS in the United Kingdom on one cassette Star Trek Deep Space Nine 3 3 Second Skin The Abandoned 8 See also edit nbsp Speculative fiction portal nbsp Television portal Star Trek episodes exploring the same theme of a lone young alien being growing up amongst the crew The Child Star Trek The Next Generation Drone Star Trek Voyager I Borg Star Trek The Next Generation References edit Star Trek Deep Space Nine Season 3 amazon com Retrieved 18 December 2013 Star Trek Star Trek Deep Space Nine The Abandoned startrek com Archived from the original on 15 November 2013 Retrieved 18 December 2013 Star Trek Every Actor Who Also Directed Episodes Or Movies ScreenRant 2021 04 09 Retrieved 2021 05 18 a b c DeCandido Keith R A 2013 11 05 Star Trek Deep Space Nine Rewatch The Abandoned Tor com Retrieved 2021 06 02 TrekToday DS9 Season 3 DVD Details Released Retrieved 2021 02 19 TrekNews net Staff 2017 02 10 REVIEW Deep Space Nine Complete Series DVD Box Set TREKNEWS NET Retrieved 2021 02 19 a b LaserDisc Database Star Trek DS9 051 52 Second Skin The Abandoned LV 40510 451 www lddb com Retrieved 2021 02 19 Star Trek Deep Space Nine 3 3 Second Skin The Abandoned www videocollector co uk Retrieved 2021 02 23 External links edit The Abandoned at IMDb nbsp The Abandoned at Memory Alpha The Abandoned at Wayback Machine archived from the original at StarTrek 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