History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E07StarshipDown

* BlackComedy: Hanok dryly notes that he should offer the Jem'Hadar a refund after one of the torpedoes they fired at the Karemma and the ''Defiant'' failed to explode on impact. He and Quark both laugh themselves silly over it.

* Hypocrite: Hanok moralizes at Quark about his shady business practices, and seems upstanding until the Jem'hadar lodge one of his own defective torpedos into the ship. He muses that he should offer them a refund, before bursting out laughing.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: An engineer takes the initiative to reconfigure a control panel due to the technical limitations they're under, but Work wants it set back to standard rather than adapt. He eventually learns to trust more in the engineers' judgment.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Unless Trill have some truly bizarre alien biology, Jadzia should be in far worse shape after breathing in "a few lung-fulls of fluorine."

The pair decide they must disarm the torpedo. Recognizing the torpedo as a model sold by his people, Hanok remembers that one of two diodes inside can be removed to defuse it... but he [[WireDilemma doesn't remember which one]]. Quark urges him to use his instincts and pick one, but when Hanok hesitates too long, Quark simply snatches one at random. Hanok gasps in horror, but the torpedo is disarmed. Karemma is forced to admit that Quark's outlook holds a certain excitement. He allows himself to be persuaded to get back into business with the Ferengi.

The ''Defiant'' searches the area using an improvised form of sonar, but an ambush by the Jem'Hadar leaves the ship badly damaged and sinking into the crushing atmosphere. Dax manages to get the engines back online, but she's hit wit fluorine gas and can't make it to safety in time, so Bashir closes the bulkhead behind him to rescue her and drags her to a tiny compartment, where they're safe, for the moment.

The pair decide they must disarm the torpedo. Recognizing the torpedo as a model sold by his people, Hanok remembers that one of two diodes inside can be removed to defuse it... but he [[WireDilemma doesn't remember which one]]. Quark urges to use his instincts and pick one, but when Hanok hesitates too long, Quark simply snatches one at random. Hanok gasps in horror, but the torpedo is disarmed. The , but the two are still alive. Karemma is forced to admit that Quark's outlook holds a certain excitement. He allows himself to be persuaded to get back into business with the Ferengi.

* ThrillSeeker: Quark and Hanok's subplot serves as a nice bit of insight on why Quark is the way he is. He isn't just a sleaze for the sake of sleaziness; he gets a certain ''thrill'' out of his wheeling & dealing lifestyle, preferring to cheat, take gambles, and see what he can get away with.

* WireDilemma: The torpedo Quark and Hanok are dealing with has two diodes - Removing one will disarm it, and removing the other will detonate the warhead. Hanok doesn't remember which is which. With a 50/50 shot, Quark throws caution to the wind and yanks one out. He chooses correctly.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Worf in charge of the engineering crew. After O'Brien points out that he's being harsher than they're used to, he eases up and gets better results.
** Though subverted at the end, when ''O'Brien'' is the one who imposes a strict deadline for repairs.
--->'''O'Brien:''' You can give them a little slack, but you can't take your hands off the reins.

* ArtisticLicense: One that spans both [[ArtisticLicenseBiology biology]] and [[ArtisticLicenseChemistry chemistry]] -- Jadzia should've been in far worse shape after breathing in "a few lung-fulls of fluorine".

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: How the Ferengi and the Karemma view each other, at least until the ending implies that they're not actually that different.

->'''Hanok:''' You cheated me, Quark, and you [[DirtyCoward haven't even got the courage to admit it]].

The ''Defiant'' searches the area using an improvised form of sonar, but an ambush by the Jem'Hadar leaves the ship badly damaged and sinking into the crushing atmosphere. Dax manages to get the engines back online, but a hull breach traps her and Bashir on deck 2.

->'''Hanok:''' I suggest we leave this room immediately.
->'''Quark:''' And go where? If that thing explodes the entire ship will be destroyed.

The pair decide they must disarm the torpedo. Hanok recognizes the torpedo as a model sold by his people, and even remembers that one of two diodes inside can be removed to defuse it... but he [[WireDilemma doesn't remember which one]]. Quark makes things easy and pulls one out at random, nearly giving Hanok a heart attack, but the two are still alive.

->'''Hanok:''' That was... exciting.
->'''Quark:''' Feels good, doesn't it?

Worf devises a trap for the remaining Jem'Hadar ship. Using the second probe as a lure, they ambush and destroy them using the deflector as a jury-rigged phaser emitter. With no more threats to evade, the crew are free to put things back in order. Dax and Bashir are rescued, Sisko receives proper treatment, and the Karemma ship is found and rescued.

Back on the station, Odo finds Hanok happily spinning the dabo wheel with Quark, enjoying his newfound appreciation for gambling (but without the explosive ordnance). With the work day coming to a close, Sisko decides to [[FriendshipMoment invite Kira to a baseball game on the holosuite, which she happily accepts.]]

->'''Sisko:''' You can get the hot dogs from Quark.
->'''Kira:''' Hot dogs?
->'''Sisko:''' Oh, he'll know.

* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: According to Hanok, the Karemma subscribe to a common ''mistaken'' belief about market economics: that businesses generally have a profit target they want to hit, and derive their prices by adding this predetermined profit margin to production and shipping expenses. This is sometimes used as a counterargument to minimum wage increases: the argument goes that if wages go up, companies will have to charge more. While ''contracting'' does sometimes work this way, the reality is that in the normal consumer economy, businesses actually usually subscribe to Quark's view: charge whatever you can get the customer to pay. In some cases, businesses will intentionally price products at a loss with the expectation of making up the difference elsewhere: new car dealerships typically get bonuses from the manufacturer for getting a certain number of vehicles per month out the door, and Microsoft and Sony price their game consoles below cost while expecting to make their profits on game sales.\\
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Of course, given that the Dominion's Founders have ControlFreak as their [[PlanetOfHats Hat]], it's likely that the Karemma ''aren't'' operating in a market economy, but rather in a Soviet-style command economy.

** This is not the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds first time]] the deflector dish has been turned into a WaveMotionGun. In this case, it works better than before. Even with the TropeNamer for TheWorfBarrage firing it.

* ConcussionsGetYouHigh: Averted. Sisko spends most of the episode barely conscious, with a panicked Kira trying to keep him awake.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: When Worf takes command in engineering, he notices that the control panels have been reconfigured. He tells the engineers to reset them to the standard layout, to prevent this from happening.

* FreezeFrameBonus: The baseball cap Sisko tosses to Kira at the end of the episode is a cap for the Homestead Grays, arguably considered the best team of the Negro Leagues in the early 1900's. After the MLB officially recognized the Negro Leagues in 2020, Grays player Josh Gibson suddenly had the home run record. No wonder Sisko was a fan.

* HiddenDepths: It's Quark who first suggests defusing the torpedo. His reasons are pragmatic--moving to another part of the ship will do no good, and no-one's coming to help them--but it [[CowardlyLion still takes courage to do so]].

* RecycledPremise: A similar concept to ''Next Generation's'' [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E5Disaster "Disaster"]].
* RedShirt: Two crewmen, Boyce and Peterson (neither of whom got any lines), are both killed in the Jem'Hadar assault. Averted, though, with the ensign manning the helm (Carson, [[AllThereInTheScript according to the script]]), who survives the episode.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: How the Ferengi and the Karemma view each other, at least until the ending implies that they're NotSoDifferent.

* NoOSHACompliance: [[RealityEnsues Reality finally ensues]] with one of ''Star Trek's'' grievously unsafe bridge designs. Sisko gives himself a potentially fatal concussion falling onto one of the free-standing consoles that flank the captain's chair.