History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E02ShadowsAndSymbols

On the ''Rotarran'', Quark begins grousing that Worf isn't [[DudeWheresMyRespect respecting]] his involvement. Worf angrily tells the whole crew that they are unworthy of Jadzia's love and should feel fortunate that he's allowed them to come. After getting set straight by Martok, however, Worf apologizes for his behavior. The crew prepares to fire an EM pulse into the nearby sun to blow up the shipyard. Once they get close enough, they de-cloak and try to fire, but nothing happens. Some Jem'Hadar move to attack as O'Brien does some rejiggering. They try again and succeed, destroying the shipyard. Worf dedicates the victory to Jadzia and sings a song ushering her into Sto-vo-kar.

* CrusadingWidow: How does Worf deal with Jadzia's death? By blowing up a Dominion shipyard.

A prophet emerges from the Orb, travels to the wormhole, forces it open, and ejects the pah-wraith that was holding it closed. Inspired by the wormhole reopening, Kira and the Bajorans stand their ground for real, and the Romulans back down.

** Sisko has another vision as [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E13FarBeyondTheStars Benny Russell]]. Only this one is a Pah-Wraith attempt to keep him away from the Orb. Damar appears as his psychiatrist.

* CuckooNest: The 1950s Sci-Fi writer that Sisko played earlier in the series is now completely insane, writing his dreams of Deep Space 9 on the walls of his cell. It turns out to all be some strange ploy by the demonic Pah-Wraiths to keep him from opening the wormhole where their arch-enemies, the Prophets, reside.

* TheFinalTemptation: The Pah-Wraiths try to keep Sisko from opening the Orb of the Emissary by giving him a vision, once again placing him in the shoes of [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E13FarBeyondTheStars Benny Russell]], who was placed in a psychiatric hospital after his mental breakdown and continued writing his "Deep Space 9" stories on the walls of his cell. Appearing as an orderly, the Pah-Wraiths try to convince Sisko to abandon his efforts in the real world by letting him paint over his scrawling with the promise that it was for his own good. Sisko is tempted for a moment, but comes around with Ezri's help.

* CuckooNest: The 1950s Sci-Fi writer that Sisko played earlier in the series is now completely insane, writing his dreams of Deep Space 9 on the walls of his cell. It turns out to all be some strange ploy by the demonic pah-wraiths to keep him from opening the wormhole where their arch-enemies, the Prophets, reside.

On the Rotarran, Quark begins grousing that Worf isn't [[DudeWheresMyRespect respecting]] his involvement. Worf angrily tells the whole crew that they are unworthy of Jadzia's love and should feel fortunate that he's allowed them to come. After getting set straight by Martok, however, Worf apologizes for his behavior. The crew prepares to fire an EM pulse into the nearby sun to blow up the shipyard. Once they get close enough, they de-cloak and try to fire, but nothing happens. Some Jem'Hadar move to attack as O'Brien does some rejiggering. They try again and succeed, destroying the shipyard. Worf dedicates the victory to Jadzia and sings a song ushering her into Sto-vo-kar.

* ShoutOut: When Ezri first meets the Siskos, her erratic behavior and referencing past lives is much like the Doctor's behavior right after one of their regenerations on Doctor Who.

* NoodleIncident: Whatever happened in the Klingon mess hall, apparently involving ''[[AlienLunch gagh]]''.

* CrusadingWidower: How does Worf deal with Jadzia's death? By blowing up a Dominion shipyard.

* WhatTheHellHero: Martok calls Worf out for being a jerk to his friends. Worf concedes that he's in the wrong and makes an uncharacteristic apology.

On the station, Worf, O'Brien and Bashir are all preparing to destroy the Dominion's Monac shipyard in honor of Jadzia so that she can go to Sto-vo-kor. Quark also insists on joining, since he loved Jadzia too. Meanwhile, tensions over the Romulan base on the Bajoran moon escalate. The Romulans won't disarm, and the Federation won't help the Bajorans forcibly disarm them, so Kira forms a blockade around the base with twelve impulse ships. Such a meager force wouldn't withstand a single Romulan warbird, so she hopes that the Romulans don't call her bluff. When fourteen Romulan warbirds approach the Bajoran moon base to deliver "medical supplies," Kira continues to bluff that she'll fire on any ship attempting to break the blockade.

On the Rotarran, Quark begins grousing that Worf isn't [[DudeWheresMyRespect respecting]] his involvement. Worf angrily tells the whole crew that they are unworthy of Dax's love and should feel fortunate that he's allowed them to come. After getting set straight by Martok, however, Worf apologizes for his behavior. The crew prepare to fire an EM pulse into the nearby sun to blow up the shipyard. Once they get close enough, they de-cloak and try to fire, but nothing happens. Some Jem'Hadar move to attack as O'Brien does some rejiggering. They try again and succeed, destroying the shipyard. Worf dedicates the victory to Jadzia and sings a song ushering her into Sto-vo-kar.

A prophet emerges from the Orb and travels to the wormhole, which it forces open and ejects the pah-wraith that was holding it closed. Inspired by the wormhole reopening, Kira and the Bajorans stand their ground for real, and the Romulans back down.

Gazing into the orb, Sisko's has a vision of his mother, who tells him that the prophets inhabited his other and orchestrated his birth so that he could become the Emissary, since it could be no one else. When the vision ends, Sisko and the rest pile back into the runabout and head to the station. Sisko is welcomed back by the Bajorans, while Ezri re-meets Dax's friends and tours the promenade in wonderment.

Ezri introduces herself as the new Dax. She explains that she was never intended to host a symbiont, but Dax took a turn for the worst on the trip back to its homeworld, and Ezri was the only Trill aboard. She's still happy to see her (Dax's) old friends, so when she hears that they're about to leave for a journey to find the Orb of the Emissary, she volunteers to join. On the voyage to Tyree, however, Ezri proves to be a a neurotic wreck as she continues to acclimate to life as a host. When they reach the planet, Sisko thinks he hears someone calling for a Dr. Wykoff before they all beam down.

On the Rotarran, Quark begins grousing that Worf isn't respecting his involvement. Worf angrily tells the whole crew that they are unworthy of Dax's love and should feel fortunate that he's allowed them to come. After getting set straight by Martok, however, Worf apologizes for his behavior. The crew prepare to fire an EM pulse into the nearby sun to blow up the shipyard. Once they get close enough, they de-cloak and try to fire, but nothing happens. Some Jem'Hadar move to attack as O'Brien does some rejiggering. They try again and succeed, destroying the shipyard. Worf dedicates the victory to Jadzia and sings a song ushering her into Sto-vo-kar.

On Tyree, the group wander around aimlessly for a while, and Sisko hears the voice calling for Dr. Wykoff again. Ezri gets frustrated by Sisko's distraction and chucks his baseball. Sisko suddenly decides that the location it landed is where the Orb is. They start digging and find the Orb. As Sisko is about to open it up, he hears the voice tell him to put it down. Suddenly we cut to [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E13FarBeyondTheStars Benny Russell]], now in a padded cell and attended by Dr. Wykoff (a human version of Damar), who urges him to stop writing on the walls. We cut back and forth between Russell trying to finish his story and Ezri trying to stop Sisko from burying the Orb again. Hospital orderlies assault Russell, but he fights them off and manages to write that Sisko opens the Orb. Back in our universe, Sisko opens the Orb.

Ezri Dax introduces herself as the Dax symbiont's new host. She explains that she was never intended to host a symbiont, but Dax took a turn for the worst on the trip back to its homeworld, and Ezri was the only Trill aboard to serve as a host. She's still happy to her (or rather Dax's) old friends, so when she hears that they're about to leave for a journey to find the Orb of the Emissary, she volunteers to join. On the voyage to Tyree, however, Ezri proves to be a bit of a neurotic wreck as she continues to acclimate to life as a host. When they reach the planet, Sisko thinks he hears someone calling for a Dr. Wykoff before they all beam down.

On the station, Worf, O'Brien and Bashir are all preparing to destroy the Dominion's Monac shipyard to honor of Jadzia so that she can go to Sto-vo-kor. Quark also arrives and insists on joining them, since he loved Jadzia too. Meanwhile, tensions over the Romulan base on the Bajoran moon escalate. The Romulans won't disarm, and the Federation won't help the Bajorans forcibly disarm them, so Kira forms a blockade around the base with twelve impulse ships. Such a meager force wouldn't withstand a single Romulan warbird, so she hopes that the Romulans don't call her bluff. When fourteen Romulan warbirds approach the Bajoran moon base to deliver supplies, Kira continues to bluff that she'll fire on any ship attempting to break the blockade.

On the Rotarran, Quark begins grousing that Worf isn't respecting his involvement. Worf angrily tells the whole crew that they are unworthy of Dax's love and should feel fortunate that he's allowed them to come. After getting set straight by Martok, however, Worf apologizes for his behavior. The crew prepare to fire an EM pulse into the nearby sun to blow up the shipyard. Once they get close enough, they de-cloak and try to fire, but nothing happens. Some Jem'Hadarr move to attack as O'Brien does some rejiggering. They try again and succeed, destroying the shipyard. Worf dedicates the victory to Jadzia and sings a song ushering her into Sto-vo-kar.

On Tyree, the group wander around aimlessly for a while, and Sisko hears the voice calling for Dr. Wykoff again. Ezri gets frustrated by Sisko's indecisiveness and tosses his baseball away. Sisko suddenly decides that the location it landed is where the Orb is. They start digging and find the Orb. As Sisko is about to open it up, he hears the voice tell him to put it down. Suddenly we cut to Benny Russell, now in a padded cell and looked over by Dr. Wykoff, who looks like a human version of Damar. We cut back and forth between Wykoff trying to stop Russell from writing, and Ezri trying to stop Sisko from burying the Orb again. Hospital orderlies assault Russell, but he fights them and manages to write that Sisko opens the Orb. Back on our universe, Sisko opens the Orb.

A prophet emerges from the Orb and travels to the wormhole, which it forces open and ejects the pah-wraith that was holding it closed. Inspired by the wormhole reopening, Kira decides to stand her ground for real, and the Romulans back down.

In Sisko's orb experience, the prophet takes the form of his mother tells him that the prophets orchestrated his birth so that he could become the Emissary, since it could be no one else. When the vision ends, Sisko and the rest pile back into the runabout and head to the station. Sisko is welcomed back by the Bajorans, while Ezri re-meets Dax's friends and tours the promenade in wonderment.

* ContinuityNod: Sisko has another vision as [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E13FarBeyondTheStars Benny Russell]]. Only this one is a Pah-Wraith attempt to keep him away from the Orb. Damar appears as his psychiatrist.
** May be some FridgeBrilliance here, to explain the entire Benny Russell vision. The whole thing was a Pah-Wraith MindRape attempt to leave Sisko trapped in that world, accepting the institutionalized prejudice and persevering in a Sisyphean effort to get published.
** The use of Damar is interesting also, as he was not given an Expy in the earlier Benny Russell episode.

* WhatTheHellHero: Martok calls Worf out for being a jerk to his friends. Leads to the aforementioned apology.

Sisko, Jake, Ezri and Grandpa Sisko head off to find the Orb of the Emissary. While Worf is joined by Quark, Julian and O'Brien in taking out a Dominion shipyard and getting Jadzia into Sto-Vo-Kor; and Kira has to deal with a Romulan military installation in Bajoran space.

* TheFinalTemptation: The Pah-Wraiths try to keep Sisko from opening the Orb of the Emissary by giving him a vision placing him in the shoes of [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E13FarBeyondTheStars Benny Russell]], who was placed in a psychiatric hospital after his mental breakdown and continued writing his "Deep Space 9" stories on the walls of his cell. Appearing as an orderly, the Pah-Wraiths try to convince Sisko to abandon his efforts in the real world by letting him paint over his scrawling with the promise that it was for his own good. Sisko is tempted for a moment, but comes around with Ezri's help.

* NotSoDifferent: Clearly, neither the Prophets nor the Pah'Wraiths are above violating people's minds and free will...

* Shout Out: When Ezri first meets the Siskos, her erratic behavior and referencing past lives is much like the Doctor's behavior right after one of their regenerations on Doctor Who.