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* HilariousInHindsight: When the Cardassians feign a withdrawal from the line, hoping to draw in the Federation ships and envelop them, Bashir is the one to point out, ''"it's a trap."'' Creator/AlexanderSiddig later played Hannibal in the 2006 TV film of the same name, the Carthaginian general who used just such a tactic to annihilate the superior Roman force at Cannae.

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* HilariousInHindsight: When the Cardassians feign a withdrawal from the line, hoping to draw in the Federation ships and envelop them, Bashir is the one to point out, ''"it's a trap."'' Creator/AlexanderSiddig later played Hannibal [[UsefulNotes/HannibalBarca Hannibal]] in the 2006 TV film of the same name, the Carthaginian general who used just such a tactic to annihilate the superior Roman force at Cannae.[[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Cannae]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: When the Cardassians feign a withdrawal from the line, hoping to draw in the Federation ships and envelop them, Bashir is the one to point out, ''"it's a trap."'' Creator/AlexanderSiddig later played Hannibal in the 2006 TV film of the same name, the Carthaginian general who used just such a tactic to annihilate the superior Roman force at Cannae.
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** The first time the TV side of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration huge Galaxy-class ship]] thrusts towards the enemy...only for a ''second'' to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers.

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** The first time the TV side of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration huge Galaxy-class ship]] thrusts towards the enemy... only for a ''second'' to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers.
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Fails at least one of the qualifiers. "Deus ex Machina are sudden or unexpected." The Prophets have been in the show since its inception. As has Sisko's building closeness to them from keeping them at arm's length, to going into the wormhole to address if he is the true emmissary when the poet lost to time arrives, to him reading their scriptures before the eve of this battle. He has grown to believe in their goodness and love of Bajor. When he is now faced with a hopeless moment, he does what a man of faith does: He goes to his gods and prays to them for help. "Deus ex Machina are used to resolve a situation portrayed as unsolvable or hopeless. If the problem could be fixed with a bit of common sense or has a deceptively simple answer, the solution is not a Deus ex Machina no matter how unexpected it may seem. " The writers could have had Kira not distract Rom so many times during Rom's race to turn off the weapons. He was seconds behind the villains. The writers chose to have Rom fail so Sisko could make his leap of faith in the goodness of the Prophets. Because it fails both of these, the Prophets stopping the ships isn't Deus Ex Machina


* BrokenBase: Some fans consider the Prophets intervening to make the Dominion ships disappear a satisfying payoff to Sisko's role as the Emissary; others consider it a disappointing DeusExMachina copout on the writers' part, later repercussions notwithstanding.

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* BrokenBase: Some fans consider the Prophets intervening to make the Dominion ships disappear a satisfying payoff to Sisko's role as the Emissary; others consider it a disappointing DeusExMachina copout cop-out on the writers' part, later repercussions notwithstanding.
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* BrokenBase: Some fans consider the Prophets intervening to make the Dominion ships disappear a satisfying payoff to Sisko's role as the Emissary; others consider it a disappointing DeusExMachina copout on the writers' part.
* CryForTheDevil: Even with his villainy this arc, Dukat shows that he loves Ziyal, so it's devastating when he sees her shot. As he is grieving over his daughter's death, he states that despite her plotting against him, he forgives her, later repercussions notwithstanding.

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* BrokenBase: Some fans consider the Prophets intervening to make the Dominion ships disappear a satisfying payoff to Sisko's role as the Emissary; others consider it a disappointing DeusExMachina copout on the writers' part.part, later repercussions notwithstanding.
* CryForTheDevil: Even with his villainy this arc, Dukat shows that he loves Ziyal, so it's devastating when he sees her shot. As he is grieving over his daughter's death, he states that despite her plotting against him, he forgives her, later repercussions notwithstanding.her.
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* CryForTheDevil: Even with his villainy this arc, Dukat shows that he loves Ziyal, so it's devastating when he sees her shot. As he is grieving over his daughter's death, he states that despite her plotting against him, he forgives her.

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* CryForTheDevil: Even with his villainy this arc, Dukat shows that he loves Ziyal, so it's devastating when he sees her shot. As he is grieving over his daughter's death, he states that despite her plotting against him, he forgives her.her, later repercussions notwithstanding.
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* HilariousInHindsight: At one point, Sisko mentions a [[{{Series/Firefly}} Captain]] [[{{Film/Serenity}} Reynolds]]. Unless, of course, they meant ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E01ATimeToStand Charlie]]'' [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E01ATimeToStand Reynolds.]]
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** It's also the first time the viewer ''really'' gets see what a Galaxy-class ship can do in a busy fight - the model-based shots of [=TNG=] somewhat limited the ability to show the Enterprise-D pulling off complex manoeuvres.
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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets' disapproval of Sisko's SuicideMission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone, given that Sisko himself pushed for the non-aggression pact. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode (the likely implication is that Winn would likely not be in a position to intefere, as she had done originally), and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.

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* CryForTheDevil: Even with his villainy this arc, Dukat shows that he loves Ziyal, so it's devastating when he sees her shot. As he is grieving over his daughter's death, he states that despite her plotting against him, he forgives her.



* SympathyForTheDevil: No one on the station feels like gloating to Dukat about his failure to keep the station after what he's gone through.
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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets' disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone, given that Sisko himself pushed for the non-aggression pact. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode (the likely implication is that Winn would likely not be in a position to intefere, as she had done originally), and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.

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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets' disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission SuicideMission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone, given that Sisko himself pushed for the non-aggression pact. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode (the likely implication is that Winn would likely not be in a position to intefere, as she had done originally), and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.
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** Under this logic, it would mean that the Prophets also knew that Winn would turn against them. But the Prophet participating in the Reckoning acts as she was unaware that someone was going to interfere. Either she knew she was on the clock, but couldn't defeat the Pah Wraith fast enough, or that its time trapped in the stone meant that it was not in touch with the other prophets to know about this betrayal.
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* BrokenBase: Some fans consider the Prophets intervening to make the Dominion ships disappear a satisfying payoff to Sisko's role as the Emissary; others consider it a disappointing DeusExMachina copout on the writers' part.
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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone, given that Sisko himself pushed for the non-aggression pact. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode (the likely implication is that Winn would likely not be in a position to intefere, as she had done originally), and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.

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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets Prophets' disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone, given that Sisko himself pushed for the non-aggression pact. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode (the likely implication is that Winn would likely not be in a position to intefere, as she had done originally), and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.



** There's also the Klingons BigDamnHeroes moment, where a Klingon fleet arrives in the nick of time, dramatically lit with a sun behind them as they charge into the fray.

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** There's also the Klingons Klingons' BigDamnHeroes moment, where a Klingon fleet arrives in the nick of time, dramatically lit with a sun behind them as they charge into the fray.
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** Under this logic, it would mean that the Prophets also knew that Winn would turn against them. But the Prophet participating in the Reckoning acts as she was unaware that someone was going to interfere. Either she knew she was on the clock, but couldn't defeat the Pah Wraith fast enough, or that its time trapped in the stone meant that it was not in touch with the other prophets to know about this betrayal.
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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone, given that Sisko himself pushed for the non-aggression pact. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode, and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.

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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone, given that Sisko himself pushed for the non-aggression pact. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode, episode (the likely implication is that Winn would likely not be in a position to intefere, as she had done originally), and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.
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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode, and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.

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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone.alone, given that Sisko himself pushed for the non-aggression pact. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode, and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.
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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode, and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series.

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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths around the same time of that episode, and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the series. In essense, the Prophets may have been trying to save their Emissary knowing what would happen to him in the Finale, although his role in a Dominion-controlled setting during the Reckoning would be unclear.
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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'' a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths, and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the season.

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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'' Reckoning]]'', a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths, Wraiths around the same time of that episode, and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the season.series.
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* FridgeLogic: The Prophets disapproval of Sisko's suicide mission could mean that they may have wanted the Dominion to win the war. It's likely that they thought that the Dominion (and therefore Cardassia) would leave Bajor alone. Going forward to ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]'' a loss to the Dominion could have meant a completely different outcome for the battle between the Prophets and the Pah Wraiths, and that Dukat's continued hubris had he won may not have resulted him in allying himself with the Pah Wraiths at the end of the season.
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* SympathyForTheDevil: No one on the station feels like gloating to Dukat about his failure to keep the station after what he's gone through.
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** The first time the TV side of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration huge Galaxy-class ship]] thrusts towards the enemy...only for a ''second'' to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers. Unsurprisingly, this scene was repeatedly reused as StockFootage for battles in future episodes.
** There's also the Klingons BigDamnHeroes moment, where a Klingon fleet arrives in the nick of time, dramatically lit with a sun behind them as they charge into the fray. This shot was also reused in at least one later episode.

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** The first time the TV side of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration huge Galaxy-class ship]] thrusts towards the enemy...only for a ''second'' to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers. Unsurprisingly, this scene was repeatedly reused as StockFootage for battles in future episodes.
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** There's also the Klingons BigDamnHeroes moment, where a Klingon fleet arrives in the nick of time, dramatically lit with a sun behind them as they charge into the fray. This shot was also reused in at least one later episode.
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* HilariousinHindsight: At one point, Sisko mentions a [[{{Series/Firefly}} Captain]] [[{{Film/Serenity}} Reynolds]]. Unless, of course, they meant ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E01ATimeToStand Charlie]]'' [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E01ATimeToStand Reynolds.]]

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* HilariousinHindsight: HilariousInHindsight: At one point, Sisko mentions a [[{{Series/Firefly}} Captain]] [[{{Film/Serenity}} Reynolds]]. Unless, of course, they meant ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E01ATimeToStand Charlie]]'' [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E01ATimeToStand Reynolds.]]
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* HilariousinHindsight: At one point, Sisko mentions a [[{{Series/Firefly}} Captain]] [[{{Film/Serenity}} Reynolds]]. Unless, of course, they meant ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E01ATimeToStand Charlie]]'' [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E01ATimeToStand Reynolds.]]

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First Contact also had a large-scale fleet battle (vs the Borg cube at the start) realized mostly with CGI


* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The first time ''Franchise/StarTrek'' really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration huge Galaxy-class ship]] thrusts towards the enemy...only for a ''second'' to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers. Unsurprisingly, this scene was repeatedly reused as StockFootage for battles in future episodes.

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The first time the TV side of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration huge Galaxy-class ship]] thrusts towards the enemy...only for a ''second'' to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers. Unsurprisingly, this scene was repeatedly reused as StockFootage for battles in future episodes.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The first time ''Franchise/StarTrek'' really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration huge Galaxy-class ship]] thrusts towards the enemy...only for a ''second'' to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers. Unsurprisingly, this scene was repeatedly reused as StockFootage for battles in future episodes.

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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The first time ''Franchise/StarTrek'' really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration huge Galaxy-class ship]] thrusts towards the enemy...only for a ''second'' to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers. Unsurprisingly, this scene was repeatedly reused as StockFootage for battles in future episodes.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The first time ''Franchise/StarTrek'' really used CGI to its full potential, pulling off a bigger battle scene than ever seen before. Particular mention goes to the early moment when a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration huge Galaxy-class ship]] thrusts towards the enemy...only for a ''second'' to fly in front at an angle and both start blasting away at the Cardassians with their phasers. Unsurprisingly, this scene was repeatedly reused as StockFootage for battles in future episodes.
** There's also the Klingons BigDamnHeroes moment, where a Klingon fleet arrives in the nick of time, dramatically lit with a sun behind them as they charge into the fray. This shot was also reused in at least one later episode.

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