Dominion war

[Carpathia86]

Greetings, all!

I've recently decided to go through all episodes of each series detailing the backstory of the Dominion war, starting with TNG's The Wounded (introducing the Cardassians and the beginnings of the Maquis, etc), and ending with DS9's "What You Leave Behind." I've never realized just how intricate the whole story is.

 

[johnnybear]

I haven't really got started on any of this as of yet! I'm way behind on my DS9 watching, sadly!
JB

 

[Skulkin' Vulcan]

DS9 is terrific! I haven't checked out DISCO yet but I hope it has something of DS9's depth and complexity.

 

[Carpathia86]

DS9 is terrific! I haven't checked out DISCO yet but I hope it has something of DS9's depth and complexity.

I haven't seen any of DIS, yet either, but I hope it has something approaching DS9's quality. It's needed for the franchise to continue.

 

[Carpathia86]

For those interested, here's my list of Dominion War episodes.
TNG--The Wounded
Ensign Ro
Chain of Command, parts 1 and 2
DS9--
Emissary
Vortex
Duet
In the Hands of the Prophets
The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Sanctuary
The Alternate
TNG--Journey's End
DS9--The Maquis, Parts 1 and 2
The Wire
The Collaborator
Tribunal
TNG--Preemptive Strike
DS9--The Jem'Hadar
The Search, parts 1 and 2
Second Skin
The Abandoned
Civil Defense
Defiant
Heart of Stone
Improbable Cause
The Die is Cast
Shakaar
The Adversary
The Way of The Warrior
Hippocratic Oath
Starship Down
Homefront
Paradise Lost
Return to Grace
Rules of Engagement
For the Cause
To The Death
The Quickening
Broken Link
Apocalypse Rising
The Ship
Nor Battle to the Strong
The Darkness and the Light
The Begotten
For The Uniform
In Purgatory's Shadow
By Inferno's Light
Soldiers of the Empire
Blaze of Glory
Empok Nor
Call to Arms
A Time to Stand
Rocks and Shoals
Sons and Daughters
Behind the Lines
Favor the Bold
Sacrifice of Angels
Waltz
One Little Ship
Honor Among Thieves
Change of Heart
Inquisition
In the Pale Moonlight
Valiant
Tears of the Prophets
Image in the Sand
Shadows and Symbols
Afterimage
Once More Unto the Breach
The Siege of AR-558
It's only a Paper Moon
Chimera
Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
Penumbra
'Til Death Do Us Part
Strange Bedfellows
The Changing Face of Evil
When It Rains...
Tacking Into the Wind
Extreme Measures
The Dogs of War
What You Leave Behind

 

[Tenacity]

TNG's The Wounded (introducing the Cardassians and the beginnings of the Maquis, etc)

What in "The Wounded" had anything to do with the beginnings of the Maquis? The Marquis came later.

 

[Carpathia86]

What in "The Wounded" had anything to do with the beginnings of the Maquis? The Marquis came later.

It introduced the Cardassians and Chief O'Brien's history with them.

 

[Tenacity]

Neither of which involve the Marquis, or their beginnings.

 

[Carpathia86]

True, but I still consider it an important part of the saga.

 

[Tenacity]

Fair enough.

 

[johnnybear]

Can't see how any of the TNG episodes are anything to do with the Dominion? The Cardassians may have been in them agreed, but Cardassia only joined the Dominion much later in the series! You might as well count every Klingon and Romulan episode as well because they fought against the invasion too!
JB

 

[Shawnster]

The TNG episodes set up all of DS9 early seasons with Cardassians and Maqui

The Dominion War overlapped with the Maqui story line

 

[johnnybear]

The Cardassians and the Maquis, yes, but the Dominion are a different set of characters from the start!
JB

 

[The Old Mixer]

Starfleet was also heavily involved in the war...best to start with "The Cage".

 

[The Wormhole]

Starfleet was also heavily involved in the war...best to start with "The Cage".

It'll help you get the reference when Sisko is awarded the Christopher Pike Medal of Valour or whatever it's called. Also need to check out The Menagerie to understand why Pike has a bravery medal named after him.

 

[UnknownSample]

Cardassians are really DS9 and very Dominion War. Klingons, Romulans, if you know Trek at all, you know them already. The story of the Cardassians is the story of the Dominion War is the story of DS9.