Name That Episode, DS9 Edition...

I assume you mean Brian Thompson...I'm curious which episode he was in as a dream?

 

"Shades Of Gray": The only clip show of TNG.

 

Here's my first clue:

Self-loving...

 

Ah. Silly me, I was thinking playing a character in a dream rather than stock footage.

 

Bar Association?

 

But they do identify the clips as dreams Riker is having. Which I know because (this feels like a confession) I have actually recently rewatched "Shades Of Grey" for the first time since the early 90's.

Possibly I've gone Trek-insane, but It's actually not so bad anymore, now that I often experience the whole Berman era as a clipshow (dropping in and out of BBC reruns at random, jumping around to favorite scenes on Netflix, etc).

 

Sorry, but no. Another clue:

Quark does something that seems like a dry run (in hindsight) for something he'll be forced to do much later.

 

"THE MAGNIFICENT FERENGI"?

I think of his holosuite attack runs shooting at Jem'Hadar that he would later do in reality protecting Nog in "THE SIEGE OF AR-558".

 

That's an interesting guess but no. I think I'll give another clue then (That's the third one):
Someone austere discovers ways of having fun (remember to answer that in relation to the other two clues).

 

Odo was austere.

 

"BEHIND THE LINES"?

 

Interesting but no.

It's time for another clue:

Biting your own nails is a bad habit already, let alone...


Remember that ALL the clues matter.

 

Facets

Tobin chews O'Brien's nails, Quark becomes a woman, Curzon declares his love for Jadzia, Odo discovers how to have fun from Curzon.

I'm pretty sure that's correct, just need a little time to think of a good clue.

 

Clue: Frozen Gelatin Emergency Rations

 

yes, it's correct.

1) Self-love: Curzon is in love with Jadzia but he's actually a part of her, so ina way he's in love with himself.
2) Quark experienced being a woman which he will do much later in the series (as we all know...)
3) Odo discovers ways of having fun through (the spirit of) Curzon.
4) Tobin bites his nails, but what he's actually doing is biting O'Brien's nails.

 

No guesses yet?
Clue 2) Exploding rat trap.

 

Clue 3) Temporary fair fight.

 

I saw the first clue at work, but had to wait until now to respond.

"THE ASCENT"

 

Correct.

Odo is the frozen gelatin that becomes Quark’s emergency rations. And Quark is a rat, or criminal informant, which they try to kill with a bomb. And Odo and Quark fight, in the only period in the series where the fight is fair.

 

I first thought of Ascent, but discounted it because Odo was human in that episode.