Chase Masterson’s favorite Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode

“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” is an odd entry in the “Star Trek” franchise, as no one boldly goes anywhere and the series focuses heavily on war (something franchise creator Gene Roddenberry was explicitly against). Despite these obvious setbacks, “Deep Space Nine” is one of the best “Star Trek” shows of all time It features an amazing and diverse cast of characters who bring very unusual perspectives to the “Star Trek” series. “Deep Space Nine” also contains characters who hail from outside the Federation (including Bajorans from their nearby planet, a Cardassian tailor/spy, and Complete chaos of Ferengi), which helps make the show feel unique from its more Starfleet-focused brethren.

One of the characters who brought a little fun and sweetness to “Deep Space Nine” was Lita, played by Chase Masterson. Leeta was a Bajoran and worked at Quark’s (Armin Shimerman) bar as a dabo girl, as well as occasionally selling gomja sticks (a sticky Bajoran treat) on the promenade. Although she starts out dating Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig), she eventually marries Rom (Max Grodenchik), Quark’s brother, meaning she becomes part of the large Ferengi clan. But which episode stood out the most to Masterson?

In a 2011 article by L Star Trek.com As Masterson answered fan questions, she said her favorite episode of the movie was also one of the most fun to watch: Season 7’s “Take Me Out to the Holosuite.”

The Dominion War, which pits Starfleet and the Federation against the forces of the Gamma Quadrant, It was a controversial element in “Deep Space Nine” That was too dark for some audiences. But thankfully, there were a few fun episodes to break things up. In “Take Me Out to the Holosuite,” the DS9 crew gets a chance to play ground sports against a team of Vulcans and bond even more, both on-screen and off. As Masterson explained:

“We all had a great deal of fun with ‘Take Me Out to the Holosuite,’ partly because it was such a dramatic change of scenery — everyone loved getting out of the studio, out in the fresh air, and playing in a baseball game. It was the same episode Energetic, and based on the Niners’ “courage, teamwork, and sacrifice,” as Sisko described it. It was an interesting parallel because, in the middle of DS9’s seventh season, we all had the same spirit — in part because We had the same spirit. I remember how quickly the show would end. I remember feeling a sense of appreciation across the staff for being together, just like the Niners. It sounds corny, but it was very real. Everyone has their own connection to baseball, for example. Max (Grodenchik) is an excellent ballplayer, and a particularly good pitcher, so, in order to convince the public that he was embarrassed, he pitched left-handed. There is nothing more disconcerting than the opportunity to pitch without names, even to the most dignified members of the staff “Take it down a little bit.”

While fans can guess who might need to lighten up a bit, Masterson declined to name names. In the episode, Captain Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, learns to appreciate the game instead of focusing on winning, and Brooks likely has a similar reaction behind the scenes. There’s so much joy on the actors’ faces that it doesn’t look forced at all, which it is It makes this special episode of “Deep Space Nine” so much fun.

While Holosuite episodes often gave the cast and crew of “Deep Space Nine” the chance to get a little sun, they also gave the show’s writers the chance to do all kinds of funny things within the confines of the “Star Trek” universe. In fact, “Take Me Out to the Holosuite” gives us plenty of great moments of comedy, like Klingon Worf (Michael Dorn) screaming “Death to dissent!” While trying to intimidate the Vulcan hitter, it also allows some of the show’s secondary characters to shine as well. Rom, for example, gets a chance to be the hero despite being mostly exploited throughout the series (outside of the incredible scope of uniting the Quark Federation), and it’s kind of funny that Grodenchik is so good at baseball, because Rom no.

There are some other amazing holocaust episodes in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” including one where all the actors have to… Pretend to be a James Bond replicaeventually leading to several great episodes loosely centered around A.J 1960s Las Vegas lounge singer, Vic Fontaine (James Darren). Wherever the Holosuit took the characters of “Deep Space Nine,” it was always sure to teach us something new about them and our world. In the case of “Take Me Out to the Holosuite,” we learned that Rom really rules and that winning isn’t everything, and we had a lot of fun along the way. It’s great to hear that the cast did too.