Season 3
(1994)
Overview
Season 3 of Deep Space Nine marks a turning point for the series, as it introduces the USS Defiant, a powerful starship that allows the crew to explore the Gamma Quadrant and face the threat of the Dominion, a vast and ruthless empire ruled by the shape-shifting Founders.
Cast
as Benjamin Sisko
as Kira Nerys
as Miles O'Brien
as Jadzia Dax
as Julian Bashir
as Jake Sisko
as Quark
as Odo
Episodes
The Search (1) 7.6
September 26, 1994
Stardate: 48213.1. Instead of waiting for the Jem'Hadar to attack, Sisko wants to try a different approach. He wants to…
The Search (2) 7.6
October 3, 1994
Stardate: 48213.1. Odo has found his home and is introduced. Meanwhile Sisko finds out peace talks between the Dominion…
The House of Quark 7.8
October 10, 1994
Stardate: Unknown. Quark tries to boost his reputation by taking credit for the accidental death of a Klingon in his ba…
Equilibrium 6.7
October 17, 1994
Stardate: Unknown. The Trill homeworld is the setting, as Sisko and Bashir take Jadzia home for treatment when she begi…
Second Skin 7.6
October 24, 1994
Stardate: Unknown. Kira finds herself on Cardassia as a Cardassian. She is told she is called Iliana Ghemor and was a C…
The Abandoned 6.7
October 31, 1994
Stardate: Unknown. Odo tries to bond with an alien child Quark finds in a load of salvage, while Sisko tries to break h…
Civil Defense 7.3
November 7, 1994
Stardate: Unknown. The station goes into lockdown and the crew is endangered when an old Cardassian security program is…
Meridian 5.5
November 14, 1994
Stardate: 48423.2. Dax falls in love with one of the residents of a multi-dimensional planet, while on DS9 an alien req…
Defiant 7.5
November 21, 1994
Stardate: 48467.3. The DS9 crew welcomes a visit from William Riker of the Enterprise, but the lieutenant’s hidden agen…
Fascination 6.1
November 28, 1994
Stardate: Unknown. As Lwaxanna Troi visits the station for a Bajoran festival, the crew is stricken with intense romant…
Past Tense (1) 7.2
January 2, 1995
Stardate: 48481.2. Sisko, Bashir and Dax are accidentally sent to San Francisco in the 21st century due to a transporte…
Past Tense (2) 7.4
January 9, 1995
Stardate: 48481.2. Sisko is forced to take the place of a key historical figure on Earth in 2024 in order to preserve t…
Life Support 6.0
January 30, 1995
Stardate: 48498.4. Dr. Bashir must use extraordinary measures to prolong Vedek Bareil's life long enough to allow Barei…
Heart of Stone 7.0
February 6, 1995
Stardate: 48521.5. After chasing a fugitive into a cave, Kira gets stuck and is slowly encapsulated by a growing crysta…
Destiny 7.2
February 13, 1995
Stardate: 48543.2. Sisko faces a conflict between his Starfleet duties and his role as the Bajoran Emissary when an anc…
Prophet Motive 6.7
February 20, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. Grand Nagus Zek is acting bizarre by giving away money and rewriting the Rules of Acquisition. Quark…
Visionary 7.7
February 27, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. While a Romulan delegation tries to get information about the Dominion, O'Brien gets visions of unpl…
Distant Voices 6.4
April 10, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. After being attacked in the infirmary, Dr. Bashir has a dual mystery on his hands: what has happened…
Through the Looking Glass 7.0
April 17, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. Sisko is kidnapped to impersonate his deceased, mirror universe self to gain Jennifer Sisko's loyalt…
Improbable Cause (1) 8.0
April 24, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. After an attempt is made on Garak's life, Odo conducts the investigation on who tried to murder the …
The Die Is Cast (2) 8.2
May 1, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. Now rejoined with his former mentor, Garak is ordered to interrogate Odo about the secrets of his pe…
Explorers 6.5
May 8, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. Sisko rebuilds an ancient Bajoran space vessel from the blueprints, and he and Jake take the ship on…
Family Business 6.3
May 15, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. Quark and Rom return to the Ferengi home world because their mother has broken the law - by wearing …
Shakaar 6.6
May 22, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. News arrives that Kai Winn has also become Bajor's political leader. She asks Kira to negotiate with…
Facets 6.6
June 12, 1995
Stardate: Unknown. Dax asks the crew to join her Zhian'tara ritual. The memories of her former hosts will take over the…
The Adversary 7.9
June 19, 1995
Stardate: 48959.1. The Defiant is off to show the Federation's presence to the new Tzenkethi government. While underway…