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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 3

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26 episodes · premiered Sep 26, 1994

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.

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  1. Episode 1: The Search (1) Sep 26, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 7.8 Stardate: 48213.1. Instead of waiting for the Jem'Hadar to attack, Sisko wants to try a different approach. He wants to take a new class starship to try to find the Founders.
  2. Episode 2: The Search (2) Oct 3, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 7.8 Stardate: 48213.1. Odo has found his home and is introduced. Meanwhile Sisko finds out peace talks between the Dominion and the Federation have already started.
  3. Episode 3: The House of Quark Oct 10, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 7.8 Stardate: Unknown. Quark tries to boost his reputation by taking credit for the accidental death of a Klingon in his bar, but lands himself in the middle of a Klingon political struggle.
  4. Episode 4: Equilibrium Oct 17, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 6.9 Stardate: Unknown. The Trill homeworld is the setting, as Sisko and Bashir take Jadzia home for treatment when she begins experiencing hallucinations after playing a tune she can't recall.
  5. Episode 5: Second Skin Oct 24, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 7.6 Stardate: Unknown. Kira finds herself on Cardassia as a Cardassian. She is told she is called Iliana Ghemor and was a Cardassian spy.
  6. Episode 6: The Abandoned Oct 31, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 6.8 Stardate: Unknown. Odo tries to bond with an alien child Quark finds in a load of salvage, while Sisko tries to break his son's relationship with a 20 year old Dabo girl.
  7. Episode 7: Civil Defense Nov 7, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 7.4 Stardate: Unknown. The station goes into lockdown and the crew is endangered when an old Cardassian security program is accidentally activated.
  8. Episode 8: Meridian Nov 14, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 5.6 Stardate: 48423.2. Dax falls in love with one of the residents of a multi-dimensional planet, while on DS9 an alien requests a holosuite program of Kira from Quark.
  9. Episode 9: Defiant Nov 21, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 7.5 Stardate: 48467.3. The DS9 crew welcomes a visit from William Riker of the Enterprise, but the lieutenant’s hidden agenda leads to a tense standoff deep in Cardassian space.
  10. Episode 10: Fascination Nov 28, 1994 · 45m · TMDB 6.1 Stardate: Unknown. As Lwaxanna Troi visits the station for a Bajoran festival, the crew is stricken with intense romantic attractions to one another.
  11. Episode 11: Past Tense (1) Jan 2, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 7.3 Stardate: 48481.2. Sisko, Bashir and Dax are accidentally sent to San Francisco in the 21st century due to a transporter malfunction, and must figure out how to get back without changing…
  12. Episode 12: Past Tense (2) Jan 9, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 7.5 Stardate: 48481.2. Sisko is forced to take the place of a key historical figure on Earth in 2024 in order to preserve the timeline.
  13. Episode 13: Life Support Jan 30, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 6.1 Stardate: 48498.4. Dr. Bashir must use extraordinary measures to prolong Vedek Bareil's life long enough to allow Bareil to complete sensitive peace negotiations between the Bajorans and…
  14. Episode 14: Heart of Stone Feb 6, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 7.1 Stardate: 48521.5. After chasing a fugitive into a cave, Kira gets stuck and is slowly encapsulated by a growing crystal stone while Odo tries to figure out how to free her.
  15. Episode 15: Destiny Feb 13, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 7.3 Stardate: 48543.2. Sisko faces a conflict between his Starfleet duties and his role as the Bajoran Emissary when an ancient Bajoran prophecy predicts that a joint Federation-Cardassian…
  16. Episode 16: Prophet Motive Feb 20, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 6.7 Stardate: Unknown. Grand Nagus Zek is acting bizarre by giving away money and rewriting the Rules of Acquisition. Quark attempts to get the old Nagus back.
  17. Episode 17: Visionary Feb 27, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 7.7 Stardate: Unknown. While a Romulan delegation tries to get information about the Dominion, O'Brien gets visions of unpleasant things that are about to happen in the future.
  18. Episode 18: Distant Voices Apr 10, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 6.4 Stardate: Unknown. After being attacked in the infirmary, Dr. Bashir has a dual mystery on his hands: what has happened to the station while he was out and why is he aging so rapidly now?
  19. Episode 19: Through the Looking Glass Apr 17, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 7.2 Stardate: Unknown. Sisko is kidnapped to impersonate his deceased, mirror universe self to gain Jennifer Sisko's loyalty in the Rebel Alliance.
  20. Episode 20: Improbable Cause (1) Apr 24, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 8.1 Stardate: Unknown. After an attempt is made on Garak's life, Odo conducts the investigation on who tried to murder the Cardassian tailor - and why.
  21. Episode 21: The Die Is Cast (2) May 1, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 8.2 Stardate: Unknown. Now rejoined with his former mentor, Garak is ordered to interrogate Odo about the secrets of his people, while the joined Romulan/Cardassian attack fleet moves towards…
  22. Episode 22: Explorers May 8, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 6.5 Stardate: Unknown. Sisko rebuilds an ancient Bajoran space vessel from the blueprints, and he and Jake take the ship on a trip, attempting to prove that the ancient Bajorans went beyond…
  23. Episode 23: Family Business May 15, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 6.3 Stardate: Unknown. Quark and Rom return to the Ferengi home world because their mother has broken the law - by wearing clothes and earning profits, forbidden for women in Ferengi society.
  24. Episode 24: Shakaar May 22, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 6.6 Stardate: Unknown. News arrives that Kai Winn has also become Bajor's political leader. She asks Kira to negotiate with an old resistance friend about returning soil reclamators.
  25. Episode 25: Facets Jun 12, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 6.7 Stardate: Unknown. Dax asks the crew to join her Zhian'tara ritual. The memories of her former hosts will take over their bodies. Nog is preparing for Starfleet Academy.
  26. Episode 26: The Adversary Jun 19, 1995 · 45m · TMDB 8.0 Stardate: 48959.1. The Defiant is off to show the Federation's presence to the new Tzenkethi government. While underway the ship malfunctions and Bashir is suspected of sabotage.