"Children of Time" was the 120th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 22nd episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 5 May 1997. The episode was written by René EchevarriaMA, Gary HollandMA & Ethan H. CalkMA and directed by Allan KroekerMA.
Summary[]
The crew of the Defiant encounter a planet populated by their descendants.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Brota • Jadzia Dax • Yedrin Dax • Gabriel • Jones • Kira Nerys • Lisa • Molly • Miles O'Brien • Miranda O'Brien • Odo • Parell • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Rita Tannenbaum • Worf, son of Mogh • unnamed USS Defiant personnel (USS Defiant personnel) • unnamed Gaia residents (Gaia residents)
- Referenced only
- Bareil Antos • Dax (symbiont) • Angie Kirby • Mogh • Keiko O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Shakaar Edon • Jake Sisko • Torvin
Locations[]
- Gaia system • Gaia IV • Gamma Quadrant
- Referenced only
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajor • Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 (also in opening credits) • Golian Spa • Kenda Shrine • Pelios Station
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • Janitza-class (in opening credits) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • Danube-class runabout, in opening credits
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Prophets
States and organizations[]
Other references[]
- 22nd century • alternate timeline • autopilot • baseball • class 4 probe • destiny • d'k tahg • dollhouse • energy barrier • gelm bread • grave marker • inertial dampener • kerripate • mek'leth • neural pathway • phaser • portable generator • q'apla • regeneration • raktajino • replicator • sensor log • shield generator • shield harmonic • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • Sto-vo-kor • tessipate • torga • tricorder • windmill • yar-bear • yelg melon
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The prologue of the Star Trek: Destiny novel Gods of Night begins soon after "Children of Time" and includes Jadzia recalling the events of the episode.
- ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia
- Information about this episode is presented consistently in the third and fourth volumes.
Video releases[]
Collector's edition VHS release with "Soldiers of the Empire".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "Soldiers of the Empire".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 2).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
Background[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Soldiers of the Empire |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Blaze of Glory |
| Previous episode: Soldiers of the Empire |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Blaze of Glory |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Distant Origin |
Next Adventure: I, Voyager | |
External links[]
- "Children of Time" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Children of Time article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.