20th episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
"In the Hands of the Prophets"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.
Season 1 Episode 20
Directed by
David Livingston
Written by
Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Featured music
Dennis McCarthy
Cinematography by
Marvin Rush
Production code
420
Original air date
June 21, 1993 (1993-06-21)
Guest appearances
Louise Fletcher as Winn Adami
Philip Anglim as Vedek Bareil
Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien[1]
Robin Christopher as Neela
Episode chronology
← Previous "Duet"
Next → "The Homecoming"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1
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"In the Hands of the Prophets" is the twentieth and final episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe and directed by David Livingston, the episode originally aired in broadcast syndication during the week of June 21, 1993.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the galaxy; the wormhole is occupied by powerful alien entities that are worshiped by the people of the nearby planet Bajor as "the Prophets". In this episode, friction escalates when Bajoran cleric Vedek Winn (Louise Fletcher) arrives on the station and finds schoolteacher Keiko O'Brien (Rosalind Chao) teaching Bajoran children that their gods are merely "wormhole aliens".
The story revisits the religious themes introduced in "Emissary", the series premiere. "In the Hands of the Prophets" provides a deeper focus on Bajoran politics and religion and highlights what happens when the values and beliefs of one culture are imposed on another. The episode features the first appearances of Louise Fletcher and Philip Anglim in their recurring roles as Vedek Winn and Vedek Bareil. 8.8 million people viewed the episode on its first broadcast, the lowest of any first-run episode during season one. Critical reception to the episode was positive, with Fletcher and Avery Brooks receiving praise for their performances.
^"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Series 1-20. In the Hands of the Prophets". Radio Times. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
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