DS9 Season 2


Episodes

Summary 
In their second year together, the crew of Deep Space 9 face problems that will affect the galaxy forever. A Bajoran extremist group attempts to force the Federation out of the Bajoran system. The Cardassians are secretly supplying them with weapons, hoping to return to reclaim the planet and hold the Bajoran wormhole for the Cardassian Union. However, the greatest enemy of all is lurking beyond it.

Background information 
 This season was broadcast concurrent with  Season 7.
 Characters which 'cross over' from other incarnations of Star Trek include, from TOS: Kor, Kang and Koloth (), and from TNG: Admiral Alynna Nechayev ().
 All references (of which there were three) to the Dominion prior to the episode  were specifically designed to create a sense of layering and to convey the idea that the Dominion were involved in many different activities: in , it is revealed that they are involved in trade and commerce; in , it is revealed that they have a military division; and in , it is revealed that they are imperialists who think nothing of invading and conquering an entire planet.
 Michael Piller was extremely proud of this season; "When we really started doing stories about our space station, and really made it unique to itself, that's when the series, I think, really became special. I think, if you look at the second season of Deep Space Nine, and I think that I would, personally, put that on a par with any single season in the history of Star Trek." (New Frontiers: The Story of Deep Space Nine, DS9 Season 2 DVD, Special Features)
 Robert Hewitt Wolfe also agreed that the show really found its footing during the second season; "By the second season we knew how to do the right things, I think with more consistency, and we started to nail them more often. And we also started to develop the Dominion arc and to really understand more about the Prophets and Bajor and understand the relationship with the characters. So it just became a stronger show." (New Frontiers: The Story of Deep Space Nine, DS9 Season 2 DVD, Special Features)
 This is the only season of Deep Space Nine in which the Prophets do not appear on screen.
 The first three installments of this season form a linked story arc. "The first three-parter was a commitment to say, 'Hey, look at us. Look at what we can do," recalled Michael Piller. "It was, in a sense, supposed to do for us what '' had done for Next Generation." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 338) Recollected Ira Steven Behr, "Michael Piller called me up and said, 'We're going to open season two with a three-part episode.' Something that had never been done in the franchise history. That's the moment where I started to think, 'Okay, Deep Space Nine gives us opportunities that the other shows do not have or did not have, and that's exciting." (What We Left Behind) Piller continued, "I think that we succeeded. Those three shows really did show the breadth of ambition of storytelling that we were able to do and the special effects were terrific, the guest stars were great, and the credibility was there." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 338) Colm Meaney observed that this triumvirate of episodes continued an exploration of the "very interesting" subject of religious fundamentalism which had begun in the first season finale . ("Colm Meaney – Miles O'Brien", )

Credits

Guest and co-stars
 DS9 Season 2 performers

Crew 
Executive Producers 
Rick Berman
Michael Piller
Producers
Peter Allan Fields
Peter Lauritson ("The Homecoming"– "The Alternate")
Consulting Producer
Peter Lauritson (from "Armageddon Game" onward)
Supervising Producers
James Crocker
David Livingston
Co-Executive Producer
Ira Steven Behr
Line Producer
Robert della Santina ("Rules of Acquisition", "Rivals", "Playing God", "The Maquis, Part I", "Crossover")
Associate Producer
Steve Oster ("The Homecoming" – "The Alternate")
Co-Producer
Steve Oster ("Armageddon Game" – "The Jem'Hadar")
Story Editor
Robert Hewitt Wolfe ("Invasive Procedures" – "The Jem'Hadar")
Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson, C.S.A.
Ron Surma
Music by
Dennis McCarthy ("The Homecoming" – "Invasive Procedures", "Paradise" – "Sanctuary", "The Alternate", "Whispers" – "Paradise", "Playing God", "Blood Oath", "The Maquis, Part II" – "Crossover", "The Jem'Hadar")
Jay Chattaway ("Necessary Evil", "Rivals", "Armageddon Game", "Shadowplay", "Profit and Loss", "The Maquis, Part I", "The Collaborator" – "Tribunal")
Main Title Theme by
Dennis McCarthy (credit appears only in episodes in which McCarthy is not the episode's composer)
Director of Photography
Marvin Rush, A.S.C.
Production Designer
Herman Zimmerman ("The Homecoming" – "Shadowplay")
Art Director
Randy McIlvain
Editors
Robert Lederman ("The Homecoming", "Invasive Procedures", every third episode after "Sanctuary")
Tom Benko, A.C.E. (every third episode after "The Circle")
Richard E. Rabjohn (every third episode after "The Siege")
William B. Stitch ("Rules of Acquisition") 
Unit Production Manager
Robert della Santina
First Assistant Director
Richard Wells (every other episode from "The Homecoming" through "Rivals")
Venita Ozols-Graham (every other episode from "The Circle" through "Sanctuary")
Brian Whitley (every other episode from "The Alternate" through "The Jem'Hadar")
B.C. Cameron (every other episode from "Armageddon Game" through "Tribunal")
Second Assistant Director
B.C. Cameron ("The Homecoming" – "The Alternate")
Debra Kent ("Armageddon Game" – "The Jem'Hadar")
Visual Consultant
Herman Zimmerman ("Playing God" – "The Jem'Hadar")
Costume Designer
Robert Blackman
Co-costume Designer
Abram Waterhouse ("Blood Oath" – "The Jem'Hadar")
Visual Effects Producer
Dan Curry
Visual Effects Supervisors
Gary Hutzel (odd-numbered episodes)
Glenn Neufeld (even-numbered episodes)
Post Production Supervisor
Terri Potts
Supervising Editor
J.P. Farrell (credited as John P. Farrell until "Invasive Procedures")
Scenic Art Supervisor/Technical Consultant
Michael Okuda (credited as Scenic Art Consultant from "Blood Oath" onward)
Senior Illustrator/Technical Consultant
Rick Sternbach
Makeup Designed and Supervised by
Michael Westmore
Set Decorator
Laura Richarz
Set Designers
Sharon Davis (every other episode from "The Homecoming" through "Rivals")
Ron Wilkinson (every other episode from "The Circle" through "The Alternate", "Armageddon Game" – "Shadowplay")
James Claytor ("Playing God" – "The Jem'Hadar")
Illustrator
James Martin
Visual Effects Coordinators
Judy Elkins (odd-numbered episodes)
David Takemura (even-numbered episodes)
Philip Barberio ("The Homecoming" – "Sanctuary")
Visual Effects Series Editor
Philip Barberio (from "Rivals" onward)
Wardrobe Supervisor
Carol Kunz
Script Supervisor
Judi Brown ("The Homecoming" – "Crossover")
Marilyn Giardino-Zych ("The Collaborator", "Tribunal")
Cosmo Genovese ("The Jem'Hadar")
Special Effects
Gary Monak
Property Master
Joe Longo
Construction Coordinator
Thomas J. Arp ("The Homecoming" – "Playing God")
Dave DeGaetano ("Profit and Loss" – "The Jem'Hadar")
Scenic Artist
Denise Okuda (every other episode from "The Homecoming" through "Tribunal")
Doug Drexler (every other episode from "The Circle" through "The Jem'Hadar")
Hair Designer
Josée Normand
Make-up Artists
Camile Calvet-Sutfin ("The Homecoming", "The Siege", "Cardassians", "Rules of Acquisition" – "Second Sight", "Rivals", "Armageddon Game", "Paradise – "Playing God", "Blood Oath" – "The Maquis, Part II", "Crossover" – "Tribunal")
Dean Gates ("The Circle" – "Invasive Procedures", "Melora" – "Necessary Evil", "Sanctuary" – "The Alternate", "Whispers" – "Shadowplay", "Profit and Loss" – "The Maquis, Part I", "The Wire" – "The Collaborator", "The Jem'Hadar")
Dean Carl Jones ("The Homecoming" – "The Circle", "Invasive Procedures" – "Sanctuary", "The Alternate" – "Whispers", "Shadowplay" – "Profit and Loss", "The Maquis, Part I" – "The Wire", "The Collaborator" – "The Jem'Hadar")
Karen J. Westerfield ("The Homecoming" – "Paradise", "Playing God" – "Blood Oath", "The Maquis, Part II" – "Crossover", "Tribunal" – "The Jem'Hadar")
Hair Stylists
Gerald Solomon (odd-numbered episodes)
Norma Lee (even-numbered episodes)
Ronald W. Smith
Sound Mixer
Bill Gocke
Camera Operator
Joe Chess, S.O.C.
Chief Lighting Technician
William Peets
First Company Grip
Bob Sordal
Key Costumers
Phyllis Corcoran-Woods ("The Homecoming", "The Siege", every other episode from "Rules of Acquisition" through "Tribunal")
Jerry Bono (odd-numbered episodes)
Mary Ellen Bosche (even-numbered episodes)
Patti Borggrebe-Taylor ("The Circle", every other episode from "Invasive Procedures" through "The Alternate")
Stephanie Colin (every other episode from "Whispers" through "The Jem'Hadar")
Maurice Palinski ("Cardassians")
Music Editor
Stephen M. Rowe
Supervising Sound Editor
Bill Wistrom
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Jim Wolvington
Sound Editors
T. Ashley Harvey
Sean Callery
Paul Tade
Production Coordinator
Heidi Smothers ("The Homecoming" – "Sanctuary", "Armageddon Game" – "The Jem'Hadar") (credited as Heidi Julian until "Sanctuary")
Sara Thornberg ("Rivals", "The Alternate")
Post-Production Coordinator
Dawn Velazquez
Visual Effects Associate
Laura Lang-Matz
Production Associates
Kim Fitzgerald
Kristine Fernandes
Science Consultant
André Bormanis
Main Title Design
Dan Curry
Stunt Coordinator
Dennis Madalone
Location Manager
Lisa White ("The Homecoming" – "The Circle", "Paradise" – "Shadowplay")
Pre-Production Associate
Lolita Fatjo
Casting Executive
Helen Mossler, C.S.A.

Uncredited crew 
John Carroll, On-Line Editor
Mike Edds, Makeup Artist
 Hala Gabriel – Production Accountant
 Nancy J. Hvasta Leonardi – Makeup Artist ("The Collaborator", "Tribunal", "The Jem'Hadar")
Tina Kalliongis, Makeup Artist
Michael Key, Makeup Artist
Mike Little, Additional Camera Operator/Steadicam Operator
 Chuck Madalone – Stunt rigger ()
Gil Mosko, Makeup Artist
Daniel R. Purinton – Rigging Gaffer/Lot Best Boy
Dave Quaschnick, Makeup Artist
Joseph Smith – Orchestrator
Mike Smithson, Makeup Artist

Companies 
Filmed with Panavision cameras and lenses
Video Optical Effects Digital Magic
Special Video Compositing CIS Hollywood
Motion Control Photography Image "G"
Computer Animation VisionArt Design & Animation (all except "The Alternate")
Computer Animation Segments by VIFX ("The Alternate")
Editing facilities Unitel Video
Post-Production sound Modern Sound

See also 
DS9 Season 2 UK VHS
DS9 Season 2 US VHS
DS9 Season 2 DVD

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Star Trek seasons