To the Death

Episode aired May 13, 1996
TV-PG
44m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

Jeffrey Combs in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

A renegade group of Jem'Hadar plunders Deep Space Nine. Sisko agrees to a combat operation with loyal Jem'Hadar to prevent the renegades completing a planetary gateway.A renegade group of Jem'Hadar plunders Deep Space Nine. Sisko agrees to a combat operation with loyal Jem'Hadar to prevent the renegades completing a planetary gateway.A renegade group of Jem'Hadar plunders Deep Space Nine. Sisko agrees to a combat operation with loyal Jem'Hadar to prevent the renegades completing a planetary gateway.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
First appearance of Weyoun.

Goofs
At 40:11 during the fight with the Jem'Hadar, Worf bumps up against what appears to be a stone wall, but it moves back and forth like a piece of cardboard.

Quotes
Omet'iklan: I am First Omet'iklan, and I am dead. As of this moment, we are all dead. We go into battle to reclaim our lives. This we do gladly, for we are Jem'Hadar. Remember: victory is life.
Jem'Hadar: Victory is life!
[the Jem'Hadar march out]
Weyoun: Such a delightful people.
[O'Brien turns to face the assembled Federation officers]
O'Brien: I am Chief Miles Edward O'Brien. I am very much alive, and I intend to stay that way.
Sisko: Amen! Let's get it done!

Alternate versions
The UK DVD and video versions of the episodes "To The Death" and "Sons And Daughters" have been cut. A neck-break, and the accompanying sound are removed from the former, due to it being regarded as too strong. A Klingon ritual involving two people exchanging blood is removed from the latter. Given the risks of HIV transmission - and the established teenage audience for Star Trek - it was felt by the BBFC that this should be removed regardless of category to prevent any viewers emulating this.

Connections
Featured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy

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Featured review

8/10

Humanizing the Jem'Hadar....just a teeny, weeny bit.

"To the Death" is a surprising episode because it involves the Federation and Jem'Hadar working together--at least temporarily. It all begins with the Defiant returning to the station--only to find that it's been attacked by Jem'Hadar. However, in pursuing the attackers back through the wormhole, Sisko finds a Jem'Hadar ship-- stricken and on the verge of implosion. The surviving Jem'Hadar soldiers are beamed aboard and that is when they learn that the ones who attacked DS9 are renegades--Jem'Hadar who are independent of their overseers and who COULD take over the entire quadrant. So, to prevent this, the new passengers on the Defiant and the Defiant's crew must work together to stop the renegades.

Much of the show consists of the Federation and Jem'Hadar learning from each other. The Jem'Hadar are clearly super-arrogant and consider humans, Klingons and the like to be wimps--and they cannot understand how these inferior begins could be of any value. Jadzia Dax is surprised to learn how incredibly efficient the Jem'Hadar are. They never sleep, never eat, have no need for procreation or women BUT it comes at a price--they only live to be, at most, about 15!

What follows is good but surprisingly easy. After all, these Jem'Hadar are supposed to be the greatest warriors in the universe and you'd think the battle with the renegades would be a lot tougher! But, given all you learn about this race and the action, this is a very good episode and well worth seeing.