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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
S7.E12
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The Emperor's New Cloak

  • Episode aired Feb 3, 1999
  • TV-PG
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Armin Shimerman, Nicole de Boer, and Max Grodénchik in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
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Quark and Rom have to rescue Grand Nagus Zek who's being held captive in the alternate universe.Quark and Rom have to rescue Grand Nagus Zek who's being held captive in the alternate universe.Quark and Rom have to rescue Grand Nagus Zek who's being held captive in the alternate universe.

  • Director
    • LeVar Burton
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Rick Berman
    • Michael Piller
  • Stars
    • Avery Brooks
    • Rene Auberjonois
    • Nicole de Boer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • LeVar Burton
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Rick Berman
      • Michael Piller
    • Stars
      • Avery Brooks
      • Rene Auberjonois
      • Nicole de Boer
    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Avery Brooks
    Avery Brooks
    • Captain Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko
    Rene Auberjonois
    Rene Auberjonois
    • Constable Odo
    Nicole de Boer
    Nicole de Boer
    • Lieutenant Ezri Dax
    • (as Nicole deBoer)
    • …
    Michael Dorn
    Michael Dorn
    • Regent Worf
    Cirroc Lofton
    Cirroc Lofton
    • Jake Sisko
    • (credit only)
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Smiley O'Brien
    Armin Shimerman
    Armin Shimerman
    • Quark
    Alexander Siddig
    Alexander Siddig
    • Doctor Julian Bashir…
    Nana Visitor
    Nana Visitor
    • Intendant Kira Nerys
    Andrew Robinson
    Andrew Robinson
    • Garak
    • (as Andrew J. Robinson)
    Jeffrey Combs
    Jeffrey Combs
    • Brunt
    Max Grodénchik
    Max Grodénchik
    • Rom
    J.G. Hertzler
    J.G. Hertzler
    • Martok
    Tiny Ron
    • Maihar'du
    Chase Masterson
    Chase Masterson
    • Leeta
    Wallace Shawn
    Wallace Shawn
    • Zek
    Peter Antoniou
    • Helmsman
    • (as Peter C. Antoniou)
    Bill Blair
    Bill Blair
    • Various Aliens
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • LeVar Burton
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Rick Berman
      • Michael Piller
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    3mike_dedmon

    Ugh - that was painful

    I am the biggest Star Trek fan ever. But wow the writing and the entire idea of this episode was just awful. I really struggled to get through it but I did.
    4Hitchcoc

    Another Tiresome Episode of the Alternate Universe

    Once again, characters from Deep Space Nine end up in the alternate universe. Once again, the Grand Nagus needs to be rescued. Once again, the same old plot issues come forward. That incarnation of KIra is so tiresome. Please! No more!
    1morn1960

    Don't bother

    Just another stupid alternate universe episode. Easy to skip just like the vic Fontaine episodes
    4stuart-smith729

    Disappointing.

    We're getting closer to the end of the series but the last few episodes seem stand alone and not offering much to the overall story.

    This is only my second Star Trek series I've watched, Enterprise the first and that ended horrifically, I really hope this picks up and soon.
    2tomsly-40015

    Another silly and dull mirror episode

    Episode 12 of the last season and they still show standalone episodes with not attempt to move the story line to conclusion???

    And why is it, that we see another alternate universe episode? This topic is done. We have seen all we need to see. Especially since this episode adds nothing to the storyline of the alternate universe. We witness - yet again - terrible acting from evil Kira in her skin-tight black dress. This time accompanied by an even worse acting evil Ezri in similar black dress which absolutely did not work for this character. In no second I believed that this Ezri character is now a meany.

    And this Nagus story was dumb as well. Travels to the alternate universe to explore new business oportunities. Only accompanied by his speechless und useless bodyguard.

    You have to imagine: The Nagus rules whole Ferenginar. The Ferengi are an advanced race capable of intergalactic travel. To reach such an evolution in technology lots of inventions have to be done prior to that, meaning: This civilization muss be old. Compared to earth it would be safe to say, that such a highly developed civilization must have 10-20 billion individuums - maybe even scattered over several planets. And here we have the Nagus, that is their leader. Yet, you do not see any other people around him but his one bodyguard. No assistants, no counselors, no politicians, no company leaders, no military... just no one. As if a person alone would be making deals that would impact billions of people. The Nagus would be accompanied by an entourage bigger than the one of the US president. And he only is the leader of around 340 million people, not a whole race and planet like the Nagus!

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    • Trivia
      This episode is dedicated to Jerome Bixby, who died almost a year before this episode aired. He wrote the very first Mirror Universe episode Mirror, Mirror (1967).
    • Goofs
      Zek tells Quark that the Alliance will release him only if Quark can secure a ship's cloaking device, claiming that they don't have cloaking technology in the Mirror Universe. This is inconsistent with what is shown in several previous Mirror Universe visits, where we see both Klingon and Cardassian ships with cloaking devices.
    • Quotes

      Ezri Tigan: If you're found in Alliance territory without the cloaking device, you're dead.

      Quark: Are you suggesting we should go back home?

      Ezri Tigan: It's the smart move.

      Quark: Do we look smart to you?

    • Connections
      Featured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
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      Written by Dennis McCarthy

      Performed by Dennis McCarthy

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      • 46m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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