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* FriendshipMoment: The end result of Kira and Sisko's plot is this. While trying to keep Sisko awake, Kira confesses how intimidating it is to work with the emissary, and admits that this is why she and Sisko have never grown very close over the years. In the final scene, Sisko has a brief meeting with Kira, and just before she leaves, [[Heartwarming/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine he invites her to a baseball game on the holodeck, even giving her a cap!]]


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* RecycledPremise: A similar concept to ''Next Generation's'' [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E5Disaster "Disaster"]].
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* TheCoatsAreOff: Quark removes his coat before working on the Jem'Hadar torpedo.
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* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.

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* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.space, with elements of ''Film/CrimsonTide''.
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* FourLinesAllWaiting: Sisko and Kira on TheBridge, Worf and O'Brien in the engine room, Bashir and Jadzia in the turbolift, and Quark and Hanok in the mess hall. All four plot lines get closure on the station.
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* IntimateHealing: Bashir and Jadzia cuddle up for warmth in the freezing turbolift.

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* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.



* WithDueRespect: O'Brien says this to Worf when advising him to cut the engineers a little slack.
* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.

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* WithDueRespect: O'Brien says this to Worf when advising him to cut the engineers a little slack.
* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.
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* OhCrap: Quark and Hanok when they see a torpedo protruding into the mess hall.
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* ScottyTime: In order to convert the deflector array into a phaser emitter, Muniz says they can do it in twenty minutes, with Stevens saying it can be done in ten if they bypass the safeties. At the end of the episode, Stevens says they can have the ''Defiant'' repaired in sixteen hours, to which O'Brien says they can get it done in twelve.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: How the Ferengi and the Karenna view each other.

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: How the Ferengi and the Karenna Karemma view each other.



* GoodIsBoring: The Karenna have a very by-the-book method for establishing fair trade prices, based on the various production costs plus a reasonable profit margin. Quark finds their approach incredibly dull. Though he doesn't succeed in turning Hanok into a sleaze like him, Quark does get him to appreciate the thrill of a good gamble.

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* GoodIsBoring: The Karenna Karemma have a very by-the-book method for establishing fair trade prices, based on the various production costs plus a reasonable profit margin. Quark finds their approach incredibly dull. Though he doesn't succeed in turning Hanok into a sleaze like him, Quark does get him to appreciate the thrill of a good gamble.

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* WireDilemma: The torpedo Quark and Hanok are dealing with has two diodes - Removing one will disarm it, and removing the other will detonate the warhead. Hanok doesn't remember which is which. With a 50/50 shot, Quark throws caution to the wind and yanks one out. He chooses correctly.

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* ThatsAnOrder: Sisko orders Bashir to seal off Deck 2 during a hull breach, even though that would mean sacrificing Jadzia. Bashir decides to TakeAThirdOption and seals off the deck while rushing in to save Jadzia.
* WireDilemma: The torpedo Quark and Hanok are dealing with has two diodes - Removing one will disarm it, and removing the other will detonate the warhead. Hanok doesn't remember which is which. With a 50/50 shot, Quark throws caution to the wind and yanks one out. He chooses correctly. correctly.
* WithDueRespect: O'Brien says this to Worf when advising him to cut the engineers a little slack.
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* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.
* YouLookFamiliar: Hanok may have invented the warp engine on Earth and shown Vulcans how to dance.

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* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.
* YouLookFamiliar: Hanok may have invented the warp engine on Earth and shown Vulcans how to dance.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Hanok sees the impending deaths of his people at the hands of the Jem'Hadar as his fault for meeting with Sisko. He even offers to make a HeroicSacrifice to save his crew.
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* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.

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* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.space.
* YouLookFamiliar: Hanok may have invented the warp engine on Earth and shown Vulcans how to dance.
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* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.
* YouLookFamiliar: James Cromwell makes his third appearance (and final credited appearance in the television versions) in the franchise, following his roles in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted "The Hunted"]] and the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright "Birthright"]] two parter, and more famously, as Zefram Cochrane in the film ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact''.

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* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.
* YouLookFamiliar: James Cromwell makes his third appearance (and final credited appearance in the television versions) in the franchise, following his roles in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted "The Hunted"]] and the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright "Birthright"]] two parter, and more famously, as Zefram Cochrane in the film ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact''.
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* WireDilemma: The torpedo Quark and Hanok are dealing with has two diodes - one will disarm it, and the other will detonate the warhead. With a 50/50 shot, Quark throws caution to the wind and yanks one out. He chooses correctly.

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* WireDilemma: The torpedo Quark and Hanok are dealing with has two diodes - Removing one will disarm it, and removing the other will detonate the warhead.warhead. Hanok doesn't remember which is which. With a 50/50 shot, Quark throws caution to the wind and yanks one out. He chooses correctly.
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* MandatoryLine: Odo only appears in one scene, advising Hanok to not blow his money at Quarks.

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* MandatoryLine: Odo only appears in one scene, advising Hanok to not blow his money at Quarks.Quark's.

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* LockedInARoom: Where Bashir and Dax spend most of the episode.

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* LockedInARoom: Where Bashir and Dax spend most of the episode.episode trapped in a turbolift after the deck is flooded with gas.



** Though subverted at the end, when ''O'Brien'' is the one who imposes a strict deadline for repairs.
--->'''O'Brien:''' You have to give them a lot of slack, but you can't take your hands off the reins.



* WireDilemma: With a torpedo just waiting to explode, Quark throws caution to the wind and yanks out a part. He chooses correctly.

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* WireDilemma: With a The torpedo just waiting to explode, Quark and Hanok are dealing with has two diodes - one will disarm it, and the other will detonate the warhead. With a 50/50 shot, Quark throws caution to the wind and yanks out a part.one out. He chooses correctly.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Worf in charge of the engineering crew. After O'Brien points out that he's being harsher than they're used to, he eases up and gets better results.
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* GoodIsBoring: The Karenna have a very by-the-book method for establishing fair trade prices, based on the various production costs plus a reasonable profit margin. Quark finds their approach incredibly dull. Though he doesn't succeed in turning Hanok into a sleaze like him, Quark does get him to appreciate the thrill of a good gamble.
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-->'''Quark:''' I thought you said you never sold 'sub-standard merchandise.'' This ''was'' supposed to explode on impact, wasn't it?

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-->'''Quark:''' I thought you said you never sold 'sub-standard "sub-standard merchandise.'' " This ''was'' supposed to explode on impact, wasn't it?

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-->'''Hanok:''' We sell these torpedoes to the Jem'Hadar!
-->'''Quark:''' I thought you said you never sold 'sub-standard merchandise.'' This ''was'' supposed to explode on impact, wasn't it?
-->'''Hanok:''' ''[beat]'' Maybe I should offer them a refund. ''[the two break out laughing]''



* GallowsHumor: Hanok and Quark have some laughs as they try to disarm the torpedo.
-->'''Hanok:''' We sell these torpedoes to the Jem'Hadar!
-->'''Quark:''' I thought you said you never sold 'sub-standard merchandise.'' This ''was'' supposed to explode on impact, wasn't it?
-->'''Hanok:''' ''[beat]'' Maybe I should offer them a refund.
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* GallowsHumor: Hanok and Quark have some laughs as they try to disarm the torpedo.
-->'''Hanok:''' We sell these torpedoes to the Jem'Hadar!
-->'''Quark:''' I thought you said you never sold 'sub-standard merchandise.'' This ''was'' supposed to explode on impact, wasn't it?
-->'''Hanok:''' ''[beat]'' Maybe I should offer them a refund.
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* BrickJoke: While trying to keep Sisko conscious, Kira suggests switching [=DS9=] to a four-shift rotation. At the end of the episode, Sisko brings up the four-shift rotation as if it were his idea. Kira plays along with it. (Sisko was probably joking, and she probably knew it.)

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** This is not the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds first time]] the deflector dish has been turned into a WaveMotionGun. In this case, it worked better than [[WorfBarrage before]]. Even with the TropeNamer firing it.

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** This is not the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds first time]] the deflector dish has been turned into a WaveMotionGun. In this case, it worked works better than [[WorfBarrage before]]. before. Even with the TropeNamer for TheWorfBarrage firing it.


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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: O'Brien tells Worf that the deflector dish gun will only give one shot. Fortunately, the new-and-improved Worf only needs one shot.
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* FireForgedFriends: The episode starts with Hanok ready to gut Quark like a fish. It ends with them enjoying a spin at the dabo wheel.
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* BigWhat: Sisko's reaction to Hanok telling him about the taxes the Ferengi have been levying.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: How the Ferengi and the Karenna view each other.


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** This is not the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds first time]] the deflector dish has been turned into a WaveMotionGun. In this case, it worked better than [[WorfBarrage before]]. Even with the TropeNamer firing it.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Not only do Quark and Hanok indulge in this during their WireDilemma, they laugh their asses off.


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* ImprovisedWeapon: Both arming atmospheric probes with torpedo warheads and the deflector dish as mentioned above.


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Hanok chews Quark out both for lying and for not fessing up to it when caught.
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* YouLookFamiliar: James Cromwell makes his third appearance (and final credited appearance in the television versions) in the franchise, following his roles in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted "The Hunted"]] and the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright "Birthright"]] two parter.

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* YouLookFamiliar: James Cromwell makes his third appearance (and final credited appearance in the television versions) in the franchise, following his roles in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted "The Hunted"]] and the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright "Birthright"]] two parter.parter, and more famously, as Zefram Cochrane in the film ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact''.

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* DamnYouMuscleMemory: When Worf takes command in engineering, he notices that the control panels have been reconfigured. He tells the engineers to reset them to the standard layout, to prevent this from happening.



* YouLookFamiliar: James Cromwell makes his third appearance(And final credited appearance in the television versions) in the franchise, following his roles in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted "The Hunted"]] and the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright "Birthright"]] two parter.

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* YouLookFamiliar: James Cromwell makes his third appearance(And appearance (and final credited appearance in the television versions) in the franchise, following his roles in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted "The Hunted"]] and the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright "Birthright"]] two parter.
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* MandatoryLine: Odo only appears in one scene, advising Hanok to not blow his money at Quarks.
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The ''Defiant'' crew find themselves in a deep space game of cat and mouse when two Jem'Hadar ships force them to hide among the dangerous and turbulent winds of a gas giant.
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* CallBack: O'Brien cuts tension in the engine room by telling of the action from the [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS03E20ImprobableCause "Improbable Cause"]]/[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS03E21TheDieIsCast "The Die Is Cast"]] two parter. He apparently tells it a lot.
* ConcussionsGetYouHigh: Averted. Sisko spends most of the episode barely conscious, with a panicked Kira trying to keep him awake.
* LockedInARoom: Where Bashir and Dax spend most of the episode.
* MassivelyNumberedSiblings: Morn apparently regales Bashir with a story about his ''17'' brothers and sisters.
* SubStory: '''IN SPACE!'''
* WireDilemma: With a torpedo just waiting to explode, Quark throws caution to the wind and yanks out a part. He chooses correctly.
* WholePlotReference: It's basically ''Film/DasBoot'' in space.
* YouLookFamiliar: James Cromwell makes his third appearance(And final credited appearance in the television versions) in the franchise, following his roles in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted "The Hunted"]] and the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright "Birthright"]] two parter.

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