History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E17Accession

* OhCrap: Worf learns that Keiko is having another baby. His reaction is priceless.

* LiteralGenie: When Akorem realizes he's been a false Emissary and caused harm, he says the Prophets should have just left him to die 200 years ago. The Prophets immediately tell him that can be arranged and seem just about to do so until Sisko stops them. Their intentions don't seem callous or malevolent; rather, in his grief Akorem said he'd be better off dead so the Prophets take him literally and offer to arrange it (communication has never been one of their strengths).

** Back in the pilot, Kira was clearing out some debris when she said to Sisko "In the refugee camps, we learned to do whatever needed to be done. Didn't matter who you were." The reveal that Bajor used to have a strict caste system that they abandoned during the Occupation gives this statement a lot more meaning, and even more so given that Kira is apparently from a high-ranking D'jarra yet is perfectly willing to get her hands dirty..

Sisko is only too happy to relinquish his title to this newcomer. Akoram receives the support of the local Vedek, Porta and soon ascends to the position. In a speech to a gathered assembly of Bajorans, Akoram announces that he was disturbed to discover that the Bajorans stopped following their ''D'jarras'' during the Cardassian occupation. He states that Bajoran society will return to following this strict caste system, which determines what roles each Bajoran plays in society. The crowd gives this news a mixed reception. Although initially optimistic about Akoram, Kira not happy about the prospect of abandoning her life and following her ''D'jarra'' to become an artist.

'''Worf:''' ...''[[OhCrap Now?!]]''

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The d'jarra system is a direct reference to the Indian caste system, down to the lowest class being "unclean" due to preparing the dead.

** Back in the pilot, Kira was clearing out some debris when she said to Sisko "In the refugee camps, we learned to do whatever needed to be done. Didn't matter who you were." The reveal that Bajor used to have a strict caste system that they abandoned during the Occupation gives this statement a lot more meaning, and even more so given that Kira is apparently from a high-ranking d'jarra yet is perfectly willing to get her hands dirty..

* CuttingTheKnot: When the tensions finally reach a breaking point after Akorem tries to bring back the d'jarras, Sisko decides to settle the matter by just having the Prophets tell them which one is meant to be the Emissary.
* DarkShepherd: Vedek Porta turns out to be this when he kills another vedek for having an unclean d'jarra.

* OlderIsBetter: Nope. Turns out an acclaimed figure from 200 years ago is ''quite'' the regressive by modern standards. Quite a few Bajorans who are used to the modern egalitarian system aren't too keen on returning to the old ways.

** Back in the pilot, Kira was clearing out some debris when she said to Sisko "In the refugee camps, we learned to do whatever needed to be done. Didn't matter who you were." The reveal that Bajor used to have a strict caste system that they abandoned during the Occupation gives this statement a lot more meaning.