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* TestOfPain: O'Brien and Bashir are looking forward to debauchery at Worf's "bachelor party". They are dismayed to learn that said party is really the four-day Klingon ceremony of Kal'hyah. The group is expected to fast, endure brutal heat, shed blood, and pass other tests of pain and endurance, which leads to [[PlayedForLaughs some dark humor]] when O'Brien and Bashir begin to crack under the pressure and start talking about killing Worf.
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* NoTrueScotsman: Sirella's TrainingFromHell to marry into her house despite the revelation that Sirella's claim to nobility is false, and that her mother-in-law's ancestor was not the Princess but [[SonOfAWhore a concubine who lived out of the royal stables]].
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* NoTrueScotsman: Sirella's TrainingFromHell to marry into her house despite the revelation that Sirella's claim to nobility is false, and that her mother-in-law's ancestor was not the Princess but [[SonOfAWhore a concubine who lived out outside of the royal stables]].
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Bashir and O'brien are just about to dig into a particularly appetising meal when Sisko orders it taken away since the wedding was uncancelled and their fast must resume.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Bashir and O'brien O'Brien are just about to dig into a particularly appetising meal when Sisko orders it taken away since the wedding was uncancelled and their fast must resume.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: After "volunteering" Bashir for the Trial of Blood, Sisko and O'Brien are clearly smirking.
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** After "volunteering" Bashir for the Trial of Blood, Sisko and O'Brien are clearlysmirking.smirking.
** During Jadzia's party, Rom can be seen trying to convince Leeta to step down from the table on which she is dancing.
** After "volunteering" Bashir for the Trial of Blood, Sisko and O'Brien are clearly
** During Jadzia's party, Rom can be seen trying to convince Leeta to step down from the table on which she is dancing.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Played for laughs with Martok and Sisko after the former's promotion to Supreme Commander of the Ninth Fleet. Martok is ''not'' happy to learn that not only did Sisko not try to stop the promotion, but that the Captain was the one who recommended Martok for the job in the first place. Martok's especially irritated about all the paperwork Sisko just dumped on his plate.
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* WhatTheHellHero: WhatTheHellHero:
** Played for laughs with Martok and Sisko after the former's promotion to Supreme Commander of the Ninth Fleet. Martok is ''not'' happy to learn that not only did Sisko not try to stop the promotion, but that the Captain was the one who recommended Martok for the job in the first place. Martok's especially irritated about all the paperwork Sisko just dumped on hisplate.plate.
** Sisko gives Dax a downplayed once after she refuses to marry Worf despite his attempts to reconcile, and her refusal to beg Sirella to allow it. Sisko points out that Dax knew perfectly well what she was getting into when she got together with Worf, so she ought to have realized this day would come. Further, while Dax is indignant at Sirella not giving her any respect and points out she helped negotiate the Khitomer Accords before Worf was even born, Sisko replies that ''Curzon'' negotiated them, Jadzia didn't, and Sirella doesn't give a damn if Jadzia has Curzon's memories, in her eyes they are different people.
** Played for laughs with Martok and Sisko after the former's promotion to Supreme Commander of the Ninth Fleet. Martok is ''not'' happy to learn that not only did Sisko not try to stop the promotion, but that the Captain was the one who recommended Martok for the job in the first place. Martok's especially irritated about all the paperwork Sisko just dumped on his
** Sisko gives Dax a downplayed once after she refuses to marry Worf despite his attempts to reconcile, and her refusal to beg Sirella to allow it. Sisko points out that Dax knew perfectly well what she was getting into when she got together with Worf, so she ought to have realized this day would come. Further, while Dax is indignant at Sirella not giving her any respect and points out she helped negotiate the Khitomer Accords before Worf was even born, Sisko replies that ''Curzon'' negotiated them, Jadzia didn't, and Sirella doesn't give a damn if Jadzia has Curzon's memories, in her eyes they are different people.
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At the same time, Dax is going through an ordeal of her own. Sirella proves to be an overbearing and harsh critic, castigating Dax for every tiny infraction and repeatedly insisting that an "alien" like her will never find a home in Klingon culture. When Dax throws a bachelorette party of her own, she indulges in wine and revelry. Sirella breaks in on the party and demands that Dax accompany her to perform a ritual, but Dax refuses. The two argue, and Sirella pulls a knife, causing Dax to deck her. She officially denies her blessing on the marriage and storms away.
As all of this is happening, Kira and Odo have been avoiding each other. They postponed figuring out what their relationship will be like going forward until after the station was liberated. Now that it is, both sides are hesitant about taking the first step. During Dax's party, Odo arrives to deliver a noise complaint, and Kira decides that now's finally the time. When morning dawns, Dax discovers that the two lovebirds have talked the night away. Upon realizing the time, they both rush off to start their workday.
Worf is called away from his Kal'hyah to try to talk Dax into apologizing to Sirella, but she refuses and calls off the wedding. Sisko arrives, and Dax talks about her unlikely relationship with Worf. At the end, she realizes that she really is in love with him and wants to get married, so she vows to apologize to Sirella. Bashir and O'Brien are just about ready to break their fast when Sisko and Martok arrive to tell them that the wedding is still on, so they must complete the Kal'hyah.
As all of this is happening, Kira and Odo have been avoiding each other. They postponed figuring out what their relationship will be like going forward until after the station was liberated. Now that it is, both sides are hesitant about taking the first step. During Dax's party, Odo arrives to deliver a noise complaint, and Kira decides that now's finally the time. When morning dawns, Dax discovers that the two lovebirds have talked the night away. Upon realizing the time, they both rush off to start their workday.
Worf is called away from his Kal'hyah to try to talk Dax into apologizing to Sirella, but she refuses and calls off the wedding. Sisko arrives, and Dax talks about her unlikely relationship with Worf. At the end, she realizes that she really is in love with him and wants to get married, so she vows to apologize to Sirella. Bashir and O'Brien are just about ready to break their fast when Sisko and Martok arrive to tell them that the wedding is still on, so they must complete the Kal'hyah.
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At the same time, Dax is going through an ordeal of her own. Sirella proves to be an overbearing and harsh critic, castigating Dax for every tiny infraction and repeatedly insisting that an "alien" like her will never find a home in Klingon culture. When Dax throws a bachelorette party of her own, party, she indulges in wine and revelry. Sirella breaks in on the party and demands that Dax accompany her to perform a ritual, but Dax refuses. The two argue, and Sirella pulls a knife, causing Dax to deck her. She The Klingon matriarch officially denies her blessing on the marriage and storms away.
As all of this is happening, Kira and Odo have been avoiding each other.They They'd postponed figuring out what their relationship will be like going forward is until after the station was liberated. Now that it is, both sides are hesitant about taking the first step. During Dax's party, Odo arrives to deliver a noise complaint, and Kira decides that now's finally the time. When morning dawns, Dax discovers that the two lovebirds have talked the night away. Upon realizing the time, they both rush off to start their workday.
Worf is called away from his Kal'hyah to try to talk Dax into apologizing to Sirella, but she refuses and calls off the wedding. Sisko arrives, and Dax talks about her unlikely relationship with Worf. At the end, she realizes that she really is in love with him and wants to get married, so she vows to apologize to Sirella. Bashir and O'Brien are just about ready to break their fast when Sisko and Martok arrive to tell them that the wedding isstill back on, so they must complete the Kal'hyah.
As all of this is happening, Kira and Odo have been avoiding each other.
Worf is called away from his Kal'hyah to try to talk Dax into apologizing to Sirella, but she refuses and calls off the wedding. Sisko arrives, and Dax talks about her unlikely relationship with Worf. At the end, she realizes that she really is in love with him and wants to get married, so she vows to apologize to Sirella. Bashir and O'Brien are just about ready to break their fast when Sisko and Martok arrive to tell them that the wedding is
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Jadzia seems unwilling to play this trope with Sirella, until Sisko convinces her otherwise.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Jadzia seems unwilling to play this trope with Sirella, Sirella until Sisko convinces her otherwise.
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* BlatantLies: Worf's bachelor party is pitched as a typical Klingon party, so half the senior staff agrees to go. It turns out to be [[MachoMasochism the]] ''[[MachoMasochism other]]'' [[MachoMasochism kind]] of Klingon ritual.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Bashir and O'Brien react in shock that they'll be fasting for four days, Martok "agrees" that it's a pretty brief time.
* MachoMasochism: Rather than throw bachelor parties, Klingon men take pride in enduring painful and unpleasant rituals.
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* PassiveAggressiveKombat: The cold war with Sirella comes to a head during the ceremonial reading of The Chronicle, a history of the Martok family's unbroken (until now, ahem) bloodline. Jadzia sprinkles in her own extracurricular research, including: a positive spin on an Oliver Cromwell-type figure in Klingon history and Sirella's own:
-->'''Sirella:''' You are ''straying'' from the saga!
-->'''Sirella:''' You are ''straying'' from the saga!
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* PassiveAggressiveKombat: The cold war with Sirella comes to a head during the ceremonial reading of The Chronicle, a history of the Martok family's family. Dax did some independent research and innocently informs Sirella that her supposed unbroken (until now, ahem) bloodline. Jadzia sprinkles in her own extracurricular research, including: a positive spin on an Oliver Cromwell-type figure in descent from Klingon history and Sirella's own:
-->'''Sirella:''' You are ''straying'' from the saga!royalty is actually a sham.
-->'''Sirella:''' You are ''straying'' from the saga!
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* WeddingSmashers: No surprise that the greatest romance in Klingon history/mythology involves the happy couple ([[BattleCouple Kahless and Lukara]]) being attacked by their enemies during the ceremony. This gets reenacted by having the groomsmen launch a mock attack (Bashir and O'Brien rightfully so and with such passion after having to endure Worf's "bachelor party") right after the wedding vows.
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* WeddingSmashers: No surprise that the greatest romance in Klingon history/mythology involves the happy couple ([[BattleCouple Kahless and Lukara]]) being attacked by their enemies during the ceremony. This gets reenacted by having the groomsmen launch a mock attack (Bashir and O'Brien rightfully so and with such passion after having to endure Worf's "bachelor party") right after the wedding vows.
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* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: The existence or nonexistence of money in the Federation is once again muddled. Jake admits that he receives no money for his job as a writer, while Bashir and O'Brien are dismayed that Quark won't give them a refund for the food they ordered.
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* BrickJoke: See Callback.
* {{Bridezilla}}: Averted; Worf is the one making all the arrangements as he wants a traditional Klingon wedding. Dax just lets him get on with it as she's been married several times in her previous hosts and so finds it boring.
* {{Bridezilla}}: Averted; Worf is the one making all the arrangements as he wants a traditional Klingon wedding. Dax just lets him get on with it as she's been married several times in her previous hosts and so finds it boring.
* DemocracyIsBad: The Klingons' brief flirtation with democracy is called "the dark times."
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** The exact details of the conversation are revealed in the spin-off novel ''Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine- Olympus Descending'', which includes a flashback to Kira and Odo's conversation amid the primary plot set after the Dominion War.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: InUniverse. The one time the Klingons were a democracy is known as "[[DemocracyIsBad the dark times]]."
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-->'''Sirella:''' You are '''''STRAYING FROM THE SAGA!!'''''
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-->'''Sirella:''' You are'''''STRAYING FROM THE SAGA!!'''''''straying'' from the saga!
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* [[TenMinutesInTheCloset Ten Hours in the Closet]]: TenMinutesInTheCloset: Kira and Odo, during and after the party. They don't even notice that the party has ended until Jadzia tells them.
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Worf and Jadzia find out that Alexander is going to be transferred away from the station, so they move up their wedding plans. Worf takes some of the men to a holosuite to participate in a Klingon pre-wedding ritual of male bonding, which Bashir and O'Brien assume will be like a bachelor party. (Spoiler alert: it isn't.) Meanwhile, Martok's wife Sirella arrives to judge whether Jadzia is worthy to join their house.
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It's been one week since the Federation returned to Deep Space Nine, and things almost feel normal again even though the war is still technically on. Worf and Jadzia find out that Alexander is going to be transferred away from the station, so they move Jadzia moves up their wedding plans. plans to be held on the station so he can attend. Worf takes some of recruits Sisko, Bashir, O'Brien, Alexander and Martok for the men to a holosuite to participate in a Klingon pre-wedding ritual version of male bonding, which Bashir and O'Brien assume will be like a bachelor bachelor's party. (Spoiler alert: it isn't.) Meanwhile, Martok's wife Sirella wife, the imperious Sirella, arrives to judge whether Jadzia is worthy to join their house.house.
Worf's "bachelor party" turns out to be Kal'hyah, a four-day ceremony of pain and endurance. The group is expected to fast, endure brutal heat, shed blood, and pass other tests. Bashir and O'Brien are dismayed. Alexander, who knows little about Klingon culture, is also unprepared. Only Sisko jumps in with gusto, and the others follow his lead. The men endure ordeal after ordeal, refusing to give up.
At the same time, Dax is going through an ordeal of her own. Sirella proves to be an overbearing and harsh critic, castigating Dax for every tiny infraction and repeatedly insisting that an "alien" like her will never find a home in Klingon culture. When Dax throws a bachelorette party of her own, she indulges in wine and revelry. Sirella breaks in on the party and demands that Dax accompany her to perform a ritual, but Dax refuses. The two argue, and Sirella pulls a knife, causing Dax to deck her. She officially denies her blessing on the marriage and storms away.
As all of this is happening, Kira and Odo have been avoiding each other. They postponed figuring out what their relationship will be like going forward until after the station was liberated. Now that it is, both sides are hesitant about taking the first step. During Dax's party, Odo arrives to deliver a noise complaint, and Kira decides that now's finally the time. When morning dawns, Dax discovers that the two lovebirds have talked the night away. Upon realizing the time, they both rush off to start their workday.
Worf is called away from his Kal'hyah to try to talk Dax into apologizing to Sirella, but she refuses and calls off the wedding. Sisko arrives, and Dax talks about her unlikely relationship with Worf. At the end, she realizes that she really is in love with him and wants to get married, so she vows to apologize to Sirella. Bashir and O'Brien are just about ready to break their fast when Sisko and Martok arrive to tell them that the wedding is still on, so they must complete the Kal'hyah.
In the end, Worf and Dax are married in a ceremony presided over by Sirella, who proclaims that nothing can defeat a Klingon marriage, even her. As the ceremony ends, Bashir and O'Brien perform their final responsibility as part of the Kal'hyah: attacking the bride and groom.
Worf's "bachelor party" turns out to be Kal'hyah, a four-day ceremony of pain and endurance. The group is expected to fast, endure brutal heat, shed blood, and pass other tests. Bashir and O'Brien are dismayed. Alexander, who knows little about Klingon culture, is also unprepared. Only Sisko jumps in with gusto, and the others follow his lead. The men endure ordeal after ordeal, refusing to give up.
At the same time, Dax is going through an ordeal of her own. Sirella proves to be an overbearing and harsh critic, castigating Dax for every tiny infraction and repeatedly insisting that an "alien" like her will never find a home in Klingon culture. When Dax throws a bachelorette party of her own, she indulges in wine and revelry. Sirella breaks in on the party and demands that Dax accompany her to perform a ritual, but Dax refuses. The two argue, and Sirella pulls a knife, causing Dax to deck her. She officially denies her blessing on the marriage and storms away.
As all of this is happening, Kira and Odo have been avoiding each other. They postponed figuring out what their relationship will be like going forward until after the station was liberated. Now that it is, both sides are hesitant about taking the first step. During Dax's party, Odo arrives to deliver a noise complaint, and Kira decides that now's finally the time. When morning dawns, Dax discovers that the two lovebirds have talked the night away. Upon realizing the time, they both rush off to start their workday.
Worf is called away from his Kal'hyah to try to talk Dax into apologizing to Sirella, but she refuses and calls off the wedding. Sisko arrives, and Dax talks about her unlikely relationship with Worf. At the end, she realizes that she really is in love with him and wants to get married, so she vows to apologize to Sirella. Bashir and O'Brien are just about ready to break their fast when Sisko and Martok arrive to tell them that the wedding is still on, so they must complete the Kal'hyah.
In the end, Worf and Dax are married in a ceremony presided over by Sirella, who proclaims that nothing can defeat a Klingon marriage, even her. As the ceremony ends, Bashir and O'Brien perform their final responsibility as part of the Kal'hyah: attacking the bride and groom.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: As Martok points out, Klingons don't embrace other cultures--they conquer them. So no matter how archaic and xenophobic Sirella is, Jadzia is going to have to play by her rules to enter her House.
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'''Bashir:''' [[WithFriendsLikeThese Neither did I.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: Played for laughs with Martok and Sisko after the former's promotion to Supreme Commander of the Ninth Fleet. Martok is ''not'' happy to learn that not only did Sisko not try to stop the promotion, but that the Captain was the one who recommended Martok for the job in the first place. Martok's especially irritated about all the paperwork Sisko just dumped on his plate.
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* HypocriticalHumor: During his first scene in Sisko's office, Martok complains about Worf's single-minded focus on his wedding and Alexander...while the General's full attention is entirely on Sisko's baseball.
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* CallBack: Martok again [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E01ATimeToStand bemoaning]] the sole downside of having Worf on the ''Rotarran'': He ''won't'' shut up about his impending wedding.
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* GotVolunteered: Bashir gets to be first for the Trial of Blood, in the "everyone else steps backwards" variety.
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* GotVolunteered: Bashir gets to be first for the Trial of Blood, in the "everyone Blood when everyone else steps backwards" variety.backwards while he's not paying attention.
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'''Bashir:''' Neither did I.
-->'''Worf:''' I did not expect it to be you, Doctor.\\
'''Bashir:''' Neither did I.
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* MoodWhiplash: PlayedForLaughs when we go from Jadzia's wild bachelorette party to Bashir and O'Brien hanging over hot coals and plotting to kill Worf, and then back to the party.
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* WeddingSmashers: No surprise that the greatest romance in Klingon history/mythology involves the happy couple (Kahless and Lukara) being attacked by their enemies during the ceremony. This gets reenacted by having the groomsmen launch a mock attack (Bashir and O'Brien rightfully so and with such passion after having to endure Worf's "bachelor party") right after the wedding vows.
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* WeddingSmashers: No surprise that the greatest romance in Klingon history/mythology involves the happy couple (Kahless ([[BattleCouple Kahless and Lukara) Lukara]]) being attacked by their enemies during the ceremony. This gets reenacted by having the groomsmen launch a mock attack (Bashir and O'Brien rightfully so and with such passion after having to endure Worf's "bachelor party") right after the wedding vows.
