553 - Afterimage

Data Stellare Sconosciuta: Ezri deve confrontarsi sia con i ricordi delle vite passate di Dax sia con le reazioni dei suoi nuovi compagni di Deep Space Nine.

In questo episodio...

• Ezri Dax viene promossa da Guardiamarina a Tenente J.G. e diventa il Consigliere di Deep Space Nine.

Note

• Secondo quanto riportato nello script, i dialoghi di cui si vede solo il labiale di Odo quando trova Garak nel suo negozio in preda ad un attacco di claustrofobia, sono i seguenti:

   We see Odo's mouth move, but we can't hear anything
   except the SOUND of Garak's breathing.
  
       ODO
     (mouth silently moving)
    Starfleet intercepted another
    Cardassian military transmission.
  
  Garak stares at him -- we hear the SOUND of his
  BREATHING, the quickening of his HEARTBEAT.
  
       ODO
     (mouth silently moving)
    Are you all right?

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• La Destiny (D è la quarta lettera dell'alfabeto) deve raggiungere la Settima Flotta nel settore Kalandra.

Versione italiana

• Nei sottotitoli di Canal Jimmy Deputy è stato tradotto con Delegato.

Scene tagliate

Nel teaser, dopo che Ezri è stata nel tempio con Kira, la vediamo al bar di Quark, con Quark che le offre del vino di sangue. È stata tagliata la seguente scena:

7    INT. QUARK'S

 A quiet afternoon. FERENGI WAITERS are preparing
 for dinner and a few DABO GIRLS stand at the wheel
 gossiping. QUARK is going over some PADDS at the
 bar. Ezri approaches tentatively.

     EZRI
   How's my favorite Ferengi?

     QUARK
    (without looking up)
   That depends which Ferengi you're
   talking about.

     EZRI
   I'm talking about you, Quark.
   Who else would I be talking
   about?

 Quark looks up and sees the young Trill officer
 standing in front of him, quickly realizes it must
 be the new Dax he's heard about.

     QUARK
   Dax.

     EZRI
    (smiling)
   Hi.

 Liking what he sees, Quark decides to be a little
 more charming.

     QUARK
   I was wondering when you were
   going to drop by.

 They stand there, smiling and nodding like two
 people at a high school reunion, not sure what to
 say each other. Finally:

     QUARK
   I can't believe it's really you.

     EZRI
   Me, neither.
    (off Quark's
    confused
    expression)
   I mean... of course I can believe
   I'm really "me" as in Ezri. It's
   just I haven't gotten used to the
   idea of "me" as in Dax.

 Quark tries not to let her confusion derail him.

     QUARK
   Well, whoever you are, let me buy
   you a drink.

 He pours her a TANKARD of bloodwine. She picks it
 up, takes a sniff.

Sempre nel teaser, quando Quark fa notare a Ezri che Worf era entrato nel locale è stata tolta una battuta di Quark prevista nello script. La parte in grigio è quella vista nell'episodio.

     QUARK
   I bet you two have a lot to talk
   about.

 This is the first time Ezri's seen Worf since Jadzia
 died. She smiles tentatively, but as soon as Worf
 sees her, he stiffens, turns away, and EXITS.

     QUARK
   Maybe not...

 Off Ezri's face as she tries to make sense of Worf's
 reaction...

Dopo la scena in cui Worf aggredisce Bashir e minaccia Quark in infermeria, era prevista la seguente scena:

34A  INT. QUARK'S

 Quark is behind the bar talking with one of the
 FERENGI WAITERS when he sees Ezri ENTER.

     QUARK
   Uh-oh.
    (to waiter)
   Keep an eye out for Worf.

 The Waiter nods and moves off.

     EZRI
   Hi, Quark. Can I have a cup of
   coffee?

     QUARK
    (trying to get rid of
    her)
   Why would you want to pay me for
   coffee when you can get it for
   free at the Replimat?

 Quark catches sight of a figure in his peripheral
 vision, turns to see a KLINGON standing at the
 window to the Promenade.

     QUARK
    (thinking it's Worf)
   Ah.
    (realizing it's not)
   Oh.

 Ezri's too busy to ask what his problem is.

     EZRI
   Can I have a cup of coffee,
   please? I want to get back up to
   Garak.

     QUARK
   He's gone. He left about an hour
   ago.

     EZRI
    (surprised and
    concerned)
   Where'd he go?

     QUARK
   I don't know.
    (shooing her off)
   Well, don't just stand there. Go
   find him.

 Off Quark's relief as she moves off...

L'episodio si conclude con Worf che alza il suo bicchiere in saluto ad Ezri che gli sorride. Nello script era prevista la seguente scena conclusiva, che riprende un po' la scena iniziale dell'episodio:

 The moment between them [Re: Worf e Ezri] is broken when Sisko swoops
 down on Ezri and takes her by the arm.

     SISKO [Re: Ezri]
   I need you to explain something
   to someone.

50   WORF

 as he watches her move off with Sisko, then heads
 for the door.

51   EZRI

 trying to explain things to Morn, as Sisko and a few
 of the others look on.

     EZRI
   Morn, it's me. Dax.

 Morn shakes his head -- he's not buying it. Sisko
 and the others break into smiles, and we start to
 PULL BACK from the group. Off the image of Ezri
 surrounded by the people Jadzia loved, we...

         FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT FIVE
                            THE END