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The Rewatch 211: Past Prologue

Series: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9)
Episode:  1.03 Past Prologue (01/11/1994)
Rating: 5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1

Notable Guest Stars:
Jeffery Nordling (Tahna Los)- He is probably best known for his role on Once & Again. He also can be seein in D3:The Mighty Ducks
Andrew Robinson (Garak) – He works primarily as a character actor, but notable has appeared in Dirty Harry, Hellraiser, and of course DS9 where he appears as a regular character after season 2. He also was the director of the Fine Arts program at University of Southern California focused on acting.
Vaughn Armstrong( Gul Danar) Vaughn Armstrong has played a record 12 characters over the course of Star Trek.  This is his second appearance and second character.  His longest running character is that of Admiral Forrest in Enterprise.
Gwynyth Walsh (B’Etor) Walsh appears several times on TNG, and this particular episode of DS9 as B’Etor.  She also will appear in Voyager, but as a different character.
Barbara March(Lursa)- While known for her role in TNG, she also has written several plays that have been published in other languages.  She sadly passed away in 2019.
Susan Bay (Admiral Rollman) – Her part was fairly minor in this scene, but she will return in a later episode as the same character.  Star Trek has been in her life a long time as she is the wife of Star Trek Alum Leonard Nimoy.

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The Rewatch 210: Emissary

Series: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9)
Episode:  1.01/02 Emissary (01/04/1994)
Rating: 5/5
Redshirt Status: 1/1

Notable Guest Stars:
 Patrick Stewart (Picard) – Odd seeing him as a Guest star, but technically he is. 
Camille Saviola (Kai Opaka)-
Saviola plays the part of Kai Opaka for four episodes, and is referenced in several more.  She had a long Broadway career.  She recently passed away in October 2021.
Felcia M. Bell (Jennifer Sisko) –
Bell is known for her soap opera credits on Days of Our Lives and General Hospital.  She has since focused her career on holistic health.
Aron Eisenberg (Nog)- E
isenberg will play Quark’s nephew for all seven seasons of the series. The actor was 25 when the pilot was aired, making him slightly older than the character he plays.  Unfortunately he died in 2019 due to lifelong medical issues.
Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukat)-
Alaimo played several characters over the past few years, but Gul Dukat is his most notable role.  He’ll appear on this series at least 34 more times.
Max Grodenchik (Rom/Pit Boss)-
Grodenchik has played various Ferengi over the years, but Rom will be his most known role.  He is actually credited as “Ferengi Pitt Boss” in this episode, though he would eventually be Rom.
J.G. Hertzler (Vulcan Captain) –
He is more known as Martok, Worf’s mentor later in the series.

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