Tribunal
- Episode aired Jun 5, 1994
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.2K
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Chief O'Brien goes through the horrific Cardassian judicial system when he is charged for an unknown crime.Chief O'Brien goes through the horrific Cardassian judicial system when he is charged for an unknown crime.Chief O'Brien goes through the horrific Cardassian judicial system when he is charged for an unknown crime.
Alexander Siddig
- Doctor Julian Bashir
- (as Siddig El Fadil)
Cirroc Lofton
- Jake Sisko
- (credit only)
Armin Shimerman
- Quark
- (credit only)
Majel Barrett
- Computer Voice
- (voice)
Eddie Alvarez
- Cardassian
- (uncredited)
Bill Blair
- Various Aliens
- (uncredited)
Robert Ford
- Star Fleet Crew Member
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaProduction designer Herman F. Zimmerman has said he took inspiration in the set design from George Orwell's 1948 book Nineteen Eighty-Four. Of the final look of Cardassia, Zimmerman explains, "Spartan, uncompromising and merciless are all adjectives that you could use to describe Cardassia."
- GoofsPrevious and future Star Trek episodes establish that when a Starfleet officer is captured (unless on a covert mission) they are supposed to state their name, rank and serial number, just like military personnel do in real life. O'Brien never states his serial number, plus he says his rank is chief of operations. Chief of operations is the position O'Brien holds on DS9, it's not a rank; his actual rank is senior chief petty officer.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Wounded (1991)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
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Just Too Little Foundation
This has been done to death. A man who has done nothing is arrested. Because the authorities want to get rid of him (for whatever reason) they create a kangaroo court, presided over by an unfeeling, abusive judge. In the Cardassian system of "justice," once charges are leveled, it is just a matter of protocols and the poor sap is executed. We are manipulated to hate this judge and the system (Fritz Weaver plays a ridiculous public defender who offers no defense). Chief O'Brien has no success getting to know what is up. The final scene is curt and unsatisfying, to say the least. A pretty weak episode.
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