Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Rivals

"Rivals" is the eleventh episode of season two of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the thirty-first episode of the series overall. It was directed by David Livingston with a teleplay written by Joe Menosky based on a story treatment by Jim Trombetta and Michael Piller. It first aired in syndication on January 2nd, 1994.

Notes & Trivia

 * Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry.


 * Actor Cirroc Lofton is credited in this episode, but his character, Jake Sisko, does not make an appearance.


 * Actor Mark Allen Shepherd makes an uncredited appearance in this episode as Morn.


 * Actress K Callan is best known for playing Martha Kent on episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.


 * Martus Mazur is the third name El-Aurian featured in the Star Trek franchise. He is the second El-Aurian to appear on a TV series, and the only El-Aurian to appear on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Other members of his race include Guinan, who is a recurring character on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Tolian Soren, who was the main villain from the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations.