Past Tense, Part II
- Episode aired Jan 9, 1995
- TV-PG
- 46m
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7.9/10
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Sisko is forced to take the place of a key historical figure on Earth in 2024 in order to preserve the timeline.Sisko is forced to take the place of a key historical figure on Earth in 2024 in order to preserve the timeline.Sisko is forced to take the place of a key historical figure on Earth in 2024 in order to preserve the timeline.
Alexander Siddig
- Doctor Julian Bashir
- (as Siddig El Fadil)
Cirroc Lofton
- Jake Sisko
- (credit only)
Armin Shimerman
- Quark
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe boxing advertisement seen in the 1930 scene with Kira and O'Brien showcases the same boxers as an advertisement seen in The Original Series installment "The City on the Edge of Forever". (The ad from The City on the Edge of Forever (1967) is for a bout at Madison Square Garden; the ad seen in this episode is for a bout at Bay Land Garden, and notes that it is "their first rematch since Madison Square Garden".) The reason this poster was used was to give a subtle hint that O'Brien and Kira were on Earth at exactly the same time as Kirk and Spock. Doug Drexler says that the poster was included because the scene (featuring "time travelers popping into an urban setting") was almost identical to one in "City".
- GoofsThe hostage-takers repeatedly cock their shotguns. Cocking a shotgun more than once is not only unnecessary, but would in fact eject an unspent cartridge.
- Quotes
[Sisko has taken over the role of Gabriel Bell]
Doctor Bashir: Didn't you say Gabriel Bell died when the police stormed the building?
Sisko: Right. But I'm not Bell.
Doctor Bashir: No. But we're the only ones who know that.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Little Green Men (1995)
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2024?
It is interesting to see the writers' vision of our society 29 years in their future. It is especially so to see how close they came in some ways. In the news I follow there are frequent stories of homeless problems in many cities with San Francisco being a major one matching this episode. How different is today's reality to the Sanctuary zones of the story? There are similarities. Despite measured unemployment numbers being apparently low today, there is a shortage of jobs that provide a living wage which has resulted in a trend that masks the picture provide by official numbers. Many people aren't seeking jobs because they don't live up to the seekers' expectations. The "dims" of the story fit the reality of high rates of mental illness among the homeless.
There is a picture in Federation data banks of Sisko as Hill despite the fact they left Hill's ID on someone else's body. I suppose his image was caught during the negotiations.
There is a picture in Federation data banks of Sisko as Hill despite the fact they left Hill's ID on someone else's body. I suppose his image was caught during the negotiations.
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- Jun 2, 2023
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- New York Street, Backlot, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(San Francisco, 1930, 1967 & 2024)
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