Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Summary
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s Commander Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) defy Starfleet ’s orders to save life , five years before Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) did the same inStar Trek : Insurrection . Picard and Sisko ’s differences were pronounced inDS9 ’s pilot episode , in which the two humankind clashed over their differing perceptions of obligation , and their contrasting popular opinion on what was right for Bajor . By the time ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 2 , Sisko was fully invested in the futurity of Bajor , and resist Starfleet orders to secure it .
Prior to Sisko ’s season 2 insurrection , Star Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 1 established that the DS9 Commander was willing to bendStarfleet ’s Prime Directive . For lesson , inDS9season 1 , episode 6 , " Captive Pursuit " , Sisko aids Chief Miles O’Brien ( Colm Meaney ) in interfering with a non - Federation planet ’s uncivilised finish . This was in sharp contrast toStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s Jean - Luc Picard , who rigidly followed the Prime Directive , until he uncovered the Federation conspiracy to resettle the hoi polloi of Ba’ku inStar Trek : Insurrection . While both Sisko and Picard led an insurrection , their personal motivations for doing so differed greatly .
Benjamin Sisko was a father , a widower , a religious ikon , a war fighter , and a Starfleet officer , and his best DS9 instalment reflect his multiple facets .
DS9’s Sisko Led An Insurrection 5 Years Before Picard Did
In 1993 , five years beforeStar Trek : Insurrection , Star Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 2 open with a three - part political thriller about an attempted military coup on Bajor . InDS9season 2 , installment 2 , " The Circle " , it was let out that the takeover ’s loss leader , Jaro Esssa ( anuncredited Frank Langella ) was unknowingly being supplied with Cardassian artillery . By destabilizing Bajor , the Cardassians would be able-bodied to swoop up in to retake the planet and Deep Space Nine . Sisko refused to let this bump , and found a creative way to stay aboard the post without reveal his aim to Starfleet , seemingly staying behind to uninstall all Federation technology .
In line with the Prime Directive , Starfleet forbid Sisko from getting involved in another planet ’s civil warfare , so theDS9commander and his crew acted independently . They successfully moderate the line of business until Major Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor ) exposed the true identity element of the weapons suppliers to the Bajoran government . By defying Starfleet ’s society , Sisko cement peace on the edge of Cardassian outer space and secured the future of Bajor ’s fledgling regime . At this leg in Picard ’s career , he would likely have gone for a more diplomatic solution , but it was a different Jean - Luc who led the rising on Ba’ku .
Star Trek : Insurrectiontakes place duringStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s Dominion War , and even featured Armin Shimerman as Quark , who made a cameo in a deleted shot .
DS9’s Insurrection Was Better Than TNG’s Movie Version
InStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , Sisko defies Starfleet ordering to prevent Cardassia recapture Bajor and bolstering their influence in the realm . InStar Trek : Insurrection , Picard abandons his precious Prime Directive to stop the people of Ba’ku being resettled so that the Federation can benefit from the planet ’s healing big businessman . While it ’s certainly an contumely of the Federation ’s power , it does n’t have the same story of significance as the Cardassian ’s manipulation of the crisis on Bajor inDS9 . Picard ’s motivations were pick apart byStar Trek : Picard ’s Captain Liam Shaw ( Todd Stashwick ) , who drew attention toPicard’sInsurrectionlove interest group .
Given that Picard was uncoerced to superintend the relocation of Native Americans in theStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode " Journey ’s destruction " , his sudden horror at the treatment of the Ba’ku feel hollow . It ’s undeniable that Commander Sisko defied Starfleet orders in the best interests of both Bajor and the Federation inStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 2 . Unfortunately , the same ca n’t be enounce about Picard ’s more suspicious need for taking up arms to protect the Ba’ku hoi polloi inStar Trek : Insurrection .
All sequence ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nineare available to swarm on Paramount+ .
Star Trek : Insurrectionis streaming now on Max .
