Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Summary
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s Armin Shimerman order that Quark should have been"put away in jail"for a few episodes after committing a in particular terrible crime . InDS9season 1 , instalment 9 " The Passenger " , the Kobliad are a dying species who require deuridium to stabilise their cell social organization . Demand is greater than the provision , so Quark capitalizes on the chance to serve Kobliad criminal Rao Vantika ( James Harper ) in illegally seize an incoming dispatch from the Gamma Quadrant . At this point , Quark is still characterise by Ferengi stereotype , and engages in earnings - ride dodging that pose more of a threat to thecharacters onDS9than Quark ’s later activities .
Armin Shimerman adamantly disapproves of Quark ’s action , which put an entire species at risk , even as an accomplice or else of the primary culprit . OnThe Delta Flyerspodcast season 9 , episode 8 , while discussing " The Passenger " in depth with Colorado - hosts Robert Duncan McNeill and Garrett Wang , Shimerman set aside time near the terminal of the show totake Quark to project , even though jailing his own character would mean Shimerman missing episodes . Read his quote below and listen toThe Delta Flyers , start out at the 1:13:22 timestamp .
[ Quark ] is absolutely on the awry side of this story . I do n’t sympathize why he is n’t put away for a couple episodes , in jail for what he ’s done . This was wrong , what he ’s done . These hoi polloi necessitate deuridium to survive , and he ’s venture an full planet ’s welfare . … They give him an out a little later on , but it ’s not much of anything . He should ’ve been punished . This was always the problem on Deep Space Nine . If Quark does anything like this , why is n’t he being penalise ?
Quark committed various law-breaking during Star Trek : DS9 , but one particular peccadillo was so severe that it ’s want of import feels wrong .
Star Trek: DS9 Can’t Punish Quark (Yet)
Quark is wrong in “The Passenger”, but DS9 still needs the Ferengi bartender.
Although thecrimes Quark commited onDS9 in spare-time activity of his own profit are legion and terrible , both Starfleet security and Constable Odo ( Rene Auberjonois ) seem to look the other room inStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 1 . As Shimerman also points out inThe Delta Flyers , it makes everyone in charge look unsound when they discount the serious transgression taking place powerful under their own corporate noses . Realistically , Quark should look consequences that are far harsher than what amount to a smack on the wrist , butQuark goes free for the simple reason that Quark is a main character onDS9,and might be a part of next week ’s script .
The problem is finally solved thanks to two ways thatStar Trek : Deep Space Nineevolves fromDS9season 1 . First , by list more to a great extent on serialization , DS9can architectural plan to show the effects of character ' action live on for several episodes , if not integral time of year . secondly , Deep Space Ninecritically examines Ferengi polish , which provide setting for Quark ’s motivations . Quark himself change , too , by recognizing thatthe needs of Quark ’s home might in reality outweigh the motivation of one individual Ferengi bar owner . at long last , Quark ’s dealings onStar Trek : Deep Space Nineare downgraded from truly flagitious to just kind of shady , thereby keeping Quark out of jail .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nineis streaming on Paramount+ .
Source : The Delta Flyers , time of year 9 , episode " The Passenger "
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