Playing God

"Playing God" is an episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the seventeenth episode of the second season. Quick Overview: While Dax mentors her first Trill initiate, a proto-universe threatens to destroy the station and Bajor. A young Trill man arrives on the station. He is to study with Jadzia Dax, and the prospect makes him ill-at-ease and defensive. He has heard rumors that Dax hosts have been very harsh mentors, especiall... more

"Playing God" is an episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the seventeenth episode of the second season. Quick Overview: While Dax mentors her first Trill initiate, a proto-universe threatens to destroy the station and Bajor. A young Trill man arrives on the station. He is to study with Jadzia Dax, and the prospect makes him ill-at-ease and defensive. He has heard rumors that Dax hosts have been very harsh mentors, especially Curzon. He hopes to please Jadzia, since he must get a recommendation from her if the Trill joining committee is to accept him as a host. When Arjin meets Jadzia Dax he is surprised to find her so laid-back and free-spirited. Arjin's first job is to accompany Dax through the Wormhole in a runabout. An accident occurs and the two Trills bring the runabout back to the station damaged. There is a strange mass of matter attached to it. Chief O'Brien removes the mass and contains it securely for further study. Meanwhile, Dax has been getting to... less