If Wishes Were Horses
- Episode aired May 16, 1993
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.3K
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While Dax investigates an unusual energy reading near DS9 to see if it's dangerous for the station, people's imaginations suddenly come alive, causing chaos.While Dax investigates an unusual energy reading near DS9 to see if it's dangerous for the station, people's imaginations suddenly come alive, causing chaos.While Dax investigates an unusual energy reading near DS9 to see if it's dangerous for the station, people's imaginations suddenly come alive, causing chaos.
Alexander Siddig
- Doctor Julian Bashir
- (as Siddig El Fadil)
Michael J. Anderson
- Rumpelstiltskin
- (as Michael John Anderson)
Scott Barry
- Bajoran Officer
- (uncredited)
Kristin Bauer
- Quark's Blonde Fantasy Woman
- (uncredited)
Robert Coffee
- Bajoran Civillian
- (uncredited)
Frank Collison
- Dolak
- (uncredited)
Judi M. Durand
- Cardassian Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Robert Ford
- Starfleet Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChief O'Brien's fantasy was going to be a leprechaun, but Colm Meaney refused to give in to clichés about his Irish heritage. He remembered his irritation with the portrayal of Irish people in Up the Long Ladder (1989), but, now had the clout to insist on script changes, so he had the creature changed to the German imp Rumpelstiltskin. This recalls a change to one of the first Trek productions The Naked Time (1966), where George Takei, wishing to avoid clichés about the Japanese, insisted that Sulu's alternate personality be changed from a Samurai to a Frenchman.
- GoofsO'Brian said that in the past 200 years since the Vulcans encountered a similar anomaly pulse-wave technology has improved a lot. However Jadzi said that this anomaly was encountered in the mid 23rd century, which was 100 years prior to the events of Deep Space Nine, not 200.
- ConnectionsFeatured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
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Skippable and out-of-touch even for the early nineties
First act is almost unbearable. I think it's trying to portray a life goes on aboard DS9 kinda vibe, where the characters exist outside of the A-stories shown in episodes, but it's written so poorly, and performed so dejectedly. Even Rene can't be bothered, and the man usually manages to weave gold out of all but the worst dialogue. A lot of really long single-takes, with no interesting camera moves or wit. You just sit in the rubbishness of it all and feel vaguely uncomfortable at the overt horniness that has appeared out of nowhere.
Second act is... ok, although it's mostly a lot of disjointed nothing happening. Terry Farrell having to play the ditsy sex-object just amplifies everything annoying about Bashir up to and including this point. A vague bit of intrigue finally gets introduced when the figments talk conspiratorially about their hosts, and reveal their alien origins, but then it just kinda yadda-yaddas an ending and never gives a satisfactory conclusion. A little tag-on scene with Sisko just about saves it from being a completely toilet episode, but definitely skippable.
Second act is... ok, although it's mostly a lot of disjointed nothing happening. Terry Farrell having to play the ditsy sex-object just amplifies everything annoying about Bashir up to and including this point. A vague bit of intrigue finally gets introduced when the figments talk conspiratorially about their hosts, and reveal their alien origins, but then it just kinda yadda-yaddas an ending and never gives a satisfactory conclusion. A little tag-on scene with Sisko just about saves it from being a completely toilet episode, but definitely skippable.
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