It's Only a Paper Moon
- Episode aired Dec 30, 1998
- TV-PG
- 47m
Severely depressed at his serious war wound, Nog retreats into Vic Fontaine's holosuite program while the singer tries to help him.Severely depressed at his serious war wound, Nog retreats into Vic Fontaine's holosuite program while the singer tries to help him.Severely depressed at his serious war wound, Nog retreats into Vic Fontaine's holosuite program while the singer tries to help him.
- Lieutenant Ezri Dax
- (as Nicole deBoer)
- Joey Starrett in Shane
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Morgan Ryker in Shane
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Cardassian Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Vic's Bass Player
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAron Eisenberg considers this episode his personal favorite. Aron also mentioned in several interviews that a number of wounded combat veterans reached out and contacted him after the episode aired to compliment him on how real-to-life his acting was, since the episode dealt primarily with Nog coming to grips with the psychological trauma of being wounded in battle and losing a limb as a result of those wounds.
- GoofsWhen Jake returns to the table with three martinis, the drinks are in tumbler glasses. A Las Vegas club (particularly one set in the 1960s) would never serve a martini in anything other than a long stemmed cocktail glass (also called a martini glass).
- Quotes
[Nog explains to Vic why he's afraid to leave Vic's Las Vegas holosuite program]
Nog: When the war began, I wasn't happy or anything. But I was eager. I wanted to test myself. I wanted to prove I had what it took to be a soldier. And I saw a lot of combat. I saw a lot of people get hurt. I saw a lot of people die. But I didn't think anything was going to happen to me. And then suddenly, Dr. Bashir is telling me he has to cut my leg off. I couldn't believe it. I still can't believe it. If I can get shot, if I can lose my leg, anything can happen to me, Vic. I could die tomorrow. I don't know if I'm ready to face that. If I stay here, at least I know what the future is going to be like.
Vic Fontaine: You stay here, you're gonna die. Not all at once, but little by little. Eventually, you'll become as hollow as I am.
Nog: You don't seem hollow to me.
Vic Fontaine: Compared to you, I'm hollow as a snare drum. Look, kid, I don't know what's going to happen to you out there. All I can tell you is that... you've got to play the cards life deals you. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. But at least you're in the game.
- ConnectionsFeatured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
Written by Dennis McCarthy
- frankdeg-14734
- Apr 19, 2020