Trials and Tribble-ations story
Darvin, a disgraced Klingon spy, travels back in time. The DS9 crew must prevent him from altering the timeline. Directed by: Jonathan West. Story by: Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler & Robert Hewitt Wolfe.
14 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| time travel | choice | Benjamin travels back in time to visit the original Enterprise |
| facing a vermin infestation | major | Tribbles on Enterprise and Space Station K-7 |
| future point of view | major | DS9 staff at quaint 23rd century technology; women crew-members wearing skimpy uniforms; Miles and Julian unfamiliar with old fashioned equipment |
| human vs. beast | major | Tribble :: crew vs. Tribbles |
| the desire for redemption | major | Arne Darvin wanted to kill Kirk in the past so that he wouldn't be an outcast from the Klingon in the present |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Arne Darvin hatched an elaborate plot to travel back in time and kill Kirk out of a desire for vengeance |
| appearance altering technology | minor | Arne Darvin was a Klingon surgically altered to look Human |
| female sexuality | minor | Jadzia commented on Spock being a hunk and 23rd century males |
| genetically engineered person | minor | Worf explained how Klingon's from Kirk's era used genetic engineering to remove their cranial ridges. |
| grandfather paradox | minor | Julian and Miles discussed the possibility that Watley was his grandmother |