The Ascent story
Forced to crash land on a desolate planet, Odo and Quark learn they lost their communications system, replicator, and most rations in an explosion. Directed by: Allan Kroeker. Story by: Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe.
15 total · 3 choice · 7 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| friendship | choice | Odo and Quark; Jake and Nog |
| male bonding | choice | Odo and Quark while climbing a mountain; Jake and Nog find a way to cohabitate in peace |
| reconciliation | choice | Odo and Quark after desperate situation on mountainside; Jake and Nog make amends following a failed attempt at being roommates |
| child leaving the nest | major | Jake moved out to live with Nog. |
| falling out of friendship | major | Jake and Nog can't get along as roommates |
| father and son | major | Jake was eager to move out from his father Benjamin's quarters; Rom eager for his son Nog to arrive home from Starfleet |
| getting along in spite of disagreement | major | Jake and Nog as roommates |
| human vs. environment | major | After crash landing on an uninhabited planet, Odo and Qua ascended to the top of a snow-capped mountain with little in the way of equipment and provisions. [alpine] |
| roommate and roommate | major | Jake and Nog couldn't get along as roommates. |
| the desire for justice | major | Odo relished the opportunity to finally bring Quark to justice for alleged crimes |