Series: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Season 4, Episode 20
Original Air Date: April 22, 1996
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Garak episode!
Mirror Universe (MU) Jennifer comes to visit Real World (RW) Benjamin in his dimension. RW Jake meets her for the first time and is naturally eager to get to know her. Unfortunately, Jennifer's motives are not 100% pure. The plan is to lure Jake back to the MU so RW Ben will follow and help the Terran rebels - now in control of Terok Nor - put the finishing touches on their own Defiant.
As previously discussed (here), I'm not a huge fan of the Mirror Universe. The original series episode is amazing but the use of the MU in DS9 feels mostly unnecessary. That said, following up on the "what if Jennifer had lived" angle from Jake's perspective is genuinely meaningful.
"Shattered Mirror" also brings MU Worf into the story for the first time. He's is a Regent for the Cardassian-Klingon Alliance and he arrives on the scene determined to take back the station. He captures MU Garak, the only Alliance official to escape the rebellion alive. The chemistry between the two characters is wonderful, reminding me the actors hadn't had much previous opportunity to play off of one another. MU Worf, while clearly a bad guy, is just as obviously a happier Klingon than his RW counterpart. No conflicted identity baggage. Just a warrior. It suits him.
Our child and I watched together virtually. We were most amused by MU Dax and Bashir's '80s new wave hairstyles,
Acting Notes
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Carlos Carrasco (a Klingon officer) was born in Panama City, April 5, 1948. He attended Canal Zone Junior College where he discovered acting. An instructor helped him get an acting scholarship to Stephens College in Missouri where he was one of eight male students at a predominantly women's college.
Films include Crocodile Dundee II, The Return of Superfly and Speed. Television credits include Hunter, Angel and Parks and Recreation. "Shattered Mirror" was his second of four Trek appearances.
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