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+ | [[File:Deep Space Nine - Final Chapter.jpg|thumb|The promotional logo for DS9's "final chapter" story arc]] |
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+ | '''Story arcs''' are story lines in ''[[Star Trek]]'' that are told over the course of multiple episodes. They are not simply two-parters or recurring characters and themes, but rather plots that are interwoven with other arcs and plot threads. An example of this is [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|''Deep Space Nine'']]'s introduction of the [[Dominion]] and the eventual [[Dominion War]]. Story arcs often take precedence over other plot elements and consume a series for several consecutive episodes, but in many cases (such as the Dominion War) they may take a back seat and re-enter the picture later on. |
− | Prior to DS9, story arcs were a relatively minor part of the ''Star Trek'' universe. [[ |
+ | Prior to DS9, story arcs were a relatively minor part of the ''Star Trek'' universe. ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' both largely restored the ''status quo ante'' at the end of each episode, and even two-part episodes were somewhat rare. This changed due to the stationary nature of [[space station]] [[Deep Space 9]], which did not simply move on to the next adventure each week; characters' actions had lasting consequences, and the events of one episode directly influenced the next. At the time, [[Ira Steven Behr]] had to fight with [[Viacom]] over making the show so serialized. {{TrekMovie.com|2014/08/02/two-star-trek-deep-space-nine-panels-more-in-stlv-thursday-photos-wrap-up/}} |
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+ | ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' took the idea of the story arc in a different direction by setting itself aboard a [[starship]] as per the traditional ''Trek'' formula but stranding its crew in the distant [[Delta Quadrant]]. This both enhanced and reduced the prevalence of story arcs; while alien races such as the [[Kazon]] and [[Borg]] appeared in multiple episodes, the show was hampered by its very nature: the object was to leave familiar elements behind, which meant each plot thread had a limited life span. |
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+ | ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]'', like DS9 before it, often relied on story arcs such as the [[Temporal Cold War]] and the [[Xindi incident|Xindi arc]] that took up the entire [[ENT Season 3|third season]]. By the show's [[ENT Season 4|fourth season]], ''Enterprise'' wrapped up these story arcs and instead refocused on the show's prequel concept with a series of "mini arcs." Most season four episodes are two- or three-part story lines, with few stand-alone episodes. |
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==Feature-length episodes== |
==Feature-length episodes== |
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** {{e|Basics, Part I}} and {{e|Basics, Part II}} |
** {{e|Basics, Part I}} and {{e|Basics, Part II}} |
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** {{e|Future's End}} and {{e|Future's End, Part II}} |
** {{e|Future's End}} and {{e|Future's End, Part II}} |
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** {{e|Year of Hell}} and {{e|Year of Hell, Part II}} |
** {{e|Year of Hell}} and {{e|Year of Hell, Part II}} |
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** {{e|The Killing Game}} and {{e|The Killing Game, Part II}} |
** {{e|The Killing Game}} and {{e|The Killing Game, Part II}} |
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** {{e|The Jem'Hadar}}, {{e|The Search, Part I}}, and {{e|The Search, Part II}} |
** {{e|The Jem'Hadar}}, {{e|The Search, Part I}}, and {{e|The Search, Part II}} |
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** {{e|Tears of the Prophets}}, {{e|Image in the Sand}}, and {{e|Shadows and Symbols}} |
** {{e|Tears of the Prophets}}, {{e|Image in the Sand}}, and {{e|Shadows and Symbols}} |
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* {{ENT}} |
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** {{e|Borderland}}, {{e|Cold Station 12}}, and {{e|The Augments}} |
** {{e|Borderland}}, {{e|Cold Station 12}}, and {{e|The Augments}} |
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==Multi-episode arcs== |
==Multi-episode arcs== |
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+ | Multi-episode arcs tell a continuing story and are spread out through several different episodes throughout one or multiple seasons. |
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+ | ===''The Next Generation''=== |
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− | *** {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Hide and Q}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Q Who}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Deja Q}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Qpid}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|True Q}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|All Good Things...}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Sins of the Father}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Reunion}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|The Mind's Eye}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Redemption}} |
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− | + | ** {{DS9|The Sword of Kahless}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Yesterday's Enterprise}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|The Mind's Eye}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Redemption}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Redemption II}} |
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− | * {{ |
+ | ** {{e|Unification I}} |
+ | ** {{e|Unification II}} |
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+ | ===''Deep Space Nine''=== |
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− | + | **{{e|The Die is Cast}} |
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− | + | **{{e|The Adversary}} |
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− | + | **{{e|The Way of the Warrior}} |
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− | + | **{{e|Homefront}} |
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− | + | **{{e|Paradise Lost}} |
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+ | **{{e|Apocalypse Rising}} |
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− | ** The Beginning of the [[Dominion War]] |
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− | ** |
+ | **{{e|In Purgatory's Shadow}} |
− | ** |
+ | **{{e|By Inferno's Light}} |
+ | *[[Federation-Klingon War (2372-73)|Klingon War]] |
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− | *** {{e|A Time to Stand}} |
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+ | **{{e|The Way of the Warrior}} |
− | ** |
+ | **{{e|Return to Grace}} |
− | ** |
+ | **{{e|Sons of Mogh}} |
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+ | **{{e|Rules of Engagement}} |
− | ** |
+ | **{{e|Broken Link}} |
+ | **{{e|Apocalypse Rising}} |
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− | ** The Ending of the Dominion War |
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− | ** |
+ | **{{e|Nor the Battle to the Strong}} |
− | ** |
+ | **{{e|By Inferno's Light}} |
+ | * [[Michael Eddington|Eddington]] vs. [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] |
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− | *** {{e|Strange Bedfellows}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|For the Cause}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|For the Uniform}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Blaze of Glory}} |
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+ | * [[Dominion]] Invasion |
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− | *** {{e|Extreme Measures}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|In the Cards}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Call to Arms}} |
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− | * {{ |
+ | ** {{e|A Time to Stand}} |
+ | ** {{e|Rocks and Shoals}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Sons and Daughters}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Behind the Lines}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Favor the Bold}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Sacrifice of Angels}} |
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+ | * The Final Chapter |
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− | *** {{e|Investigations}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Penumbra}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|'Til Death Do Us Part}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Strange Bedfellows}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|The Changing Face of Evil}} |
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+ | ** {{e|When It Rains...}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Tacking Into the Wind}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Extreme Measures}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|The Dogs of War}} |
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+ | ** {{e|What You Leave Behind}} |
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+ | {{bginfo|DS9's "The Final Chapter" is the only story arc given any official titling in on-screen promotional advertisements, presumably because these episodes not only ended the Dominion War, but brought the entire series to a conclusion. It appeared only in commercial previews for the final nine episodes, listed above.}} |
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− | *** {{e|Message in a Bottle}} |
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+ | ===''Voyager''=== |
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− | + | ** {{e|State of Flux}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Maneuvers}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Alliances}} |
+ | ** {{e|Lifesigns}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Investigations}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Basics, Part I}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Basics, Part II}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Worst Case Scenario}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Shattered}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Death Wish}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|The Q and the Grey}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Q2}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Message in a Bottle}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Hunters}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|Prey}} |
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− | + | ** {{e|The Killing Game, Part II}} |
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+ | * The [[Pathfinder Project]] |
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− | + | ** {{e|Pathfinder}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Life Line}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Inside Man}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Author, Author}} |
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+ | ===''Enterprise''=== |
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+ | ** {{e|Broken Bow}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Cold Front}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Detained}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Two Days and Two Nights}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Shockwave}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Shockwave, Part II}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Future Tense}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Carpenter Street}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Zero Hour}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Storm Front, Part II}} |
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+ | *[[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] vs. [[Andoria]] |
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+ | ** {{e|Shadows of P'Jem}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Cease Fire}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Proving Ground}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Awakening}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Kir'Shara}} |
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+ | * Journey to [[Risa]] |
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+ | ** {{e|Fallen Hero}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Desert Crossing}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Two Days and Two Nights}} |
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+ | *[[Jonathan Archer|Archer]]'s trial by the [[Klingon]]s |
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+ | ** {{e|Judgment}} |
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+ | ** {{e|The Expanse}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Storm Front}} |
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+ | ** {{e|Storm Front, Part II}} |
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==Non-consecutive arcs== |
==Non-consecutive arcs== |
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* [[Cyrano Jones]] and his [[tribble]]s |
* [[Cyrano Jones]] and his [[tribble]]s |
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** {{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}} and {{TAS|More Tribbles, More Troubles}} |
** {{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}} and {{TAS|More Tribbles, More Troubles}} |
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− | + | {{bginfo|DS9 revisits the TOS episode in {{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}}, however no significant historical events are altered.}} |
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*[[Arne Darvin]] |
*[[Arne Darvin]] |
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**{{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}} and {{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}} |
**{{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}} and {{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}} |
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* [[Khan Noonien Singh]] |
* [[Khan Noonien Singh]] |
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** {{TOS|Space Seed}} and {{film|2}} |
** {{TOS|Space Seed}} and {{film|2}} |
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+ | * [[DaiMon]] [[Bok]] and his revenge attempts on [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] |
** {{TNG|The Battle}} and {{e|Bloodlines}} |
** {{TNG|The Battle}} and {{e|Bloodlines}} |
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* [[The Traveler]] and his interactions with [[Wesley Crusher]] |
* [[The Traveler]] and his interactions with [[Wesley Crusher]] |
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* Alien neural parasites infiltrate [[Starfleet Command]] |
* Alien neural parasites infiltrate [[Starfleet Command]] |
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** {{TNG|Coming of Age}} and {{e|Conspiracy}} |
** {{TNG|Coming of Age}} and {{e|Conspiracy}} |
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− | + | {{bginfo|The follow-on investigation of the parasite infiltration is mentioned in {{e|The Drumhead}}.}} |
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* Professor [[James Moriarty]] |
* Professor [[James Moriarty]] |
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** {{TNG|Elementary, Dear Data}} and {{e|Ship in a Bottle}} |
** {{TNG|Elementary, Dear Data}} and {{e|Ship in a Bottle}} |
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* [[Vash]] and her relationship with [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Q]] |
* [[Vash]] and her relationship with [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Q]] |
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** {{TNG|Captain's Holiday}} and {{e|Qpid}}, and {{DS9|Q-Less}} |
** {{TNG|Captain's Holiday}} and {{e|Qpid}}, and {{DS9|Q-Less}} |
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+ | *[[Thomas Riker]] |
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+ | ** [[TNG]]: "[[Second Chances (episode)|Second Chances]]" and [[DS9]]: "[[Defiant (episode)|Defiant]]" |
− | *[[William T. Riker|Riker]] and the ''[[USS Pegasus|Pegasus]]'' |
+ | * [[William T. Riker|Riker]] and the ''[[USS Pegasus|Pegasus]]'' |
** {{TNG|The Pegasus}} and {{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}} |
** {{TNG|The Pegasus}} and {{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}} |
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* [[Borg]] and [[First Contact]] (the Borg's involvement with Earth's first contact in 2063 and the repercussions which followed) |
* [[Borg]] and [[First Contact]] (the Borg's involvement with Earth's first contact in 2063 and the repercussions which followed) |
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** [[DS9 Season 1]], [[DS9 Season 2|2]], [[DS9 Season 3|3]] and through [[DS9 Season 4|4]], {{DS9|Rapture}} |
** [[DS9 Season 1]], [[DS9 Season 2|2]], [[DS9 Season 3|3]] and through [[DS9 Season 4|4]], {{DS9|Rapture}} |
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* The [[Maquis]] struggle for self-determination |
* The [[Maquis]] struggle for self-determination |
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− | ** {{TNG|Preemptive Strike}}, {{DS9|The Maquis, Part I|The Maquis, Part II}}; various episodes until {{e|Blaze of Glory}} |
+ | ** {{TNG|Preemptive Strike}}, {{DS9|The Maquis, Part I|The Maquis, Part II}}; various episodes until {{e|Blaze of Glory}}, {{VOY|Caretaker}} |
* [[Kira Nerys|Kira]] and [[Odo]] |
* [[Kira Nerys|Kira]] and [[Odo]] |
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** {{DS9|Heart of Stone|Crossfire|Children of Time|Call to Arms|His Way}}, {{e|Chimera}}, {{e|What You Leave Behind}} |
** {{DS9|Heart of Stone|Crossfire|Children of Time|Call to Arms|His Way}}, {{e|Chimera}}, {{e|What You Leave Behind}} |
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* [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] and [[Liam Bilby]] |
* [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] and [[Liam Bilby]] |
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** {{DS9|Honor Among Thieves|Prodigal Daughter}} |
** {{DS9|Honor Among Thieves|Prodigal Daughter}} |
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+ | * [[Dominion cold war]] |
** {{DS9|The Die is Cast|The Adversary}}, [[DS9 Season 4]] (esp. {{DS9|The Way of the Warrior|Homefront|Paradise Lost}}), {{DS9|Apocalypse Rising|In Purgatory's Shadow|By Inferno's Light}} |
** {{DS9|The Die is Cast|The Adversary}}, [[DS9 Season 4]] (esp. {{DS9|The Way of the Warrior|Homefront|Paradise Lost}}), {{DS9|Apocalypse Rising|In Purgatory's Shadow|By Inferno's Light}} |
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* The [[Hirogen]] and holographic technology |
* The [[Hirogen]] and holographic technology |
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**{{VOY|The Killing Game|The Killing Game, Part II|Flesh and Blood}} |
**{{VOY|The Killing Game|The Killing Game, Part II|Flesh and Blood}} |
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− | * The [[Silver |
+ | * The [[Silver Blood]] |
** {{VOY|Demon|Course: Oblivion}} |
** {{VOY|Demon|Course: Oblivion}} |
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* [[Q Continuum]] |
* [[Q Continuum]] |
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* [[Fair Haven]] |
* [[Fair Haven]] |
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** {{VOY|Fair Haven|Spirit Folk}} |
** {{VOY|Fair Haven|Spirit Folk}} |
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− | * [[Barclay]] and the [[Pathfinder Project]] |
+ | * [[Reginald Barclay|Barclay]] and the [[Pathfinder Project]] |
** {{VOY|Pathfinder|Life Line|Inside Man|Author, Author}} |
** {{VOY|Pathfinder|Life Line|Inside Man|Author, Author}} |
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* [[Temporal Cold War]] |
* [[Temporal Cold War]] |
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** {{ENT|Judgment|Bounty|The Expanse}} |
** {{ENT|Judgment|Bounty|The Expanse}} |
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* [[Augment]]s and [[Khan Noonien Singh]] |
* [[Augment]]s and [[Khan Noonien Singh]] |
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− | ** {{ENT|Borderland|Cold Station 12|The Augments}}, {{TOS|Space Seed}} and {{film|2}} |
+ | ** {{ENT|Borderland|Cold Station 12|The Augments}}, {{TOS|Space Seed}}, and {{film|2}} |
* Xenophobic Humans |
* Xenophobic Humans |
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** {{ENT|Home|Demons|Terra Prime}} |
** {{ENT|Home|Demons|Terra Prime}} |
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** {{e|Extreme Measures}} |
** {{e|Extreme Measures}} |
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− | + | {{bginfo|{{e|The Enterprise Incident}}, {{film|6}}, and {{e|The Pegasus}} have often been referenced in non-canon literature as having [[Section 31]] involvement. {{e|These Are the Voyages...}} also references a "secret section of Starfleet Security", which may be a reference to Section 31.}} |
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==Mirror universe episodes== |
==Mirror universe episodes== |
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** {{e|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}} |
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Revision as of 16:22, 11 August 2014
Template:Realworld
Story arcs are story lines in Star Trek that are told over the course of multiple episodes. They are not simply two-parters or recurring characters and themes, but rather plots that are interwoven with other arcs and plot threads. An example of this is Deep Space Nine's introduction of the Dominion and the eventual Dominion War. Story arcs often take precedence over other plot elements and consume a series for several consecutive episodes, but in many cases (such as the Dominion War) they may take a back seat and re-enter the picture later on.
Prior to DS9, story arcs were a relatively minor part of the Star Trek universe. The Original Series and The Next Generation both largely restored the status quo ante at the end of each episode, and even two-part episodes were somewhat rare. This changed due to the stationary nature of space station Deep Space 9, which did not simply move on to the next adventure each week; characters' actions had lasting consequences, and the events of one episode directly influenced the next. At the time, Ira Steven Behr had to fight with Viacom over making the show so serialized. [1]
Voyager took the idea of the story arc in a different direction by setting itself aboard a starship as per the traditional Trek formula but stranding its crew in the distant Delta Quadrant. This both enhanced and reduced the prevalence of story arcs; while alien races such as the Kazon and Borg appeared in multiple episodes, the show was hampered by its very nature: the object was to leave familiar elements behind, which meant each plot thread had a limited life span.
Enterprise, like DS9 before it, often relied on story arcs such as the Temporal Cold War and the Xindi arc that took up the entire third season. By the show's fourth season, Enterprise wrapped up these story arcs and instead refocused on the show's prequel concept with a series of "mini arcs." Most season four episodes are two- or three-part story lines, with few stand-alone episodes.
Feature-length episodes
These episodes are originally broadcast in two hours, as opposed to the standard one hour. After their original run, feature length episodes are re-cut as two part episodes (see below). They include:
- TNG:
- DS9:
- VOY:
- "Caretaker"
- "Dark Frontier"
- "Flesh and Blood"
- "Endgame"
- ENT:
Two-part episodes
These episodes air separately, but tell the same story. It is typical for the first part to end with the line "To Be Continued...". They are frequently used to end and begin seasons. Two-part episodes include:
- TOS:
- TNG:
- "The Best of Both Worlds" and "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"
- "Redemption" and "Redemption II"
- "Unification I" and "Unification II"
- "Time's Arrow" and "Time's Arrow, Part II"
- "Chain of Command, Part I" and "Chain of Command, Part II"
- "Birthright, Part I" and "Birthright, Part II"
- "Descent" and "Descent, Part II"
- "Gambit, Part I" and "Gambit, Part II"
- DS9:
- "The Maquis, Part I" and "The Maquis, Part II"
- "The Search, Part I" and "The Search, Part II" (see below)
- "Past Tense, Part I" and "Past Tense, Part II"
- "Improbable Cause" and "The Die is Cast"
- "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost"
- "In Purgatory's Shadow" and "By Inferno's Light"
- "Favor the Bold" and "Sacrifice of Angels" (see below)
- "Image in the Sand" and "Shadows and Symbols" (see below)
- VOY:
- "Basics, Part I" and "Basics, Part II"
- "Future's End" and "Future's End, Part II"
- "Year of Hell" and "Year of Hell, Part II"
- "The Killing Game" and "The Killing Game, Part II"
- "Equinox" and "Equinox, Part II"
- "Unimatrix Zero" and "Unimatrix Zero, Part II"
- "Workforce" and "Workforce, Part II"
- ENT:
- "Shockwave" and "Shockwave, Part II"
- "Storm Front" and "Storm Front, Part II"
- "Affliction" and "Divergence"
- "In a Mirror, Darkly" and "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II"
- "Demons" and "Terra Prime"
Three-part episodes
Three consecutive episodes that air separately, but tell the same story.
- TNG:
- DS9:
- "The Homecoming", "The Circle", and "The Siege"
- "The Jem'Hadar", "The Search, Part I", and "The Search, Part II"
- "Tears of the Prophets", "Image in the Sand", and "Shadows and Symbols"
- VOY:
- "Scorpion", "Scorpion, Part II", and "The Gift"
- ENT:
- "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", and "The Augments"
- "The Forge", "Awakening", and "Kir'Shara"
- "Babel One", "United", and "The Aenar"
Multi-episode arcs
Multi-episode arcs tell a continuing story and are spread out through several different episodes throughout one or multiple seasons.
The Next Generation
- Q and the Enterprise
- "Encounter at Farpoint"
- "Hide and Q"
- "Q Who"
- "Deja Q"
- "Qpid"
- "True Q"
- "Tapestry"
- "All Good Things..."
- Worf vs. Duras
- "Sins of the Father"
- "Reunion"
- "The Mind's Eye"
- "Redemption"
- "Redemption II"
- DS9: "The Sword of Kahless"
- Sela
Deep Space Nine
- Changeling Infiltration
- Klingon War
- Eddington vs. Sisko
- Dominion Invasion
- The Final Chapter
Voyager
- Seska
- Q Civil War
- "Death Wish"
- "The Q and the Grey"
- "Q2"
- The Hirogen's Hunt
- The Pathfinder Project
- "Pathfinder"
- "Life Line"
- "Inside Man"
- "Author, Author"
Enterprise
- Temporal Cold War
- Vulcan vs. Andoria
- Journey to Risa
- Archer's trial by the Klingons
- "Judgment"
- "Bounty"
- "The Expanse"
- Search for the Xindi superweapon
Non-consecutive arcs
- The Talosians
- Harry Mudd
- TOS: "Mudd's Women", "I, Mudd", and TAS: "Mudd's Passion"
- Polywater intoxication
- TOS: "The Naked Time" and TNG: "The Naked Now"
- Shore Leave Planet
- TOS: "Shore Leave" and TAS: "Once Upon a Planet"
- Kor
- TOS: "Errand of Mercy", TAS: "The Time Trap", DS9: "Blood Oath", "The Sword of Kahless", "Once More Unto the Breach"
- Cyrano Jones and his tribbles
- Arne Darvin
- Khan Noonien Singh
- DaiMon Bok and his revenge attempts on Picard
- TNG: "The Battle" and "Bloodlines"
- The Traveler and his interactions with Wesley Crusher
- The Crystalline Entity
- TNG: "Datalore" and "Silicon Avatar"
- Alien neural parasites infiltrate Starfleet Command
- TNG: "Coming of Age" and "Conspiracy"
- Professor James Moriarty
- TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data" and "Ship in a Bottle"
- Arridor and Kol
- TNG: "The Price" and VOY: "False Profits"
- Vash and her relationship with Jean-Luc Picard and Q
- TNG: "Captain's Holiday" and "Qpid", and DS9: "Q-Less"
- Thomas Riker
- TNG: "Second Chances" and DS9: "Defiant"
- Riker and the Pegasus
- TNG: "The Pegasus" and ENT: "These Are the Voyages..."
- Borg and First Contact (the Borg's involvement with Earth's first contact in 2063 and the repercussions which followed)
- Star Trek: First Contact, ENT: "Regeneration", and TNG: "Q Who"
- The Dominion's threat to the Alpha and Beta Quadrants
- DS9: "The Jem'Hadar" through "What You Leave Behind"
- Anti-alien sentiments on Bajor
- DS9: "Emissary", "Past Prologue", "In the Hands of the Prophets", "The Homecoming", "The Circle", and "The Siege"
- Bajor's entry into the Federation
- The Maquis struggle for self-determination
- TNG: "Preemptive Strike", DS9: "The Maquis, Part I", "The Maquis, Part II"; various episodes until "Blaze of Glory", VOY: "Caretaker"
- Kira and Odo
- DS9: "Heart of Stone", "Crossfire", "Children of Time", "Call to Arms", "His Way", "Chimera", "What You Leave Behind"
- Kira and Dukat
- DS9: "The Maquis, Part II", "Civil Defense", "Indiscretion", "Return to Grace", "In Purgatory's Shadow", "A Time to Stand", "Sons and Daughters", "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night", and "Covenant"
- Eddington vs. Sisko
- DS9: "For the Cause", "For the Uniform", "Blaze of Glory"
- Quark and Grilka
- O'Brien and Liam Bilby
- Dominion cold war
- DS9: "The Die is Cast", "The Adversary", DS9 Season 4 (esp. DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", "Homefront", "Paradise Lost"), DS9: "Apocalypse Rising", "In Purgatory's Shadow", "By Inferno's Light"
- The Hirogen and holographic technology
- The Silver Blood
- VOY: "Demon", "Course: Oblivion"
- Q Continuum
- VOY: "Death Wish", "The Q and the Grey", "Q2"
- Fair Haven
- VOY: "Fair Haven", "Spirit Folk"
- Barclay and the Pathfinder Project
- VOY: "Pathfinder", "Life Line", "Inside Man", "Author, Author"
- Temporal Cold War
- ENT: "Broken Bow", "Cold Front", "Shockwave", "Shockwave, Part II", "Future Tense", "The Expanse", "Storm Front, Part II"
- Andorians vs. Vulcans
- ENT: "The Andorian Incident", "Shadows of P'Jem", "Cease Fire", "The Forge", "Awakening", and "Kir'Shara"
- The Klingon trial of Jonathan Archer
- ENT: "Judgment", "Bounty", "The Expanse"
- Augments and Khan Noonien Singh
- ENT: "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", "The Augments", TOS: "Space Seed", and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Xenophobic Humans
- ENT: "Home", "Demons", "Terra Prime"
- Lore
- TNG: "Datalore", "Brothers", "Descent", "Descent, Part II"
Section 31 episodes
22nd century episodes
- ENT:
- "Affliction"
- "Divergence"
- "Demons"
- "Terra Prime"
24th century episodes
Mirror universe episodes
See also: Mirror universe
- TOS:
- "Mirror, Mirror"
- "The Tholian Web" (related to "In a Mirror, Darkly" and "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
- DS9:
- ENT: