Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Move Along Home (1993)
Season 1, Episode 10
7/10
Lightweight but enjoyable episode
5 October 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Sisko and his executive team of Kira, Dax and Bashir prepare to greet the Wadi, first time visitors from the Gamma Quadrant. But the Wadi are not interested in any discussions with the team, they only want to go to Quark's place. The Wadi, led by Falow (wonderfully played by Joel Brooks) love games - and are very good at them and quickly and repeatedly win at the dabo tables. Quark doesn't like this and of course resorts to cheating, a ploy that is soon discovered by the Wadi. The Wadi force Quark to play a game of theirs involving players having to move from one tier (which they call chap) to another. The thing is, the players are actually the executive team. In the game, the team faces a number of life threatening challenges. Quark with his sniveling and then fear and disinclination to put any of the team at risk is the best part of the show. And it's also worth watching just for Falow's parting remark. Priceless. I like it that the series has some fluffier shows once in a while as it makes for a nice change in pace.
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