My favoriteStar Trek: Deep Space Nineepisode about Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) and Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton) isn’t the one you think. Captain Sisko being a widower and single parent raising his teenaged son setsDS9apart from otherStar Trekseries where the Captain’s main devotion is to his starship. Captain Sisko bore numerous Starfleet responsibilities, as well as his role as theEmissary of the Prophets of Bajor,but he loved his son above all. Jake loved his father back, andwent above and beyond to make Ben happyin my favoriteDS9episode about them.
The standout Jake andCaptain SiskoStar Trek: Deep Space Nineepisodeis the all-time classic, “The Visitor.DS9season 4’s “The Visitor” sees Captain Sisko presumably killed aboard the USS Defiant. A distraught Jake (played by Cirroc Lofton and as an adult by Tony Todd) devotes his life to rescuing his father when he learns Ben is trapped in subspace. When Jake is an old man, he sacrifices his own life to bring Captain Sisko back. “The Visitor” is a powerful, heartbreaking, and operatic epitome of how much Jake loves his father, and I love it. ButI actually enjoyStar Trek: Deep Space Nineseason 5’s “In The Cards” even more.
My Favorite Jake & Captain Sisko Star Trek: DS9 Episode Is “In The Cards”
All that for a Willie Mays baseball card.
InStar Trek: Deep Space Nineseason 5, episode 25, “In The Cards,” Jake Sisko recruits Nog in his scheme to acquire a vintage 1951 Willie Mays baseball card. Deeply concerned by the fear and low spirits gripping Captain Sisko and thecrew of Deep Space Ninewith the Dominion War inevitable, Jake needs to do something to bring his father joy. Young Sisko decides the Willie Mays baseball card is the key to making his father happy, and he’s right. When Jake finally presents Ben with the rare collector’s item, and they embrace, it’s another shining example of howStar Trek: Deep Space Ninepresents thelove between father and son better than any otherStar Trekseries.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had the biggest cast of characters of any Trek show, meaning that Captain Sisko had numerous allies in the Dominion War.
One of the things I enjoy most about “In The Cards” is that it’s a relatively low-stakesStar Trek: Deep Space Nineepisode. The fate of the space station or the Alpha Quadrant isn’t at risk, although war clouds are looming. Instead,it’s a personal story of Jake needing to boost his father’s spiritsand show him how much he cares. As Jake told Nog, Captain Sisko is the one everyone else on Deep Space Nine turns to for inspiration, but who does Ben look to when he’s low? Jake taking it upon himself to give Ben solace means as much, if not more, to me than an epic sci-fi sacrifice. Moments like Ben and Jake embracing in “In The Cards” are what make them real people doing their best for each other.
“In The Cards” Is Also A Great Jake & Nog Star Trek: DS9 Episode
Jake and Nog make a great team.
While everything Jake Sisko does is driven by his need to bring Captain Sisko happiness,Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s “In The Cards” is really a Jake and Nog episode, and it may be their finest team-up.Written by Ronald D. Mooreand directed by Michael Dorn, “In The Cards” is chock-full of witty banter and bizarrely entertaining character interactions. Winning Jake’s prized Willie Mays baseball card at an auction couldn’t be so easy, and theyoung Sisko and his Ferengi best friend jump through increasingly outrageous hoopsto acquire the card from its owner, the immortality-obsessed Dr. Elias Giger (Brian Markinson).
Jake and Nog prove they’re an all-time great Star Trek duo.
DS9’s “In The Cards” isa spectacular showcase for the chemistry between Cirroc Lofton’s Jake Sisko and Aron Eisenberg’s Nog.From bribingChief Miles O’Brien (Colm Meaney), to stealing a stuffed animal for Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig), to having to convince Weyoun (Jeffrey Combs) that they’re not spying on the Dominion, Jake and Nog prove they’re an all-time greatStar Trekduo. Like Jake, Nog also owes a debt to Captain Sisko, and together, they deliver one of the bestStar Trek: Deep Space Ninecomedy episodes. Captain Sisko may never know what they went through to get him that Willie Mays baseball card, but it was more than worth it in the end.
