Image in the Sand / Shadows and Symbols (DS9)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Series 7, Episodes 1–2. First broadcast on Wednesday 30 September 1998 and Wednesday 7 October 1998. Stardate: 52152.6. It’s an epic start to Deep Space Nine’s final season. Miles, Julian and Quark join Worf on a mission to honour Jadzia by blowing up a cartoon shipyard. Ben and Jake meet a (completly adorable) new Dax, drag Brock Peters through the desert for some reason, and then dig up a box. And Kira sits in a tiny spaceship waiting steadfastly for something to come along and resolve her part of the plot. And all the time, Joe and Nathan are cheering from the sidelines, enjoying a solid 90 minutes of getting to know these people again, and watching them set things up for a glorious final year.