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"Shadows and Symbols" is the second episode of the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 152nd overall. The episode references an earlier episode, "Far Beyond the Stars" (6.13), in which Benjamin Sisko imagines himself as Benny Russell, a science fiction writer during the mid-twentieth century.
Original Release
10/07/1998
US Release
10/07/1998
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Avery Brooks | Benjamin Sisko / Captain Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko / Benny Russell |
| Rene Auberjonois | Odo / Constable Odo |
| Nicole de Boer | Ezri Dax / Ensign Ezri Dax |
| Michael Dorn | Worf / Lt. Cmdr. Worf |
| Cirroc Lofton | Jake Sisko |
| Colm Meaney | Miles O'Brien / Chief Miles O'Brien |
| Armin Shimerman | Quark |
| Alexander Siddig | Julian Bashir / Doctor Julian Bashir |
| Nana Visitor | Kira Nerys / Colonel Kira Nerys |
| Jeffrey Combs | Weyoun |
Directors
Writers
Hans Beimler, Ira Steven Behr, David Weddle, Bradley Thompson
Creators
Gene Roddenberry, Michael Piller, Rick Berman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Avery Brooks | Benjamin Sisko / Captain Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko / Benny Russell |
| Rene Auberjonois | Odo / Constable Odo |
| Nicole de Boer | Ezri Dax / Ensign Ezri Dax |
| Michael Dorn | Worf / Lt. Cmdr. Worf |
| Cirroc Lofton | Jake Sisko |
| Colm Meaney | Miles O'Brien / Chief Miles O'Brien |
| Armin Shimerman | Quark |
| Alexander Siddig | Julian Bashir / Doctor Julian Bashir |
| Nana Visitor | Kira Nerys / Colonel Kira Nerys |
| Jeffrey Combs | Weyoun |
| Casey Biggs | Damar / Dr. Wykoff |
| Barry Jenner | Admiral Ross |
| J.G. Hertzler | Martok |
| Deborah Lacey | Sarah Sisko |
| Megan Cole | Cretak |
| Brock Peters | Joseph Sisko |
| Lori Lively | Siana |
| Cuauhtemoc Sanchez | Bajoran Crewman |
| Majel Barrett | Narrator |
| Elliot Durant III | Bajoran Officer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ira Steven Behr | Executive Producer |
| Rick Berman | Executive Producer |
| Ronald D. Moore | Executive Producer |
| Hans Beimler | Producer |
| Robert Della Santina | Producer |
| René Echevarria | Producer |
| Peter Lauritson | Producer |
| Steve Oster | Producer |
| Terri Potts | Producer |
| John Farrell | Producer |
