YOUTUBE - Star Trek Fans Watch The Way of the Warrior for the First Time!

I think Worf learnt the Tractor Beam trick from Riker, maybe Data. Not sure I saw this answered - If by special effects you mean 3DCG, no. This was one of the largest model based space battles. How'd they do so many models? Well Star Trek was kinda big back then. A lot of toys. Even since early days the production was able to use a lot of merch. How are they gonna balance this many characters? Fantastically that's how! People will know what it is - Huh. Just one huh? One in particular? With all that's coming?? Oh. That one. If just one, then maybe that one...

The new opening credit sequence is better, the station is more alive, it's busy, no longer this lonesome station by itself in the middle of nowhere. It is becoming a very important location in the Alpha Quadrant. I think the theme music itself becomes better as the love for these characters grows.

The Obsidian Order fell during The Die is Cast.

Finally! The show begins! lol j/k but seriously, there’s so many great stories, wonderful moments and amazing characters that are yet to come. Enjoy the ride.

1:59:00 = My added character would be Tuvok. DS9 has everything but a Vulcan.

The episode break was when the Klingons get found out and leave for Cardassia. The meeting in the lounge discussing what to do was the opening shot of the 2nd episode. I still don't know how they did it but they managed to give all the characters plenty of screen time and full story arcs. And not just for this episode but for the rest of the series while still adding even more characters.

Long live the DNG era

"I love balls" Josh, 2026

You knew, and we all knew you knew, and you knew we knew that you knew, but still...

DS9 wastes little, its all connected, this episode is a good example

Perspective from someone who watched the premiere live - they advertised Worf being a permanent cast member VERY heavily on TV commercials, on magazines including TV guide, it was a really big deal and all over the news media. I don’t think anyone who watched the show was surprised at all. Watching this for the first time in a while via this reaction, it’s crazy how much weight Avery Brooks lost between season 3 and 4. He looks super fit here. I also really noticed how much of a re-pilot this episode is. It’s like Emissary with Worf in Sisko’s role. They even did a deep cut to the pilot with the not-bluff about the station having 5000 photon torpedos. I think this is the first episode where they did all CGI for the VFX, it holds up really well even today.

I'm still watching the post-viewing discussion so it's possible someone else mentioned this: it is a shame you weren't impressed by the Garak-Quark conversation because of the significance of those two characters rooting for the Federation to be their salvation AND because what we got was improv since, apparently, the episode was going to come up short on time and needed some padding. As it turned out, the episode ran long but the improv was so good, it is what was kept and something else was cut to make the time limit.

I hate to compare but I don’t think the cast of TNG could throw down with the Klingon in hand to hand combat like the DS9 crew.

That fight scene in Ops is when I gave Worf the nickname "Mr. Slice-N-Dice". And how about Sisko? Dude wades barehanded into a group of Klingons and he's the last one standing!