Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Summary
Quark thespian Armin Shimerman commend theStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode that made Quark different from the way Ferengi had been portrayed onStar Trek : The Next contemporaries . First realise inTNGseason 1 , episode 5 , " The Last Outpost , " The Ferengi were ab initio intend to be a major foe of the Federation that match the Romulans in power . Lacking a really sinister demeanor , the narration function of the Ferengi shifted from legitimate adversaries toTNG ’s comedic antagonists . They remain that agency untilDS9 , when Shimerman ’s own Quark show that it was potential for Ferengi character to be as complex as the othercharacters onStar Trek : Deep Space Nine .
OnThe Delta Flyerspodcast episode reviewingDS9season 1 , sequence 10 , " Move Along Home",Armin Shimerman acknowledges the careful acting choice that kickstarted Quark ’s development into a more sympathetic character . In " Move Along Home " , members of Deep Space Nine ’s senior staff become Quark ’s player token in a Gamma Quadrant game called Chula . As the game progresses , Quark is forced to choose which token to sacrifice , so two others may continue . Delta Flyersco - innkeeper Robert Duncan McNeill praises Shimerman ’s worked up feeler to Quark ’s quandary , prompting Shimerman ’s reflection on the shot . Read Shimerman ’s quote below and take heed toThe Delta Flyers , starting at the 56:30 timestamp .
Armin Shimerman : " There are some episodes where I distinctly remember what choices I made . This was a very of import moment to me . To me – not Quark – but for me . And why : because up until this point , for the most part , I ’m still thinking a little like the Ferengi from TNG . I ’m still thinking , oh , these are comic characters . … What I recollect thinking is , I want to show them that this character has heart . And that he ’s evenly three - dimensional as any of the other characters on the show . "
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine was the making of the Ferengi and Quark , Rom , Nog , and Ishka keep on to make a Brobdingnagian impact on the Star Trek universe .
Quark Does Have a Heart
Quark will never admit it out loud, but he really does care.
While " Move Along Home " is one ofDS9 ’s sillier episode , it also featuresthe first moments inDS9when Quark show like and business organization for multitude other than himself . Even before the breakdown that Shimerman recalls in his quote above , Quark ’s honest characterbegins to emerge . When Quark first realizes that the game pieces brought by the alien Wadi really are DS9 ’s miss aged officers , Quark begins play Chula more cautiously , and takes the path safer for Commander Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) , Major Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor ) , Lt . Jadzia Dax ( Terry Farrell ) and Dr. Julian Bashir ( Alexander Siddig ) instead of the route that will make Quark more latinum .
Quark ’s character continues to grow from there , as the Ferengi cultivation that determine Quark ’s worldview comes into battle with other perspectives . Quark is a Cartesian product of his environment : a Ferengi traditionalist who believes in adhering to theRules of Acquisition , the objectification of woman , and the pursuance of profit above all . Quark plays up traditional Ferengi values when it suits his bottom bank line , but at the end of the day , Quark really does care for other the great unwashed , whether he like it or not . Quark reveals his occult , inner compassion through actions more than Holy Scripture , ponder the differences betweenTNGFerengi and Quark inStar Trek : Deep Space Nine .
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rootage : The Delta Flyers , time of year 9 , installment 9 , " Move Along base "
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