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Bajoran religious texts state that the Pagh Wraiths once resided in the Celestial Temple (the Bajoran wormhole) alongside the Prophets and, like them, are non-corporeal beings. However, they were expelled from the Celestial Temple and banished to the Fire Caves on Bajor. According to ancient Bajoran texts, the Pagh Wraiths were "false Prophets".
"The Reckoning" is the 145th episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 21st episode of the sixth season. Set in the 24th century, the series takes place on Deep Space Nine, a fictional space station near the planet Bajor, guarding a wormhole that leads to the other side of the galaxy.
In 2018, SyFy recommend this episode for its abbreviated watch guide for the Bajoran character Kira Nerys. [4] Political science scholar George A. Gonzales described this episode's portrayal of the Pah-wraith cult as "perhaps the most disturbing manifestation of religion" in the Star Trek franchise. [5]
On Deep Space Nine, Dax is visiting the Bajoran Temple when Dukat, possessed by the Pah-wraith, suddenly transports in; he hits her with bolts of energy from his hands and she collapses. He opens an Orb of the Prophets and the Pah-wraith leaves his body, entering the Orb, which turns black. Outside the station, the Bajoran wormhole implodes.
In episodes preceding this one, Gul Dukat, the Cardassian who governed Bajor under the occupation, disguised himself as a Bajoran and won the favor of the ambitious Bajoran spiritual leader Kai Winn, seducing her to the path of the Prophets' evil counterparts, the Pah-wraiths; the Cardassian leader Damar has launched a rebellion against ...
A cult worshipping the Pah-wraiths is gaining strength in reaction to the closing of the wormhole. Meanwhile, the Romulan Empire establishes a delegation on the station, led by one Senator Cretak. Cretak asks Kira to petition the Bajoran government to allow the Romulans to set up a hospital on the uninhabited moon of Derna.
In episodes preceding this one, the Dominion has forged a new alliance with the enigmatic aliens known as the Breen, while Gul Dukat, the Cardassian who governed Bajor under the occupation, has disguised himself as a Bajoran under the name "Anjohl" and won the favor of the ambitious Bajoran spiritual leader Kai Winn.
"The Collaborator" is the 44th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 24th episode of the second season. Set in the Star Trek universe in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the space station Deep Space Nine near the planet Bajor , as the Bajorans recover from a brutal ...