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+ | *This episode is a homage to spy movies such as the [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]] series. The title is a homage to [[Wikipedia:Our Man Flint|Our Man Flint]]. |
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| + | *In typical Bond fashion, many character names (particularly those of the females) have secondary meanings; for example, [[Mona Luvsitt]] is obviously sexual innuendo for "Mona loves it." This tradition dates back to at least ''[[Wikipedia:Goldfinger|Goldfinger]]'', which featured the notorious "Pussy Galore." |
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| + | *When Bashir describes his fall from the [[dirigible]] -- "I had a parachute... and there was a [[submarine]] waiting for me" -- this is more than likely a reference to the Bond film ''[[Wikipedia:The Spy Who Loved Me|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'', in which Bond has a similar fall and, after a ski chase, finds a submarine waiting for him. |
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| + | *Bashir's game of [[Baccarat]], in which he wins the fee for a visit with [[Hippocrates Noah]] by assuming he can win [[Duchamps]]' money, is yet another Bond homage, for Bond frequently took similar risks and was fond of card games such as Baccarat. |
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| + | *The plot of Bashir's [[holonovel]] is a classic Bond-style plot, particularly reminiscent of several films in which [[Wikipedia:Roger Moore|Roger Moore]] starred. In the holonovel, [[Hippocrates Noah]] plans to use [[laser]]s concentrated around [[Earth]] to cause a chain reaction that will flood the planet and allow him to start a new [[Human]] race on [[Mount Everest]]. Similarly, ''[[Wikipedia:Moonraker|Moonraker]]'' features a billionaire who plans to poison Earth and start over in outer space, while ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' revolves around a plan to cause nuclear war and begin a new civilization under the sea. |
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Revision as of 04:45, 14 October 2005
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| Series: | DS9 |
| Season: | 4 |
| Original Airdate: | 1995-11-27 |
| Production Number: | 482 |
| Year: | 2372 |
| Stardate: | 49300.7 |
| Story by: | Bob Gillan |
| Teleplay by: | Ronald D. Moore |
| Directed by: | Winrich Kolbe |
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A transporter accident replaces the characters in Bashir's secret agent holodeck program with the physical forms of the station's senior staff.
Summary
SUMMARY
Memorable Quotes
"I think I joined the wrong intelligence service." -- Garak
"Kiss the girl, get the key. They never taught me that in the Obsidian Order." -- Elim Garak
"Save the day by destroying the world?" -- Garak
Background Information
- This episode is a homage to spy movies such as the James Bond series. The title is a homage to Our Man Flint.
- In typical Bond fashion, many character names (particularly those of the females) have secondary meanings; for example, Mona Luvsitt is obviously sexual innuendo for "Mona loves it." This tradition dates back to at least Goldfinger, which featured the notorious "Pussy Galore."
- When Bashir describes his fall from the dirigible -- "I had a parachute... and there was a submarine waiting for me" -- this is more than likely a reference to the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, in which Bond has a similar fall and, after a ski chase, finds a submarine waiting for him.
- Bashir's game of Baccarat, in which he wins the fee for a visit with Hippocrates Noah by assuming he can win Duchamps' money, is yet another Bond homage, for Bond frequently took similar risks and was fond of card games such as Baccarat.
- The plot of Bashir's holonovel is a classic Bond-style plot, particularly reminiscent of several films in which Roger Moore starred. In the holonovel, Hippocrates Noah plans to use lasers concentrated around Earth to cause a chain reaction that will flood the planet and allow him to start a new Human race on Mount Everest. Similarly, Moonraker features a billionaire who plans to poison Earth and start over in outer space, while The Spy Who Loved Me revolves around a plan to cause nuclear war and begin a new civilization under the sea.
Links and References
Main Cast
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko/Hippocrates Noah
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Michael Dorn as Worf/Duchamps
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax/Honey Bare
- Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien/Falcon
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys/Anastasia Komananov
Guest Stars
- Max Grodénchik as Rom
- Kenneth Marshall as Michael Eddington
- Andrew Robinson as Elim Garak
- Marci Brickhouse as Mona Luvsitt
- Melissa Young as Caprice
References
Baccarat; biology; brandy; Cardassians; champagne; chemistry; Christmas; cigar; Club Ingenue; colonel; command control systems; computer; computer memory; copper; copper-ytterbium composite; core memory interface; Defiant, USS; deflectors; dirigible; Dom Perignon; Earth Cold War; francs; geology; Great Britain; helicopter; holo-imaging array; holosuite; holosuite memory core; Hong Kong; Iceland; impulse engine; jetsetter; Julian Bashir, Secret Agent; KGB; Kowloon; laser; magnetic interlock; martini; Merriweather, Patrick; money; Mount Everest; neural energy; New York City; Obsidian Order; Orinoco, USS; parachute; Paris; pattern buffer; physics; plasma; plasma coil; primary energizing coils; ruby (gemstone); Russias; sapphire; secret agent; seismology; South America; spatula; submarine; Tibetan plateau; topaz; tormaline; transporter; transporter beam; True Way; Vladivostok; warp core; warp core breach; ytterbium.
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