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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine reviews — season 4

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — 4x16 — Bar Association

Synopsis

Tired of workplace mistreatment at the hands of his brother, Rom organizes all of Quark's employees into a union and goes on strike against the bar.

Filler rating: not filler

While largely a minor character development piece, the little details we see in this episode regarding Rom, Leeta, Worf, Bashir, and O'Brien are all significant later.

Remarkable scenes

  • Worf nitpicking the Defiant.
  • Bashir and O'Brien dressed up for their holosuite program.
  • Bashir suggesting to Rom that he should form a union.
  • Quark to Rom: "The only thing I regret is not being an only child."
  • Odo listing all the security breaches on the Enterprise to rub it in Worf's face that Worf isn't a perfect security officer.
  • O'Brien regarding a cyst on the back of his neck: "Either I paint a nose, eyes, and a mouth on it and pretend I've got two heads, or you take it off!"
  • Worf lamenting about the station's constant breakdowns while O'Brien revels in it because he likes fixing things. I like how he complains about how boring sitting in the transporter room was. :)
  • Holographic Quark approaching Odo.
  • Sisko blackmailing Quark into settling the union dispute by threatening to charge him for back rent. ;)
  • Worf moving his quarters to the Defiant.
  • The Nausicaans throwing darts at one another.
  • Rom to Quark: "What you were trying to do was make yourself feel important. Making me feel dumb made you feel smart. But I'm not dumb, and you're not half as smart as you think you are."
  • Rules of Acquisition; 211. Employees are the rungs of the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them. 263. Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum.
  • Morn Appearances; 1. In front of Rom while he bemoans about his ear. 2. Gets up and leaves after Quark announces the pay cuts. 3. Seen in the background sleeping at the bar during the strike. 4. Next to Rom when he quit his job.

Review

Worf loves the Defiant and hates the station, Quark's employees have unionized and are demanding better treatment. The FCA shows up and haves Quark beat up. Quark solves the problem by secretly giving into his workers' demands so long as the union is "officially" dissolved. Nothing particularly groundbreaking, but a good show and a decent watch.