Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — 6x07 — You Are Cordially Invited...

Aired 1997-11-10

SpaceOpera.com rating:6

Average reader rating:6.36

Synopsis

Worf's plans for a traditional Klingon wedding are threatened when Martok's wife refuses to accept Dax into their family.

Filler rating: not filler

Numerous major long term plot threads are serviced here.

Remarkable scenes

Sirella challenging Dax.
For the ritual of blood, Worf asks who will be first. O'Brien, Sisko, and Alexander step back while Worf isn't looking. Bashir does not, because he isn't paying attention. Worf says: "I did not expect that it would be you, doctor." Bashir, now paying attention: "Neither did I."
Bashir and O'Brien's "vision" of killing Worf.
Martok: "We are not accorded the luxury of choosing the woman we fall in love with. Do you think Sirella is anything like the woman I thought I'd marry? She is a prideful, arrogant, mercurial woman who shares my bed far too infrequently for my taste. And yet... I love her deeply."
The wedding.
Bashir and O'Brien unable to contain their desire to participate in the ritual attack on Worf.
Morn Appearances; 1. Seen in the opening scene when the flags are unfurled. Is kissed by a woman before he enters Quark's. 2. At Dax's party. Watches Lt. Atoa's fire dance. He gets in a fight with a Bolian offscreen. Later, he happily slam dances with the Bolian. 3. The morning after the party Morn wakes up behind a couch with Lt. Atoa. They get up and leave. 4. Attends the wedding.

Review

A fair episode. Everyone is in a giddy mood because they have the station back. And Worf and Dax get married. The little feud didn't interest me much, and the episode has no other contention to offer. I mostly gave it extra points for the hilarious Klingon stuff. The wedding itself was fantastic, as was O'Brien's and Bashir's role in the episode.

8 reader comments

The talented polynesian flamestick twirler, a lieutenant, had been given the day off by a request from Dax. Dax mentioned that "Captain Shelby owed me a favor." This seems to be a reference to the excellent and ambitious first officer, Commander Shelby, that served briefly on the Enterprise under Will Riker in TNG Episode 3x26 - The Best of Both Worlds, Part I & Part II. Evidently she's been promoted to captain. Great continuity!!
by Jason Shooter | 11/22/2009 at 6:20 am

I give this an 8, a higher grade than people are giving here. There's a lot of interesting one-on-one character interaction here: Martok and Sirella, Sisko and Dax, Worf and Dax, O-Brien and Bashir, Odo and Kira, Dax and Sirella, etc. There's also many comedic momements. The wedding at the end was remarkable to watch. The story told during the ceremony adds many more pages to Klingon lore.
"Remarkable Scenes" I would add: -Dax: "Good, I like a challenge" Sirella: "I will not be challenged" -Dax reciting Sirella's family history and noting the lack of noble blood -Martok admitting to Worf that Sirella doesn't like him -Martok reciting the stages of the road to Calhia (something like "pain, death …"). Bashir then says, "Sounds like marriage to me." -Dax punching Sirella -Worf catching the firedancer and Morn leaving Dax's quarters -Hungover Dax finding Odo and Kira in the closet -Quark: "No refunds for those on the road to Kalhia, either." -the hitting of the wedding party with mallets
by Orion Pimpdaddy | 02/22/2010 at 6:54 pm

I really like this episode. It works well in the context of season 6, and serves to drive home the point that the Klingons are no longer adversaries, but allies.
Also, I guess it's cause I'm sort of a romantic, but I really enjoyed the Klingon wedding. You can tell the writers spent a lot of time thinking about it -- it was very well done.
Finally, I have to agree with Orion on his "remarkable scenes", particularly the one where Sirella draws a knife and then Dax clocks her across the jaw. I lol'd.
by John DC | 12/19/2011 at 12:46 am

I gave this episode a 10 even though some parts of it were uncomfortably silly and forced. I agree that the writers did put a lot of effort into this episode, and the conversations between Worf and Malak and Sisko and Dax showcase the amazing talents of both the cast and crew. Was it me or did Malak's wife have normal teeth in the scene where Dax had the buckets?
by Christopher Wright | 12/19/2011 at 8:22 pm

Dax says to the guy dancing with the fire 'Captain Shelby owes me a favor'
Perhaps a reference to COMMANDER Shelby of The Best of Both Worlds - who has since been promoted?
by LKell | 08/14/2012 at 9:59 am

An elaborate episode, celebrating the Federation culture in in glorious detail. The story of the Klingon hearts recited at the wedding is simply awesome.
by Joseph Angeles | 08/25/2012 at 12:03 pm

Klingon culture is insane, and their women all look alike.
"A concubine living outside the Imperial stables." Snap, Dax.
"But the second heart beat stronger than the first, and the first was jealous of its power." Hooray for politically correct sexism.
Still, this episode was right in coming after the previous ones, and a genuinely feel good one. Loved Odo and Kira talking in the closet all night.
by L | 08/04/2013 at 9:50 am

Well, I don't like Jadzia at all, but this is probably the first episode in which I was on her side. I just don't buy all that Klingon "samurai-nordic-honor" bull***. They're just murderers with twisted ego. And racist. Why Jadzia should respect someone, who wants only to humiliate her? Sorry. If you want to be respected, you need to respect others. Chief and Julian should break some ribs, and not only Worf's:)
by McCoy | 02/25/2017 at 10:06 am