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| title = Profit and Lace |
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| series = [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] |
| series = [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] |
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| season = |
| season = 6 |
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| episode = 23 |
| episode = 23 |
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| production = 547 |
| production = 547 |
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| airdate = {{Start date|1998|05| |
| airdate = {{Start date|1998|05|11}} |
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| writer = [[Ira Steven Behr]]<br />[[Hans Beimler (screenwriter)|Hans Beimler]] |
| writer = [[Ira Steven Behr]]<br />[[Hans Beimler (screenwriter)|Hans Beimler]] |
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| director = [[Alexander Siddig]] |
| director = [[Alexander Siddig]] |
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| music = [[David Bell (composer)|David Bell]]<br>[[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]] |
| music = [[David Bell (composer)|David Bell]]<br>[[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]] |
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| guests = |
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* [[Henry Gibson]] |
* [[Henry Gibson]] as Nilva |
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* [[Jeffrey Combs]] |
* [[Jeffrey Combs]] as Brunt |
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* [[Max Grodénchik]] |
* [[Max Grodénchik]] as Rom |
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* [[Aron Eisenberg]] |
* [[Aron Eisenberg]] as Nog |
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* [[Cecily Adams]] |
* [[Cecily Adams]] as Ishka |
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* [[Chase Masterson]] |
* [[Chase Masterson]] as Leeta |
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* [[Tiny Ron]] |
* [[Tiny Ron]] as Maihar'du |
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* Sylvain Cecile as Uri'lash |
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* Symba Smith as Alura |
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* [[Wallace Shawn]] |
* [[Wallace Shawn]] as Grand Nagus Zek |
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| prev = [[Valiant (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Valiant]] |
| prev = [[Valiant (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Valiant]] |
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| next = [[Time's Orphan]] |
| next = [[Time's Orphan]] |
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|episode_list = List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes |
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"'''Profit and Lace'''" is the 147th episode of the television series ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', the 23rd episode of the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
"'''Profit and Lace'''" is the 147th episode of the television series ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', the 23rd episode of the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 6|sixth season]]. It was first broadcast on May 11, 1998. |
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[[Quark (Star Trek)|Quark]] helps out when [[Zek (Star Trek)|Zek]]'s status as the |
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on the space station [[Deep Space Nine (space station)|''Deep Space Nine'']]. This episode is one of several episodes focusing on the [[Ferengi]], an alien race characterized by their love of monetary profit and their sexist social norms. In this episode, ''Deep Space Nine'''s Ferengi bartender [[Quark (Star Trek)|Quark]] helps out when [[Zek (Star Trek)|Zek]]'s status as the Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance is put in jeopardy by his proposal of equal rights for female Ferengi. |
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The episode received Nielsen ratings of 4.2 points corresponding to about 4.1 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://users.telenet.be/WebTrek/Ds9/Ratings/ratings6.html|title=WebTrek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine * SEASON 6 NIELSEN RATINGS|website=users.telenet.be|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2018-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423034159/http://users.telenet.be/WebTrek/Ds9/Ratings/ratings6.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is widely regarded by fans and critics as one of the worst episodes of the series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Michelle Erica |title=Retro Review: Profit and Lace |url=https://www.trektoday.com/content/2014/08/retro-review-profit-and-lace/ |website=TrekToday.com |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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The episode opens with Quark |
The episode opens with Quark sexually harassing one of his best waitresses. [[Rom (Star Trek)|Rom]] rushes in to declare that, while trying to contact their mother, Ishka, he has lost contact with their home planet of Feringinar. He fears that the [[Dominion (Star Trek)|Dominion]] have taken over the planet. When they go and explain the situation to [[Captain Sisko]], sensors pick up an incoming ship which is carrying both Grand Nagus Zek and Ishka. |
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The Nagus explains that by changing the Ferengi Bill of Opportunities to allow women to wear clothes, he has caused planet-wide upheaval and has been replaced by Former Liquidator Brunt who will be officially installed by the commission at its next meeting. |
The Nagus explains that by changing the Ferengi Bill of Opportunities to allow women to wear clothes, he has caused planet-wide upheaval and has been replaced by Former Liquidator Brunt who will be officially installed by the commission at its next meeting. |
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Quark, Rom and Nog contact |
Quark, Rom and Nog contact all 432 of the Ferengi commissioners to come to ''DS9'' to meet and talk about the situation. Only one commissioner agrees. Brunt finds out about the upcoming meeting and arrives on the station to torment Quark and thwart his plans. After standing up to Brunt and throwing him out of the bar, Quark and his mother return to Quark's quarters. They get into a shouting match, with Quark blaming his mother for everything that has happened to Zek, while Ishka argues that before Zek met her, he was a lonely man. The shouting match causes her to suffer a heart attack, and Dr. Bashir performs a transplant. Without Ishka to stand up and speak for herself at the meeting, Quark poses as a woman named Lumba to try and fool the commissioner. |
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⚫ | Over dinner Quark/Lumba has to fend off the advances of the commissioner while explaining the benefits of the increase in the workforce and consumer base that Ferengi women would bring. Once in the commissioner's room, the commissioner goes into full assault, chasing Quark around the apartment. Finally Brunt bursts in and tries to unmask Lumba as an impostor and a man. This fails when "she" removes her dress, revealing her female anatomy to Brunt and the commissioner. Convinced, the commissioner pledges his support for Zek. Later Quark's sex change is reversed and Zek and Ishka leave the station anticipating Zek's restoration as Grand Nagus. Quark, still experiencing the hormonal fluctuations from the sex change, apologizes to his mother, who accepts his apology. She tells him that while he was a lousy son, he made a wonderful daughter. After Zek and Ishka leave, Quark apologizes to the waitress he harassed at the start of the episode and gives her a raise. |
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== Reception == |
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A 2015 [[binge-watching]] guide for ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' by ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' recommended skipping this episode.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/05/binge-guide-star-trek-ds9/|title=WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|date=2015-05-13|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-07-23|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> |
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In 2016, [[Syfy|''SyFy'']] included this episode in a group of ''Star Trek'' franchise episodes they felt were commonly disliked but "deserved a second chance".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/10-most-hated-star-trek-episodes-deserve-second-chance|title=The 10 most hated Star Trek episodes that deserve a second chance|last=Roth|first=Dany|date=2016-07-20|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en|access-date=2019-07-18|archive-date=2019-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718220028/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/10-most-hated-star-trek-episodes-deserve-second-chance|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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In 2018, [[Comic Book Resources|''CBR'']] included this episode in a list of ''Star Trek'' episodes that are "so bad they must be seen."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-12|title=Star Trek: 20 Episodes So Bad They Must Be Seen|url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-episodes-bad-must-watch/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 20:30, 18 June 2024
"Profit and Lace" | |
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 23 |
Directed by | Alexander Siddig |
Written by | Ira Steven Behr Hans Beimler |
Featured music | David Bell Dennis McCarthy |
Production code | 547 |
Original air date | May 11, 1998 |
Guest appearances | |
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"Profit and Lace" is the 147th episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 23rd episode of the sixth season. It was first broadcast on May 11, 1998.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on the space station Deep Space Nine. This episode is one of several episodes focusing on the Ferengi, an alien race characterized by their love of monetary profit and their sexist social norms. In this episode, Deep Space Nine's Ferengi bartender Quark helps out when Zek's status as the Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance is put in jeopardy by his proposal of equal rights for female Ferengi.
The episode received Nielsen ratings of 4.2 points corresponding to about 4.1 million viewers.[1] It is widely regarded by fans and critics as one of the worst episodes of the series.[2]
Plot
[edit]The episode opens with Quark sexually harassing one of his best waitresses. Rom rushes in to declare that, while trying to contact their mother, Ishka, he has lost contact with their home planet of Feringinar. He fears that the Dominion have taken over the planet. When they go and explain the situation to Captain Sisko, sensors pick up an incoming ship which is carrying both Grand Nagus Zek and Ishka.
The Nagus explains that by changing the Ferengi Bill of Opportunities to allow women to wear clothes, he has caused planet-wide upheaval and has been replaced by Former Liquidator Brunt who will be officially installed by the commission at its next meeting.
Quark, Rom and Nog contact all 432 of the Ferengi commissioners to come to DS9 to meet and talk about the situation. Only one commissioner agrees. Brunt finds out about the upcoming meeting and arrives on the station to torment Quark and thwart his plans. After standing up to Brunt and throwing him out of the bar, Quark and his mother return to Quark's quarters. They get into a shouting match, with Quark blaming his mother for everything that has happened to Zek, while Ishka argues that before Zek met her, he was a lonely man. The shouting match causes her to suffer a heart attack, and Dr. Bashir performs a transplant. Without Ishka to stand up and speak for herself at the meeting, Quark poses as a woman named Lumba to try and fool the commissioner.
Over dinner Quark/Lumba has to fend off the advances of the commissioner while explaining the benefits of the increase in the workforce and consumer base that Ferengi women would bring. Once in the commissioner's room, the commissioner goes into full assault, chasing Quark around the apartment. Finally Brunt bursts in and tries to unmask Lumba as an impostor and a man. This fails when "she" removes her dress, revealing her female anatomy to Brunt and the commissioner. Convinced, the commissioner pledges his support for Zek. Later Quark's sex change is reversed and Zek and Ishka leave the station anticipating Zek's restoration as Grand Nagus. Quark, still experiencing the hormonal fluctuations from the sex change, apologizes to his mother, who accepts his apology. She tells him that while he was a lousy son, he made a wonderful daughter. After Zek and Ishka leave, Quark apologizes to the waitress he harassed at the start of the episode and gives her a raise.
Reception
[edit]A 2015 binge-watching guide for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine by Wired recommended skipping this episode.[3]
In 2016, SyFy included this episode in a group of Star Trek franchise episodes they felt were commonly disliked but "deserved a second chance".[4]
In 2018, CBR included this episode in a list of Star Trek episodes that are "so bad they must be seen."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "WebTrek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine * SEASON 6 NIELSEN RATINGS". users.telenet.be. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ Green, Michelle Erica (15 August 2014). "Retro Review: Profit and Lace". TrekToday.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ McMillan, Graeme (2015-05-13). "WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ Roth, Dany (2016-07-20). "The 10 most hated Star Trek episodes that deserve a second chance". SYFY WIRE. Archived from the original on 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ "Star Trek: 20 Episodes So Bad They Must Be Seen". CBR. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
External links
[edit]- "Profit and Lace" at IMDb
- Profit and Lace at Memory Alpha
- "Profit and Lace" at Wayback Machine (archived from the original at StarTrek.com)