Guest: Jean-Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart )

The pilot brings Commander Benjamin Sisko to Deep Space Nine to administrate the Bajoran space station vacated by the Cardassians. This first episode is top-notch TREK, the first hour establishing the premise of the new series and introducing its intriguing array of new characters, sparked by a powerful and enticing teaser. The second hour involves Sisko's metaphysical journey into is "pagh" and his talk with the forces of the wormhole.