Talk:One Little Ship (episode)

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Both Leland Crooke and Kevin Quigley are credited as playing Gelnon in this episode - Rebelstrike2005 15:22, 19 Mar 2005 (EST)

Yes, however, I do believe the episode credits overrule IMDB, which is not, by any means, an official source. --Gvsualan 16:11, 19 Mar 2005 (EST)

[edit] Background note

I am editing the following note:

• It is revealed in this episode that the Dominion have begun producing Jem'Hadar in the Alpha Quadrant that have a different genetic makeup than the ones produced in the Gamma Quadrant. The 'Alphas' as they are called are supposed to be better suited for battle in the Alpha Quadrant than their predecessors, the 'Gammas'. There were plans to further develop the differences and animosity between Alpha and Gamma Jem'Hadar in later episodes, but the plotline was abandoned after this episode. No other mention of the two breeds is made; presumably, the Gammas were phased out in favor of Alphas.

It is the final line that is of concern, "presumably, the Gammas were phased out in favor of Alphas." THis is pure speculation. There is no evidence of this, especially since the Alphas are never mentioned again. In fact, it is just as reasonable to speculate that after their failure in this episode, the Founders decided not to make anymore Alphas, feeling them to be a poor design. Therefore, here is my rewrite:

• It is revealed in this episode that the Dominion have begun producing Jem'Hadar in the Alpha Quadrant that have a different genetic makeup than the ones produced in the Gamma Quadrant. The 'Alphas' as they are called are supposed to be better suited for battle in the Alpha Quadrant than their predecessors, the 'Gammas'. There were plans to further develop the differences and animosity between Alpha and Gamma Jem'Hadar in later episodes, but the plotline was abandoned after this episode. No other mention of the two breeds is made.

Sound good? --OuroborosCobra ^talk 18:14, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tesla reference

I readded "tesla" to the reference section. It was deleted because it was the only reference to tesla on the whole site, but if we use that as a criteria for deletion, there are others that should be deleted as well. If it's a valid reference in that episode, then it should stay; if not, then it should be deleted. And just because it's currently the only reference on the site doesn't mean it wasn't referenced in another episode but not noted. -- Renegade54 02:19, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it is not a valid reference, in terms of dialog; it's in neither the script nor transcript. --Alan 05:45, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Then again, it seems that I was the one who added the reference, so I might need to look into that a little better... --Alan 05:48, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

 :-) --Jörg 11:26, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

What does "tesla" refer to? -- DS9 Forever 15:05, 24 January 2008 (UTC)