Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Muse

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 91st episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Meg Foster, Michael Ansara and Majel Barrett Roddenberry guest star; this is the only episode of the entire Star Trek franchise to give Majel Barrett a story credit. Read more


Star Trek: Deep Space NineStardate not given: Jake meets a mysterious woman named Onaya, who claims to have “a weakness for artists”, and who says that she can help Jake to develop his talent for writing. His life is endangered as he falls deeper and deeper under her spell. Meanwhile, Lwaxana returns, pregnant and on the run from her husband Jeyal, who seeks to take their unborn son from her to raise by himself according to his people’s customs. And Odo has a drastic solution to her problem.

Order the DVDsteleplay by Rene Echavarria
story by Rene Echavarria & Majel Barrett Roddenberry
directed by David Livingston
music by Paul Baillargeon

Cast: Avery Brooks (Captain Sisko), Michael Dorn (Lt. Commander Worf), Rene Auberjonois (Odo), Terry Farrell (Lt. Commander Dax), Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko), Colm Meaney (Chief O’Brien), Armin Shimerman (Quark), Alexander Siddig (Dr. Bashir), Nana Visitor (Major Kira), Meg Foster (Onaya), Majel Barrett (Lwaxana Troi), Michael Ansara (Jeyal)

Notes: This was Majel Barrett Roddenberry’s only writing credit during the entire Star Trek saga. There was also an episode of Star Trek: Voyager called Muse, minus the “The” of this episode’s title.

LogBook entry by Tracy Hemenover with notes by Earl Green