Star Trek's 'Crossover' is the best DS9 Mirror episode (and this is why)

Kirk’s mistake, Kira’s tyranny, and Sisko’s rebellion make DS9’s “Crossover” the ultimate Star Trek Mirror Universe episode.

ByCalvin Townsend|

Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new “Star Trek” television series in January 2017. The brand-new “Star Trek” will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent

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5. Mirror O'Brien

“Smiley” O’Brien is the downtrodden heart of the Mirror Terrans. Colm Meaney’s Mirror O’Brien is forced to keep the station functioning for his Bajoran and Cardassian masters, yet he clings to the belief that there must be something better than endless servitude.

Mirror O'Brien's alliance with our Kira and Bashir becomes the seed of the Terran rebellion that later episodes will explore, and his quiet dignity provides a human counterpoint to the Intendant’s excesses and Mirror Sisko’s bravado.

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