Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The romanticism between Lieutenant Commanders Worf ( Michael Dorn ) and Jadzia Dax ( Terry Farrell ) is probably the most accidentally charming storyline inStar Trek : Deep Space Nine . From the beginning of the show , Jadzia is filled with a mania for life-time and an enduring interest in Klingon civilisation . Lt . Commander Worf , on the other hand , is a significantly more sombre figure , making their relationship at the same time unexpected and deeply complementary . Especially after then - LieutenantWorf ’s failed love affair inStar Trek : The Next Generation , the genuine honey he found inDS9was a welcome change .
ButDS9 ’s Lieutenant Commander lovebirds are far from the only Latinian language inStar Trek . Andwhen Worf and Jadzia culminated their human relationship in a marriage in the season 6 episode , “ You Are Cordially invite , ” they link up the uncommon rank ofStar Trekcouples who in reality got married on the show . From Prof. Keiko Ishikawa ( Rosalind Chao ) and Chief Miles O’Brien ( Colm Meaney ) inTNGtoPresident T’Rina ( Tara Rosling ) and Ambassador Saru ( Doug Jones ) inStar Trek : Discovery , weddings have a special stead inStar Trekhistory .
Worf & Dax On DS9 Had Star Trek’s Best Wedding Episode
They Beat Out Keiko & Chief O’Brien In TNG
Lt . Commanders Worf and Jadzia Daxhave the good wedding episode ofStar Trek , and it ’s not even close . Very few wedding party are shown inStar Trek , and even fewer have intact episodes devoted to the at hand nuptials . Indeed , onlyDS9 ’s " You Are heartily tempt " andTNG ’s " Data ’s Day"are explicitly pore around a wedding . But whereas the latter treats Keiko andTransporter Chief Miles O’Brienas secondary to political intrigue and Lt . Commander Data ’s ( Brent Spiner ) emotional exploitation , " You Are heartily invite " is devoted to the married couple of Worf and Jadzia .
The sequence even has a big A - B story of Jadzia gain over her shortly - to - be female parent - in - law while Worf starves his friends during the Klingon combining weight of a bachelor political party .
The episode perfectly transitionsDS9from territory ascendence of the station back to the Federation . After the darkness of the warfare , the luminance of Worf and Jadzia ’s wedding is a breathing space of unused line . The episode even has a slap-up A - group B tale of Jadzia winning over her presently - to - be mother - in - law while Worf starves his protagonist during the Klingon eq of a unmarried man political party . Since the wedding is the sand of the episode , and every aspect of the game is so authentically uplifting,“You Are Cordially take in " is intelligibly the best wedding episode inStar Trek .
Why Star Trek Still Rarely Does Wedding Episodes
There Are Thematic & Narrative Reasons That Weddings Don’t Work Well In Star Trek
Despite the success of " You Are Cordially Invited,“Star Trekdoes not have much in the way of marriage episodes . Indeed , President T’Rina and Ambassador Saru just get a view in the last installment ofDiscovery , and , despite having one of the longest relationship inStar Trek , Captain William T. Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) and Commander Deanna Troi ( Marina Sirtis ) are relegated to an introductory beat at the outset ofStar Trek : curse . talk generally , Star Trekdoes not spend time on weddings .
Star Trek : Picard season 3 ’s Worf & Raffi team up evokes doting computer memory of Worf and Jadzia Dax , but still different from their DS9 sexual love report .
One reason for this is thematic . Star Trekis localize in the far future , and , by and large , 21st - century Earth religions do not seem to hold careen with Starfleet . Since marriage are historically religious events , showing the rituals of marriage could well create thematic dissonance forStar Trek . However , Worf and Dax ’s wedding could handily sidestep these issues since neither political party was human and the tradition in question were Klingon .
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Worf and Jadzia Dax also got espouse in the alternate timeline from theDS9episode , " Children of Time . "
Another reason weddings are n’t oft render inStar Trekis narrative : Weddings are the apogee of a wild-eyed human relationship . Once a couple gets married , many classic amatory stories are off the table . Although a happily married couple can be compelling , it is oft easy to focus on a less static relationship . ButStar Trek : Deep Space Ninedid not take the promiscuous path with Lt . Commanders Worf and Dax , and , for that reasonableness , their wedding is the most iconic inStar Trek .
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