blood oath star trek deep space blood oath 19th episode second season american science fiction television series star trek deep space originally aired march broadcast syndication story created episode directed choreography ending fight scene created score created set 24th century series follows adventures deep space space station located near stable alpha gamma episode legendary warriors come station meet going crusade vengeance episode featured return roles respectively actors previously portrayed roles episodes star trek original series story based films seven magnificent seven scenes filmed location california sound stages episode watched million viewers opinions critics mixed plot security chief having succession problems complains elderly drunken removes man takes holding cell short time later comes release changes mind sees drunk names realizes come confirmed joined eighty years ago destroyed power base pirate leader known pirate sons deadly virus close friend godfather murdered son swore blood oath find kill eighty years later says finally found major feels pursue oath warns killing likewise tells bound oath insists joining quest delighted dismissive shows skills bat refuses accept devotion honor insists chance avenge request leave absence commander confronts quarters refusing request tells going begs direct order permission stop whilst route hideout plan attack suggests aggressive frontal assault agree confronts finds contact offered glorious death hands best men accepted believes defences creates alternative plan disable energy weapons base requiring use hand hand combat agrees new plan transport surface find attempted trap main gate kill fight started compound confront chambers fight killed mortally wounded allows kill dies leave compound sings song fallen comrades production blood oath featured return campbell roles previously portrayed star trek original series story originally featured new characters suggested use characters original series concerns actors longer working casting team deep space tracked couldn find subsequently discovered star trek conventions cruise ships signed appear approached previous appearances characters forehead ridge use blood oath time characters seen ridges applied consideration producers use style seen original series ultimately decided mention change screen story originally entitled beast intended play film remake magnificent seven fields concerns didn come final script intended represent magnificent seven whilst intended character chris instead based appeared plays william_shakespeare appeared previously appeared star trek franchise original series season episode mercy official star trek website described old uncle simply said similar original persona return times deep space episodes sword unto breach episode follows actions previous host member species typically composed host passing new host death previous host immediately prior campbell appeared trouble portrayed intention feature recurring character original series unavailable following appearance rewritten feature character character returned star trek animated series episode troubles voiced actor returned previously appeared original series season episode day dove returned star trek voyager episode flashback guest starred original series actors star trek returned deep space episode muse play husband turn played voice computer married played number original series interviewed season described blood oath best episodes far california represent outside fortress interior filmed stage paramount lot fight scenes jointly choreographed scenes filmed course days direct left choreography completely hands gave instructions overboard whilst filming scenes opera played loop theme taken forward composer score episode said abandoned subtlety told orchestra play battles battles themes star trek frequently shows death crew members killed line duty blood oath addresses topic pre murder revenge purposes order gain perspective moral dilemma join revenge discusses terrorist response clear cut recalls murder left impact fixed despite tells commands returns having helped kill stand silent disapproval actions reception home media release blood oath broadcast march broadcast syndication received nielsen ratings million placed sixth place timeslot decrease episode aired previous week profit loss gained rating million higher episodes aired following weeks repeats reviewers watched episode end series reviewed episode january didn like changes original series era disappointed plot threads characters faced previous appearances fate trouble weren resolved thought episode better ones place central position ignored inconsistencies fan cross episodes website reviews thought flawless fight scene end episode impressive gave episode score half zack_handlen watched episode june thought episode worked wasn powerful said formal blood intriguing aspects plot favor keeping things straightforward possible home media release blood oath 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