Necessary Evil

episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (S2 E8)
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Necessary Evil

Summary

Necessary Evil is a Star Trek episode[1]. It draws 261 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #157 of 536).[2]

Key Facts

  • Necessary Evil's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • Necessary Evil was directed by James L. Conway[4].
  • Peter Allan Fields wrote the screenplay for Necessary Evil[5].
  • Necessary Evil's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Necessary Evil's genre is film noir[7].
  • Necessary Evil followed Rules of Acquisition[8].
  • Necessary Evil was followed by Second Sight[9].
  • A cast member of Necessary Evil was Terry Farrell[10].
  • A cast member of Necessary Evil was Nana Visitor[11].
  • A cast member of Necessary Evil was Armin Shimerman[12].
  • A cast member of Necessary Evil was Avery Brooks[13].
  • Necessary Evil's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[14].
  • The original language of Necessary Evil was English[15].
  • Necessary Evil was distributed by video on demand[16].
  • Necessary Evil's color is recorded as color[17].
  • Necessary Evil's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • Necessary Evil was released on November 14, 1993[19].
  • Necessary Evil was published on September 7, 1994[20].
  • Necessary Evil's characters is recorded as Rom[21].
  • Necessary Evil's characters is recorded as Kira Nerys[22].
  • Necessary Evil's characters is recorded as Benjamin Sisko[23].
  • Necessary Evil's characters is recorded as Dukat[24].
  • Necessary Evil's characters is recorded as Odo[25].
  • Necessary Evil's characters is recorded as Morn[26].
  • Necessary Evil's voice actor is recorded as Boris Tessmann[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Necessary Evil was directed by James L. Conway[4]. Peter Allan Fields wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Terry Farrell[10], Nana Visitor[11], Armin Shimerman[12], and Avery Brooks[13].

Publication

Publication dates include November 14, 1993[19] and September 7, 1994[20]. The original language of Necessary Evil was English[15]. Genres include science fiction[6] and film noir[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[14]. It was distributed by video on demand[16].

Subject and Themes

Necessary Evil's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Necessary Evil followed Rules of Acquisition[8]. It was followed by Second Sight[9].

Why It Matters

Necessary Evil draws 261 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #157 of 536).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by Second Sight
    Part of series
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}
    Voice actor Boris Tessmann, Jörg Hengstler, Peter Groeger
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14773]]: EPMA0000000867, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308615973|Necessary Evil (#308615973)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8258|STAPI Epi"
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