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The Darkness and the Light

episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (S5 E11)
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The Darkness and the Light

Summary

The Darkness and the Light is a Star Trek episode[1].

Key Facts

  • The Darkness and the Light's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[2].
  • The Darkness and the Light was directed by Mike Vejar[3].
  • Bryan Fuller wrote the screenplay for The Darkness and the Light[4].
  • The Darkness and the Light followed Rapture[5].
  • The Darkness and the Light was followed by The Begotten[6].
  • A cast member of The Darkness and the Light was Armin Shimerman[7].
  • A cast member of The Darkness and the Light was Terry Farrell[8].
  • A cast member of The Darkness and the Light was Avery Brooks[9].
  • A cast member of The Darkness and the Light was Nana Visitor[10].
  • A cast member of The Darkness and the Light was Michael Dorn[11].
  • A cast member of The Darkness and the Light was Q348445[12].
  • A cast member of The Darkness and the Light was Colm Meaney[13].
  • The Darkness and the Light's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[14].
  • The original language of The Darkness and the Light was English[15].
  • The Darkness and the Light was distributed by video on demand[16].
  • The Darkness and the Light's color is recorded as color[17].
  • The Darkness and the Light's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • The Darkness and the Light was published on January 6, 1997[19].
  • The Darkness and the Light was released on March 5, 1998[20].
  • The Darkness and the Light's characters is recorded as Worf[21].
  • The Darkness and the Light's characters is recorded as Quark[22].
  • The Darkness and the Light's characters is recorded as Nog[23].
  • The Darkness and the Light's characters is recorded as Kira Nerys[24].
  • The Darkness and the Light's characters is recorded as Benjamin Sisko[25].
  • The Darkness and the Light's characters is recorded as Odo[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Darkness and the Light was directed by Mike Vejar[3]. Bryan Fuller wrote the screenplay for it[4]. Cast members include Armin Shimerman[7], Terry Farrell[8], Avery Brooks[9], Nana Visitor[10], Michael Dorn[11], and Q348445[12].

Publication

Publication dates include January 6, 1997[19] and March 5, 1998[20]. The original language of The Darkness and the Light was English[15]. 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

The Darkness and the Light's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Darkness and the Light followed Rapture[5]. It was followed by The Begotten[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Startrek.com database id → database_article/darkness-and-the-light
    Followed by → The Begotten
    Freebase id → /m/0fcp7p
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14773]]: EPMA0000000945, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308616927|The Darkness and the Light (#308616927)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/82"
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