
Dax: "Don't worry, I have a light touch."
Bashir: "Not according to Worf."
"One Little Ship" isn't the most serious, grounded, or plausible episodes of Star Trek. It is, however, one that I love. The plot isn't all that deep; rather, the episode is a showcase for the wonderful special effects as a runabout and its crew are shrunk down in size. During a study of a spatial phenomenon, the USS Rubicon is shunk, and Commander Dax, Dr. Bashir, and Chief O'Brien are each shrunk to the size of about half a centimeter tall.
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Kira and Sisko laugh about the prospect of tiny Starfleet officers |
Worf: "I do not see what is so humorous about being small."
Nog: "Neither do I."
The runabout and crew should return to their normal size upon exiting the anomaly, but a Jem'Hadar attack on the USS Defiant causes the experiment to go awry. The runabout exits the anomaly, but remains tiny in proportion to the rest of the universe.
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Tiny O'Brien and Bashir can't breathe the normal-sized air |
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The Rubicon fires minuscule antimatter warheads around the engine room |
Highly enjoyable, and visually very exciting. 8/10.
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Sisko: Mr. Worf, I think your wife is here. |
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