In the Hands of the Prophets [SEP] series
In the Hands of the Prophets
"In the Hands of the Prophets" is the twentieth and final episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". Written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe and directed by David Livingston, the episode originally aired in broadcast syndication on June 20, 1993. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this episode, friction escalates when
in "Emissary", the pilot of the series. The ongoing theme for Bajoran politics and religion began with "In the Hands of the Prophets" and ran through the rest of the series. Wolfe was raised as a Catholic, and he attributes the religious theme of the episode to this influence, as well as his interest in history. He compares the religious intrigue of the story to the history of Catholicism in the 15th and 16th century, a time when members of various families jostled for power to become Pope.