Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?"
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"Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode that explores Dr. Julian Bashir’s secret past as a genetically enhanced human, raising ethical questions about eugenics and Federation law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" canonical | 2 |
| Doctor Bashir, I Presume? | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" Context triple: [Eugenics Wars, mentionedIn, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?"]
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A.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Past Tense"
"Past Tense" is a two-part Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode in which the crew is thrown back to 21st-century Earth and becomes entangled in a pivotal social uprising that shapes the Federation’s future.
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B.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Emissary"
"Emissary" is the feature-length pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that introduces the space station setting, its ensemble cast, and the series’ central themes of politics, religion, and trauma.
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C.
Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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D.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed"
"Space Seed" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, whose story is later continued in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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E.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Under the Cloak of War"
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Under the Cloak of War" is a dark, character-driven installment that explores the psychological scars and moral ambiguities of wartime through the crew’s encounter with a controversial Klingon War veteran.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" Target entity description: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode that explores Dr. Julian Bashir’s secret past as a genetically enhanced human, raising ethical questions about eugenics and Federation law.
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A.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Past Tense"
"Past Tense" is a two-part Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode in which the crew is thrown back to 21st-century Earth and becomes entangled in a pivotal social uprising that shapes the Federation’s future.
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B.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Emissary"
"Emissary" is the feature-length pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that introduces the space station setting, its ensemble cast, and the series’ central themes of politics, religion, and trauma.
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C.
Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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D.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed"
"Space Seed" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, whose story is later continued in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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E.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Under the Cloak of War"
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Under the Cloak of War" is a dark, character-driven installment that explores the psychological scars and moral ambiguities of wartime through the crew’s encounter with a controversial Klingon War veteran.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| chronology | fifth-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ⓘ |
| continuityPoint | establishes Julian Bashir as genetically enhanced for future episodes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| episodeNumberInSeason | 16 ⓘ |
| explores |
legal consequences of genetic engineering in the Federation
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stigma against genetically enhanced humans after the Eugenics Wars ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Benjamin Sisko
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Jadzia Dax ⓘ Kasidy Yates ⓘ Keiko O’Brien ⓘ
linked to:
Keiko O'Brien
Kira Nerys ⓘ Leeta ⓘ Miles O’Brien ⓘ
linked to:
Miles O'Brien
Odo ⓘ Quark ⓘ Rom ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Bajor sector
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linked to:
Bajor system
Quark’s Bar ⓘ
linked to:
Quark's Bar
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| featuresOrganization |
Starfleet
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United Federation of Planets ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology |
Emergency Medical Hologram program
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linked to:
Emergency Medical Hologram
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| focusesOn |
Federation law regarding genetic engineering
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Julian Bashir’s genetic enhancement ⓘ eugenics ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek ⓘ |
| franchiseContinuity | set during the Dominion War era of Deep Space Nine ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| guestCharacter | Lewis Zimmerman ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Julian Bashir ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syndication ⓘ |
| plotPoint |
Julian Bashir faces possible dismissal from Starfleet
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Julian Bashir’s father accepts a prison sentence to protect his son’s career ⓘ Julian Bashir’s genetic status is exposed to Starfleet and the Federation ⓘ Julian Bashir’s parents illegally genetically enhance him as a child ⓘ Lewis Zimmerman comes to Deep Space 9 to create a new Long-term Medical Hologram ⓘ |
| season | 5 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ⓘ |
| setIn |
24th century
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Deep Space 9 ⓘ
linked to:
space station Deep Space 9
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| subplot | Rom struggles to confess his feelings to Leeta ⓘ |
| theme |
ethics of genetic enhancement
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parental responsibility ⓘ secrecy and identity ⓘ |
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linked to: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?"
Dr. Lewis Zimmerman
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