Space Nine, the Bajoran people praise him for reopening the wormhole. His crew welcome him back, and are perplexed at the arrival of Ezri Dax. Production Outdoor scenes in the desert landscape were filmed at sand dunes in Palmdale, California in the United States. Guest stars include: Casey Biggs as Damar and Wykoff Megan Cole as Cretak Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun Deborah Lacey as Sarah J.G. Hertzler as Martok Barry Jenner as Admiral Ross Brock Peters as Joseph Sisko Avery Brooks, in addition to Sisko, portrays Benny Russell, introduced in the season 6 episode "Far Beyond the Stars", a 20th-century writer of whose life Sisko has visions. The writing in Benny's cell in Sisko's vision consists of summaries of the first six seasons of Deep Space Nine. Reception In 2015, Geek.com recommended this episode as "essential watching" for their abbreviated Star Trek: Deep Space Nine binge-watching guide. Keith R.A. DeCandido, reviewing the episode in 2014 for Tor.com, gave it a rating of 6 out 10. He felt the episode was a strong followup to "Image in the Sand". He felt the Kira and Worf plots were straightforward, and was happy to see the return of Benny Russell, but felt the Prophets story was silly. However, he did feel it was a good introduction to Ezri Dax. Zack Handlen, reviewing the episode in the same year for The A.V. Club, also gave it a mixed review; he appreciated the relationship between the episode's three main plot lines and said the characters' victories felt earned, but found the introduction of Ezri Dax awkward and disliked the focus on the Prophets and Pah-wraiths. In 2020, Den of Geek listed the three-episode sequence from "Tears of the Prophets" to "Shadows and Symbols" as one of the best stories of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. References External links Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 7) episodes 1998 American television episodes