Why did they make Dax get rid of her spots before going aboard the Enterprise? From the dialogue, I clearly understood Trills were a race that were around in that time period, and obviously known. Would it have raised suspicions if they saw another Trill on the Enterprise with her spots? I don't see how that would matter.

Haven't seen it in a while, but: just because Trills were known back in Kirk's day, doesn't mean they were in Starfleet.

Works for me.

I loved this episode of DS9. It was great how they managed to make the integration appear almost seamless.

What the hell is wrong with you people?



And just for fun:

I'd hit it.

With or without the spots.



[geek alert] Hey, here’s a thought. So, they take away the spots. Well, after the mission is over, don’t they have to put the spots back? I mean, they don’t just grow back by themselves, do they? So, they have to put them back. So, when they put them back, don’t they, like, have to know exactly where they were before? I mean, what’s the point if you put them just anywhere? I mean, wouldn’t that be more like a tatoo? [/geek alert]

An obvious alien, such as a Trill, would likely have stood out aboard the original Enterprise. So you'd probably want to "human" her up.

Of course, at that time didn't the Trills have bumpy foreheads? I remember the Trills we saw on TNG that did. They must've grown spots and lost the bumps in the two years between "The Host" and "Encounter at Farpoint."

I think the Klingons stole the Trills bumpy foreheads.

"We do not discuss it with outsiders"

Now we know why.

That was a great episode, and Terry Farrell fulfilled a major fantasy of every geek on the planet, myself included. Next step: creating a holodeck.

I realize you are unfamiliar with females, but have you ever heard of a little something called "makeup"?