10 Most Inappropriate Moments In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

10. Non-Stop Jem'Hadar Killing

"To The Death" added much-needed depth to the Jem'Hadar in a thrilling episode that brought the Dominion and Federation together when an Iconian Gateway threatens the Alpha Quadrant. Sisko and company's collaboration with the Dominion to track down a rogue group of Jem'Hadar builds to a pitch battle on the surface of a mysterious planet. It's an exciting conclusion to a story already jam-packed with compelling scenes.

The only problem is the episode's brutal violence. Because of a dampening field generated by the gateway, the crew's phasers prove useless, forcing them to engage in vicious hand-to-hand combat with the Jem'Hadar. There's more stabbing and throat-slitting than any previous incarnation of Star Trek, although, to be fair, Sisko did promise us more fight than we could handle. He was right.

And if that wasn't enough, there's even a nauseating scene in which Jem'Hadar commander Omet'iklan punishes a subordinate by snapping his neck. Charming stuff.

The episode was heavily censored upon release. The Jem'Hadar body count was reduced from a staggering 52 deaths in the original edit. The British Board of Film Classification didn't stop there, making further cuts to remove the sound of Toman'torax's neck breaking. That's probably for the best.

The level of violence in "To The Death" distracted from the episode's strange bedfellows theme and underlying sense of intrigue. The real joy in this episode comes from watching the Dominion and Federation work together to solve a problem, not Worf and his mek'leth running wild.