Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) You Are Cordially Invited (1997) User Reviews

Dax and Worf tie the knot

[Tweekums · 7/10 · 3 August 2010]

With Deep Space Nine back under Federation control things are getting back to normal. As his Worf's son Alexander is getting transferred to another ship Dax suggests that she and Worf should get married before he leaves the station rather than waiting for the war to end. As part of the wedding preparations Worf has the equivalent of a four-day stag night with his male friends… or at least that is what they think! Dax must show General Martok's wife Sirella that she is worthy to join their house. Sirella is not keen on having a non-Klingon join their house so is determined to make sure she fails the tests although Dax knows something about her family that she would rather keep secret. The men are having less fun than they expected as a Klingon stag night entails various trials of endurance. It looks as if Dax has blown things when she throws a wild party in Quark's bar where she comes to blows with Sirella when she calls Dax a Rizian slut tries to drag her off to another ritual. Worf tells her to apologise but she refuses leading to him cancelling the wedding; it is up to their friends to get them to change their minds again and get married.

After several action packed episodes this one featured far less action but was still a lot of fun; Shannon Cochran put in a good performance as Sirella. It was also fun to see Dax let her hair down at the party; it certainly looked like a great bash. I also liked the reaction of Dr. Bashir and Chief O'Brien when they learnt the celebrations weren't going to be the fun activities they had anticipated.

The marriage made in hell is coming....

[planktonrules · 7/10 · 20 January 2015]

One of the problems I noticed in season 5 and 6 of "Star Trek: Deep Space 9" is the relationship between Worf and Jadzia Dax. While Dax liking a Klingon man makes a lot of sense in light of this being's past, you also wonder why a competent and supposedly intelligent lady would want to be with Worf. Most of the time, he's a nasty grouch. But more troubling is that he behaves like an abusive boyfriend--trying to control her. So, I was less than thrilled to see the characters marrying. I wanted to see Jadzia to meet someone better and marry them...such as Quark or Morn!

The show begins with Martok coming to DS9 with his lovely wife. Now that Worf is part of his family, it's appropriate for Martok to do the bachelor stuff with Worf while the new bride meets with Martok's wife, the matriarch. Two problems come up, however. Martok's wife is an evil shrew and she has little interest in allowing any non- Klingons into the clan. And, Jadzia hates her guts and would sooner kiss a rattlesnake than be nice to the lady. As for Worf, this Klingon bachelor party is about what you'd expect--a chance for his male buddies to gather around and suffer. Will the pair manage to survive these ordeals and actually get married?

This is an interesting episode. But, as I said above, it was hard to really care about the couple as they seemed so mismatched and strange. Still, it's worth a look.

Straight out of a 90's family sitcom series.

[thevacinstaller · 6/10 · 16 August 2021]

Well, we get an episode like this to ease the galactic stakes of the serialized dominion war arc.

* I was amused by Martok being afraid of his wife ---- guess we know who is wearing the pants in that house.

* I had to cover my eyes during the 'ferengi dance thing' during Jadzia's bachelorette party. It's not often that I have to cover my eyes in a star trek re-watch but this makes the list.

* Nice to see that Kira forgives Odo for nearly causing the Dominon to take over the alpha quadrant. 'Whoops, my bad!'

If we are being honest ---- This episode is aggressively average and has moments of hilarity that elevate it. I would call it empty calories or a consumable experience.

A very special, klingon wedding episode

[cgravesmontalbano · 9/10 · 14 February 2021]

Look, I'm a sucker for the more goofy, light-hearted episodes of Trek. And not only does this episode manage to provide thay levity after a very serious two-parter, but it does so while also showcasing some serious acting chops from its cast, and providing some wonderful characterization, to boot.

I also appreciate the flipped-on-its-head trope of the man being the one obsessed with wedding details, and the woman being the one to acquiesce for the good of the relationship. Dax rules.

liked but because reminded me of my marriage

[MiketheWhistle · 10/10 · 16 October 2019]

My marriage was fraught with obstacles and my wife and I's relationship reminded me so much of what Worf and Dax went through. This was a fun episode showing the complexity of their relationship and Sisko taking charge.

1 wedding and 1 funeral

[student_points · 7/10 · 29 November 2021]

A lighter episode after the war. Wedding bells for Dax and Worf. The men in the wedding party have to go trough grueling tasks, cause Klingons are all about who can suffer the most. The part where Julian and O Brien are hanging from the rafters above a fire is absolutely hilarious. I was in stitches over this scene

Dax and her friends, meanwhile are having a hell of a party and a good time. By the I have to give kudos for the actor playing Quark. He makes the character feel quite attractive and sexy, even through all those prosthetics and make up.

Needless to say the klingon way and Dax' "don't take everything too serious" spirit clash.

Never thought I'd say this but...

[snoozejonc · 8/10 · 29 March 2023]

... this is a solid Star Trek romantic comedy.

Worf and Jadzia, for me, are one of the better Trek romances, mainly because the love developed over several episodes and the characters went through meaningful events together beforehand. Although this story follows a tried and tested Hollywood romance formula, it is nonetheless very entertaining.

Humour is in the eye of the beholder, but I personally enjoyed all the humorous banter between characters and the sight-gags.

Terri Farrell and Michael Dorn lead it well, but the likes of J. G. Hertzler and Armin Shimerman steal a few scenes briefly, as their characters have strong material.

The weakest aspect is easily the off-screen reconciliation between two characters that feels like a lack of effort on behalf of the writers.

The final scene is both written and designed well. I love the costumes and setting.

For me it's a 7.5/10, but I round upwards.

Tiresome

[Hitchcoc · 5/10 · 3 November 2018]

The whole time that Dax and Worf have been developing a relationship, it has been a distraction. When I realized that this was going to be an episode about the wedding, I thought I would skip it. I wish I had. While there were some interesting things about the Klingon marriage rites, I was glad to see it end.

There is no chemistry between Dax and Worf

[tomsly-40015 · 3/10 · 18 November 2023]

Now Dax and Worf finally marry each other but still, there is absolutely no chemistry between the two. And the characters of the two also don't match. Especially the way Dax is portrayed and Terry Farrell plays this role does not fit. I just don't believe, that this stiff and calm Dax character would gamble with Ferengi, sing and feast with Klingons or wrestle in her quarters. Maybe Curzon did, but it is just not believable for Jadzia.

We see how Klingon bachelor parties look like and guess what: Lots of crap about honor, strength of body and mind and fighting. We also learn, that the mistress of a house has to agree if an in-law wife is about to join the house. And for this, the future wife has to perform certain tests and must be able to recite the family saga... *yawn*. I wonder why anyone would like to marry into a house of a Klingon. I wonder why anyone would want to be friend with a Klingon at all. Either they talk about honor and battles they fought, or drink blood wine, sing and bang their heads into each other. I wonder how Klingon TV shows, movies and series must look like on their home planet.

All in all a forgetable episode. The best parts of this episode are the interactions between Bashir and O'Brien. The worst is the party in Dax' quarters with that silly fire dancer (stereotypes anyone?) and the goofy dancing from Dax and Nog.

Jadzia is a disgusting obnoxious floozie!

[Sparky-string · 2/10 · 27 May 2024]

On a dime it seems she sleeps with a couple of men (Morn?!), gives attitude to Warf's moms and ruins their wedding. Of course they can't leave it at that right? So the wedding goes on anyway.

Martok comes in with foolish words to counter the wise decision of Warf, and it's just juvenile, unconvincing and myopic. Awful episode, and it's insulting to those blessed with the gift of thought.

They want me to say more so I'll ramble a bit I guess to meet their implemented rules. Why they felt the need to force this upon us I'll never know. Martok: 'Just marry her cuz being with a woman of no virtue is better than being alone'. Yeah- great advice.