"Playing God" is the 37th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
[2] In this episode, while Trill officer Jadzia Dax mentors a candidate for joining, a proto-universe threatens to destroy the station and Bajor.
An accident occurs and the two Trills bring the runabout back to the station damaged, with a strange mass attached to it.
Her friend Benjamin Sisko reminds her that during her own training under the notorious Curzon, he was very hard on her, and challenged her confidence in herself.
An infestation of Cardassian voles shorts out various equipment, including the containment-field for the unidentified mass in the lab.
Arjin's careful navigation safely brings them out of danger and releases the little universe out into space; thus he proves himself and earns his positive recommendation from Jadzia Dax.
[3] Armin Shimerman's nose makeup piece for the character Quark was not ready, so a different one was used, giving him a slightly different look than in other episodes.