An in-depth look at the star crossed lovers we didn’t get to see in DS9 including interviews with the cast and crew about why it didn’t happen. Includes some details about the origin of slash fic

  • HobbitFoot
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    1 year ago

    I never took it as them being “in the closet”, just that they never overtly showed that side of their sexualities outside of flirting.

    It is a gay relationship, even if it is just flirting, but no one is denying that both characters also had meaningful straight romantic relationships.

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        1 year ago

        Garak definitely flirted. I think Bashir played it as liking the attention.

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          1 year ago

          Bashir was noticeably nervous in “Past Prologue”, their first meeting. It’s interesting that fans ignore that, or chalk it up to him being nervous because Garak might be a spy, as opposed to accusing the actors and writers of extracting humour out of the “gay panic” trope. I guess it’s because now people know theirs turned into a real friendship (or even more. ;-) ) Although I suspect if “Past Prologue” had aired today, there’d be a lot more outrage.