Did Jadzia and Worf use eHarmony?
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I do think early on the writers didn't do a very good job of selling the relationship as something of real substance as opposed to just two people who are together mostly because they're physically attracted to each other. This was evidenced by the fact that in many of their scenes together, they were just making out.
I was disappointed by this...Jadzia Dax was my favourite character, so seeing her reduced to Worf's toy was a drag. However, I do think "Change of Heart" finally convincingly showed that there was a really emotional connection to them. Unfortunately it was too little, too late since Jadzia's days were numbered by then.
I was disappointed by this...Jadzia Dax was my favourite character, so seeing her reduced to Worf's toy was a drag. However, I do think "Change of Heart" finally convincingly showed that there was a really emotional connection to them. Unfortunately it was too little, too late since Jadzia's days were numbered by then.
Part of me would have preferred for Jadzia to have died in "Change of Heart". I mean if she had to die, it would have more interesting in terms of Worf to have her die there. Especially considering she was going to die at the end of the season anyway.
The part that bothered me was how Worf suddenly became so easy-going and cordial and turned into super-prospective-relationship-material despite his past failures with Alexander. They tried to address this with Alexander's later reappearance, but it still troubled me.
(The consequences of Alexander's reappearance would have been a lot more convincing had Worf and Jadzia *not* been in a relationship.)
Finally, I didn't like the actress who played Jadzia. She was OK in the first season. She also didn't stink so bad that she sucked down the rest of the show like some (or most) of the actors in Voyager did. I didn't like her in that doctor comedy with Ted Danson either. Her comedic timing was just off, and she had the tendency to break the fourth wall just by her appearance. Jadzia+the Doctor would have been better. Even Jadzia+Quark would have been OK.
I didn't like Kira+Odo at times either. At other times I liked it. Benjamin+Kasidy was always good, and they were always believable.
If she had died in "Change of Heart" it definitely would have been more profound and added depth to the show as well as to the character Worf. A contented Worf just wasn't interesting.
(The consequences of Alexander's reappearance would have been a lot more convincing had Worf and Jadzia *not* been in a relationship.)
Finally, I didn't like the actress who played Jadzia. She was OK in the first season. She also didn't stink so bad that she sucked down the rest of the show like some (or most) of the actors in Voyager did. I didn't like her in that doctor comedy with Ted Danson either. Her comedic timing was just off, and she had the tendency to break the fourth wall just by her appearance. Jadzia+the Doctor would have been better. Even Jadzia+Quark would have been OK.
I didn't like Kira+Odo at times either. At other times I liked it. Benjamin+Kasidy was always good, and they were always believable.
If she had died in "Change of Heart" it definitely would have been more profound and added depth to the show as well as to the character Worf. A contented Worf just wasn't interesting.
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I've got no idea what eharmony is. Some form of online dating site?
I just felt like high lighting this quote, from watching DS9, it always seemed to me that Worf was Dax's play thing.
I second that. She always seemed to have the upper hand.
I guess that's a fair enough point and it doesn't exactly contradict what I was saying (and if I understand correctly, what the person who started this thread is saying too)...the relationship did often seem shallow and like they were either using each other or at least one of them was using the other, which made them seem to be a rather blah couple at times.
Yep. They had to use Eharmony. Jadzia couldn't find a bloke on match .com because it's overrun with women.
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Yup. Makes a big deal about coming up w/ especially compatible matches because they ask you so many in-depth questions about yourself (psychological stuff).
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I agree w/ those who said that their relationship seemed kind of shallow. But my major complaint about them was that I wanted Worf for myself.
E-harmony is the suckiest online dating site, according to my friends, because they ask you a gazillion questions and often come up with no matches. Sounds like horseshit to me. Never trust commercials touting a dating site when their pitchman is an old geezer saying he's a doctor and the founder of the site! -- RR
Funny as this thread is, it would be impossible because eHarmony typically does not do interracial or interfaith match-ups, (they do but the numbers are very very low), not to mention they do not allow gay or lesbian match-ups on their services. Which is bull...
Or wait...perhaps eHarmony changed its views on this in the future?
Or wait...perhaps eHarmony changed its views on this in the future?
We all know that Deanna Troi was Worf's true love!
I thought they did a bad job on putting the two of them together too. It is like the writers said "we have Jadzia, she is interested in Klingon things due to her past lives, we aren't sure what to do with her, ergo we'll have a romance with Worf even though there is no build up or chemistry between the characters." Plus, as the previous poster pointed out, on TNG they did such a good job of gradually doing the Worf and Troi pairing that this one seemed pretty pale as result. I just watched "Par'Mach" a few days ago and I found the Quark and Grilka relationship much more convincing.
I don't think DS9 even quite recovered from having Worf thrust onto the show. It never seemed like the writers knew what to do with him.
I don't think DS9 even quite recovered from having Worf thrust onto the show. It never seemed like the writers knew what to do with him.
I agree that Worf and Jadzia didn't come across as the most plausible or chemistry-heavy couple, but they sure as hell were better matched than Worf and Troi! The writers at least did put some strong effort into explaining the attraction between Worf and Jadzia and making it somewhat believable that they might actually fit together despite their differences in "You are Cordially Invited" and "Change of Heart".
That was a little late in the relationship to FINALLY give if it some believability/explanation, but even if it took too long, at least there were episodes that explored their compatibility convincingly. We never got that on TNG with Worf and Troi. Troi came on to him in the alternate universe and based on that (plus the fact that she was good with Alexander?), he decided to go for it. I don't ever recall seeing them bond in a convincing way in any episode between that one and the finale.
That relationship reeked of two characters being put together just for the hell of it much more than the Jadzia/Worf one, and it was even more irritating because they had a perfectly suitable partner for Troi in Riker and caused an unnecessary delay in them getting together (which had already been built up for YEARS) because of this totally pointless relationship.
That was a little late in the relationship to FINALLY give if it some believability/explanation, but even if it took too long, at least there were episodes that explored their compatibility convincingly. We never got that on TNG with Worf and Troi. Troi came on to him in the alternate universe and based on that (plus the fact that she was good with Alexander?), he decided to go for it. I don't ever recall seeing them bond in a convincing way in any episode between that one and the finale.
That relationship reeked of two characters being put together just for the hell of it much more than the Jadzia/Worf one, and it was even more irritating because they had a perfectly suitable partner for Troi in Riker and caused an unnecessary delay in them getting together (which had already been built up for YEARS) because of this totally pointless relationship.
No way! I much prefer Worf/Troi to Riker/Troi! And I say that as someone who thinks Riker is an underrated character - the guy blew his chance. Seeing Parallels really convinced me it was a great idea. Troi knew not to throw him a surprise party.
Yeah, really.
I know that a big deal was made out of Worf's culture, and sometimes that was aggravating--but given that he was NOT going to bend, all her whining about Klingons valuing tradition and marriage really got old. She should've known better than to expect a non-exclusive relationship, which is what I think she was REALLY after.
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