Yulian and Ez'ree
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I dunno. I guess? It made about as much sense as most other relationships on DS9. I was shipping Ezri/Jake though.
That would have been interesting! But it would take a few episodes to work up to it and a few more to resolve it one way or the other, and season 7 was pretty crowded as it was. I'm sure Sisko's first reaction would be "Oh, HELL no." But would he come around?
Both Jake and Ezri apparently stuck around the station at the end of Season 7. It could still happen.
Yes, it did.
Not the most profound romance I ever saw, not even on Trek, but still more believable than the Chakotay / Seven pairing that materialized from blue air in the very last few episodes of Voyager.
Discussing VOY, I've seen objections raised about Neelix dating Kes, a 2-year-old (but still an adult as her species goes). Might have been interesting to see this work in reverse in DS9: a 500-year-old-alien (for example an El-Aurian) dating a human, and others of their species objecting to that because in their eyes, humans barely qualify as 'adults' .
Discussing VOY, I've seen objections raised about Neelix dating Kes, a 2-year-old (but still an adult as her species goes). Might have been interesting to see this work in reverse in DS9: a 500-year-old-alien (for example an El-Aurian) dating a human, and others of their species objecting to that because in their eyes, humans barely qualify as 'adults' .
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More believable than Chakotay+Seven is a pretty low bar.
Yes, a 500-year-old alien dating a human could have been interesting, if it was handled well. Questionable adulthood of the human, different perspectives from having lived so long.
It didn't work for me, because Jadzia mostly treated Julian like he was a kid hanging around her and she didn't consider him a serious contender, at first. She began to treat him with respect, later. I know Ezri wasn't Jadzia but maybe if they had more time to develop the relationship it wouldn't have seemed so forced and strange to me. Or maybe it's just because I never liked Bashir.
To John Q. Public, it may be shocking/daring, but to someone who has explored all sorts of fiction, a human managing to catch the eye of a long-lived/immortal individual is on the tame side; get back to me when this exotic being isn't carbon-based 
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Early (i.e., Seasons One through Three) Bashir is better than late Bashir. Is this a minority opinion?
.Early (i.e., Seasons One through Three) Bashir is better than late Bashir. Is this a minority opinion?
Idk if its a minority opinion but I personally disagree. Although I dont think early Bashir is so bad. On my first watch I HATED Bashir till later on but on subsequent rewatches hes grown to be one of my favs. Early Bashir is way more fun but I think the value in his character is understanding the autistically unwavering drive he has for his job and why, not to mention understanding why hes so damn needy. And all those pieces dont really fall into place to complete the whole picture till later. He also grows into himself and his roll by the later seasons which ends up being such a well rounded arc for him. Like Garak says, he never becomes truly cynical. Its just his optimism gets tempered and he becomes more cautious and pragmatic. I feel like we get to watch him grow up just as much as we see Nog and Jake grow up.
Hm. Early Bashir seemed like they overdid how green he was. At the present, a new doctor has spent 4 years as an undergraduate, then four years in medical school, then a residency for 3 to 7 years. They're rarely under 30 by the time they start actually practicing. But Bashir's actions seemed more like a 20 to 21 year old, if even that.
Later Bashir, however, had the genetic enhancement, which I think weakened his character at least after the episode where we met his parents.
Later Bashir, however, had the genetic enhancement, which I think weakened his character at least after the episode where we met his parents.
Bashir may have been a prodigy (which means he likely completed his education earlier than his contemporaries); combine the possibility that Bashir was an ace among aces with the fact that humans live longer/age slower in the twenty-fourth century and it is conceivable that he would - in some ways - behave younger than we would assume of someone with his distinctions.
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