On January 11, 1993, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine introduced the first gay power couple of the 24th century ... Garak and Bashir. One’s a dashing young doctor....

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
      2•1 year ago

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

      • Prouvaire
        2•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.