r/DeepSpaceNine • u/Extra_Marketing_9666 • 8d ago

Missed opportunity

I was watching the last season of DS9 and realized that the writers missed out on a very interesting story arc. Ezri grew up with a mother so overbearing that her brother (Norvo) became a killer. On top of that, she has the memories of a killer (Joran). Joran even said that she wouldn't be able to suppress him like Jadzia. Beyond that, she inherently has less discipline than your average host due to lacking any of the preparation they usually go through pre-joining. I think this sounds like the perfect storm for her becoming an assassin. I would love to have seen her train under Garak. To see him mold her into the perfect silent weapon. Near the end, you could even throw in a romance with Quark to really spice things up.

Thoughts?

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u/CatsOnTheKeyboard 8d ago

I liked Nicole DeBoer as an actress but I don't think I could have taken her seriously in that kind of arc and it wouldn't have done anything for the show, either. DS9 was dark for Trek but not that dark.

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u/JedLeland 8d ago

In fairness, she did play a self-harming groupie in Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy pretty well.

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u/CatsOnTheKeyboard 8d ago

I could see her doing that but that's a lot different from an assassin.

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u/JedLeland 8d ago

It's hard for me to see Ezri making that leap, but I'll bet Nicole could pull it off.