Garak and Julian flirting on main
An interesting thing about this scene is that this is the Bashir Changeling here. He’s acting differently from how Julian would normally behave, but he does so in a way that turns Garak on. I can’t help but wonder if this was how the Changeling wasn’t caught as a fake. He acted in ways that were abnormal for Julian, but exactly what other people wanted to see. It would explain why O’Brien found him easier to get along with. He was acting as a version of Julian that O’Brien would’ve wanted.
I love this flirting moment, but I thought it was interesting to point out. It’s also kinda sad to think that a flawed person could be easily replaced by a copy who acted like a version of them who lacked those flaws, adapting it to each individual he interacts with. Nobody noticed the Changeling, not because there weren’t clues, but because it showed them what they wanted to see.
Ah Garak. The original:
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