At first, I was annoyed that Lower Decks showed Garak hiding in the sickbay wall when DS9 established his acute claustrophobia, but then I thought maybe the AU Bashir helped him deal with his psychological issues and made myself happier, god I'm sorry about the person I've become, I'll stop soon - ThreadSky

amandawtwong.bsky.social • 167 days ago

At first, I was annoyed that Lower Decks showed Garak hiding in the sickbay wall when DS9 established his acute claustrophobia, but then I thought maybe the AU Bashir helped him deal with his psychological issues and made myself happier, god I'm sorry about the person I've become, I'll stop soon

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brewster37.bsky.social•167 days ago

Wow! A DS9 fan!

kirksays.bsky.social•167 days ago

Me watching this episode

julestoobad.bsky.social•167 days ago

I dunno what I mean

georgeprbenson.bsky.social•167 days ago

AU Garak/Bashir is a *triumph* and every minute of them on screen is a gift.

m00psy.bsky.social•167 days ago

and this week we might see this reality’s garashir…….

emsiecat.bsky.social•167 days ago

I really hope so! 🥺💕🙏 Even just a throwaway comment from Mariner confirming they’re together in the prime reality too would be fine (though actually SEEING the prime reality pair together and happy on screen would of course be best).

stormcaywood.bsky.social•167 days ago

What, wait? Really?

m00psy.bsky.social•167 days ago

and

m00psy.bsky.social•167 days ago

i am hopingggg so hard 🤞🏻

darylhornsby.bsky.social•167 days ago

Wait, is Lower Decks an alternate universe?

cossoverforever.bsky.social•167 days ago

The last episode was yes lot of old characters back because of it

rainofterra.bsky.social•167 days ago

Lower Decks is mostly set in the same universe as DS9. Sometimes travel between universes happens in Star Trek.

scotsdragon.bsky.social•167 days ago

Could also be that this Garak has agoraphobia.

silvarils.bsky.social•167 days ago

still there, just manageable now 😭 because Husband

nomad801.bsky.social•167 days ago

Garak is low key one of my favorite star trek characters

twowheeltrina.bsky.social•167 days ago

Totally forgot about the claustrophobia. I took it as an homage to Voyager as there was more than 1 episode this was a tactic

beardofaction.bsky.social•167 days ago

I'm curious if the Anaxamander launched with a crew of multiverse variants. Or if after it was launched something happened to the crew it started with and Captain Boimler had to start recruiting replacements from different universes.

woodentulip.bsky.social•167 days ago

Don't stop, please Continue - This AU is a LOT more fun . 🤭☝️👍

amandawtwong.bsky.social•167 days ago

Wait, please don't go, extremely normal British Columbian professional people who followed me for some reason

raelenef.bsky.social•167 days ago

except what if this is why I followed?!

amandawtwong.bsky.social•167 days ago

The latest Lower Decks episode has made me a menace to be around, I'm pretty sure I've sent at least one Garak/Bashir picture to everyone I care about

woodentulip.bsky.social•167 days ago

💙🤍✅

geoffgreen.org•167 days ago

Must have been hard to hold onto that one for months!

amandawtwong.bsky.social•167 days ago

Oh, I didn't work on season 5, I left after season 4 :)

geoffgreen.org•167 days ago

Oh ha!

merchantofvice.bsky.social•167 days ago

Boss, I’m sorry I gotta go.
Is it money?
No boss, I’m gone to that Canadian city of my dream.
But
Isn’t anything you can say
Garak/Bashir

mysterjoshua.bsky.social•167 days ago

As a fellow British Colimbian, I know for a fact none of us are normal.

andrecomics.bsky.social•167 days ago

If they won't have you at your Garak-est, do they deserve you?

drerinmac.bsky.social•167 days ago

I thought this too! I read it as “he’s grown! 🥺”

timeandagwen.bsky.social•167 days ago

In that alternate universe, Garak’s lack of claustrophobia is ultimately what made him become a doctor…or maybe him becoming a doctor helped him overcome it.

I’m sure stories will be written about it in fan realms.

fluffcopter.bsky.social•167 days ago

garak+bashir is canon the actors played it out dont take this away from me

harrietvane.bsky.social•167 days ago

I am overwhelmed by it all.

gheem.bsky.social•167 days ago

I loved that episode, please continue your perfectly normal rant.👍

dccox.bsky.social•167 days ago

This post convinced me immediately that I need to follow you.

jkinatl1.bsky.social•167 days ago

If Garak found real love in Bashir, then I imagine that a lot of his past traumas and fears have been soothed. It makes me super happy to see conflicted and traumatized characters find peace.

harrisvince.bsky.social•167 days ago

I've been wondering how Rhodey changed uniforms after the building collapses in "Avengers: Endgame" for five years.

library-gremlin.bsky.social•167 days ago

Why stop?

baro.bsky.social•167 days ago

Getting to hang out with Andy and chat 1 on 1 for quite a long time at a poorly attended con in the 90's was a highlight for my highschool self. He was telling us all about the book he was writing and hoping to publish one day (which he did) and how Garak was bi as hell but Rick Berman said no

ajdominion.bsky.social•167 days ago

Is it possible this AU Garak didn't have the same condition? Our way of thinking about the characters don't necessarily hold up with their AU counterparts

creativedoc.bsky.social•167 days ago

Different Garak so his fear might be something else.

Like pears.

Or Peanut butter.

Or the color green.

lettuce1001.bsky.social•167 days ago

mikebusby6.bsky.social•167 days ago

But we got Garak and Julian. Together. And I think we have the StarTrek Shitposters group over on facebook to thank for that!
And T’Pol❤️❤️❤️🖖

mnsoda.bsky.social•167 days ago

What now? When did this happen?

mysterjoshua.bsky.social•167 days ago

And hey, he was able to work through it long enough to get him, Bashir, a Romulan, and two of our favorite Klingons outta dodge.

I imagine having an EMH for a supportive partner that wasn't getting called up to the front lines of a war all the time did wonders for Gatak's mental health.

dreadbeasts.bsky.social•167 days ago

lol this weekend Lisa and Michelle were explaining the ship to me because they were excited about it and I was just “I don’t know anything except what I’ve gleaned from osmosis from Amanda’s twt/bsky. Toxic secret boyfriends…?” And now I’m educated. Sail that ship.

sfxk.bsky.social•167 days ago

I mean AU Garak might simply have not had claustrophobia to begin with

spencerkoelle.bsky.social•167 days ago

Don't stop. We're right there with you.

joshuasonofnone.bsky.social•167 days ago

Lower Decks actually got me really excited to watch Star Trek and I hope to return to LD on day so I can nitpick all the lore inconsistencies 🥰

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