Talk:Ezri Dax

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Although Jadzia had been married to Commander Worf, Ezri chose not to pursue that relationship; instead, she began a liaison with Dr. Bashir.

This touches upon an inconsistency in Deep Space Nine regarding the taboo of Trills' re-associations with people from past lives. In the episode "Rejoined", Jadzia couldn't have a romantic relationship with Lenara Kahn because they had been married in past lives. In the story, it had nothing to do with their being both women. So when we get to Ezri, did she really have the option to stay married to Worf? ShutterBugTrekker 14:26, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)

When you say, "In the story, it had nothing to do with their being both women.", you probably realize that in real life this was the real objection to their love scenes. The whole concept of the taboo of reassociation was merely a plot contrivance to create an allegory.

As for Ezri and Worf, if I remember correctly, Ezri kept trying to talk to Worf, but he didn't want to listen to her. (I have Season 7 of Deep Space Nine on dvd, I just haven't gotten around to watching it). Robert Happelberg 22:18, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Perhaps the taboo on reassociation only applies to other Trills? - Montrealais

That would explain why/how Jadzia and Sisko could still be friends, inspite of his past associations with Curzon. Maybe the Trill, like the Drazi (extra credit for he who gets the allusion) haven't updated their laws recently enough to allow for associations with alien species. Actually, I just wondered how the rules would apply with non-joined Trill, but that's really a moot point, isn't it? --cuiusquemodi 15:20, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

That sounds like a good explanation. But I don't get the Drazi allusion. ShutterBugTrekker 22:38, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I think the Drazi (alien race from Babylon 5) allusion would refer to their form of a national election: basically a civil war between two randomly chosen groups of Drazi. Whichever half of the population won got to lead their civilization for another term, or something like that. Since the rules apparently applied to all Drazi regardless of where they were, and the Drazi apparently never thought to tell anyone beforehand why they all spontaniously started killing each other, places with a substantial Drazi population, like Babylon 5, got to deal with a small war that they weren't prepared for and didn't really like too much. That's my interpretation anyway. Matt Keleher 19:02, Sep 2, 2004 (UTC)

In the DS9 episode "Penumbra", Ezri and Worf sleep together on an uninhabited planet after a crash landing (this is also the episode where she discovers she loves Julian and that the Breen have joined the Dominion). Worf asks her about the rule forbidding Trills to become intimately involved with people of past relationships and she responds "I bet you've broken a few Klingon rules in your time." The whole matter is latter moot because she loves Bashir so nobody need know about their tryst on the planet. I agree that it was treated too casually (considering the original made it out to be a very serious thing (though that was to make a point)), but it was commented on. 69.3.92.105 8 July 2005 17:53 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Several times I've seen her name as Ezri-Dax ... is this not the correct way of writing this? --Froth 01:42, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

No, just as wrong as "Ben-Sisko". ConnertheCat 00:29, 6 August 2006 (UTC)