It’s suggested by his conversation with O’Brien about family, and also by the fact that Sisko doesn’t seem to have any family details to hand.Ī similar moment in Home Front would convince Ronald D. More interesting, and a lot more subtle, is the idea that Bashir doesn’t really have anybody. It seems – like the revelations about his romantic history – an attempt to generate sympathy for the character. It just seemed strange he’d be so honest and open about it. It’s the kind of Freudian psychoanalysis that the second season of Deep Space Nine is occasionally a little too fond of – in the same way that The Alternate felt the need to justify Odo’s outsider status by giving him an abusive childhood.Īlthough there’s no doubt that Bashir’s insecure – If Wishes Were Horses… all but confirmed it. Like Bashir’s terribly sad story about joining Starfleet in Melora, it’s just brushed aside by later characterisation, which may not be a bad thing. It’s telling that “Palis Delon” is never mentioned again. “I don’t know if you’d noticed, but T’Lani women are quite attractive.” We do get a sad little sob story about how he left his one true love, and the implication is that this turned him into the over-eager flirt we know and are occasionally creeped out by. “You know, I was looking forward to the celebrations on T’Lani Prime,” he confesses to O’Brien. There’s a moment early in the episode where Bashir effectively confesses that he was looking forward to getting laid at the celebratory party after the last disarmament.
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