#andrew robinson

[ki-arni]

Ooohhhh Sid

there are some actors who are like ;) maybe they are g-a-y! it could be whatever you want it! ;) and then theres andy and sid

[catboyelimgarak]

Make them straight adjacent for the homies

[skyhai]

You're in a garashir shipping competition and your opponent is:

[codenameregnar]

cinematic parallels

[last-of-the-independents]

I need it today more than ever.

Canon Garashir Dates in DS9

In which I compile a list of episodes that feature Garak and Bashir’s weekly replimat lunches, or some other co-dining/drinking experience.

1x03 Past Prologue - Their first date is also Garak’s first appearance, and if you look at a list of Andrew Robinson’s episodes, pretty much all his early appearances are just ‘cute date with Julian.’

2x05 Cardassians - Minutes before Garak is bitten by a wild Cardassian child. This is also the episode where Garak shows up in Julian’s quarters in the middle of the night and he doesn’t mind at all because adventure.

2x18 Profit and Loss - Obviously the Garak/Bashir date is the high point of this episode unless you’re into Quark’s wacky multicultural love life… which, I am, but let’s move on.

2x22 The Wire - Yeah okay this whole episode is a literal hurt/comfort fanfic except it’s canon, of course they have a date in it.

3x02 The Search, Part II - Wow Garak, you’ve worn the same outfit to your last three dates with Julian, are you okay? I know in this screenshot they’re only on their way to or from their date, but look how cute they are! As a bonus, in this episode, Garak also goes on a ‘date’ with Sisko because exclusivity is for other plain, simple people.

3x05 Second Skin - Oh no, still the same outfit? Garak, for shame! Garak’s mug is a different shape from usual here though. 

3x18 - Distant Voices - I included two screenshots from this date because I wanted both the orienting shot that shows their drinks and food, but this is also the really cute date where Garak gives Julian the holonovel with the shiny bow on it and it’s Julian’s birthday. It’s all pretty much so adorable I’m going to explode.

3x20 Improbable Cause - Discussing Julius Caesar over unidentifiable food, Julian and Garak are the most literate couple pair of dear friends in Star Trek for sure. 

4x10 Our Man Bashir - Old Earth formalwear date episode where Julian makes out with everyone but Garak, disappointingly. But Julian does shoot Garak, which is always good for a laugh.

5x14 In Purgatory’s Shadow - Hey, it’s a three-way date with Ziyal, fun! And the weird mugs are back, I’m not disappointed at all.

6x01 A Time to Stand - Okay okay, I know it’s not a date, there was no Garashir date in this episode, but by this time in the show, they had really shifted away from this relationship for various reasons and all the screenshots are so explodey, this one is a nice reprieve. No one is sad to see this, right? Right.

7x16 Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges - I’m so glad that Garak and Julian found time to have one last date in the final season for old times’ sake.

7x25 What You Leave Behind - Again, not a date, but it’s their farewell scene! As Memory Alpha puts it: ‘Garak tells Bashir he will be staying on Cardassia and thanks him for his friendship over the years, admitting he’ll miss their lunchtime chats. Bashir says he hopes they will see each other again. Garak, ever cynical, says he hopes so too, but wouldn’t count on it.’ I’m not crying, you’re crying! Plus, this screenshot looks like they’re harmonizing and who wouldn’t have loved to see a musical episode of DS9? (Vic Fontaine doesn’t count.)

Let me know if I’ve forgotten any, but clearly the peak of their on-screen relationship was in season 3, when they had 4 on-screen dates. I mean, Garak’s role in later seasons was much more substantial than ‘cute Julian date’ but I’m sure no one would have minded more dates later on. Oh well! 

Thanks to trekcore.com for the screenshots!

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE // S4E26 Broken Link When I joined with the other Changelings in the Great Link, I... felt something I never felt before. In that moment, I knew I was home. For the first time I felt that I understood my people. Their distrust of the solids, their willingness to do anything to protect themselves. And then... in an instant, it was all snatched away. I'm trapped inside this body. I can never rejoin the Great Link. My job is the only thing I have left.

[itcanbefilmed]

Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971)

[lesbian-odo]

i am obsessed with this moment from what we left behind. ira steven behr is basically like, "yeah so were they buddies? ^w^" and andrew robinson in a completely deadpan, 100% serious tone just says "they fucked." he doesn't hesitate, he doesn't miss a beat. he believes in garashir with his heart and soul and that is just so incredibly awesome

(full clip)

[dangerousconnoisseurdonut]

Thank you for giving me a little joy before my shift starts.

I just watched Alone Together on YouTube for the first time and... I'm sorry!?!?!? These two flirting like that?! I think I'm about to faint!

[dia-tou-amphistomou]

Ok but can u imagine being an actor vehemently playing a character as gay and spending the next 30 years talking about how the character is gay in every single interview/comicon/video and even writing two plays and a novel about it, to finally get to voice act the character at the ripe age of 82 and canonically make them gay.

This is the life of andrew robinson. Winning out here for all of us.

[boldlynope]

i love that they had to do a double alternate timeline plot to get canon garashir past the higher-ups (and i’m still impressed that they managed it at all like holy shit) but i bet getting sid and andy, the original actors, to guest star to make this happen was the easiest part. those two were probably the first ones on board. they probably suggested pet names and shit. the absolute legends that are alexander siddig and andrew robinson. no one does it like those two. no one.

[charlesemersonwinchesteriii]

Star Trek: Lower Decks 5x9 - GARASHIR SUPERCUT

[garaks-sewing-gun]

I hope my dash never goes back to normal

[kyshkasa]

+ bonus

[last-of-the-independents]

These old posts are amazing! I need to see such stuff every day on my dash.

y’all thought I was joking about the 6 Larrys didn’t you?

[astralbondpro]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine // S04E10: Our Man Bashir