some sense of her new life. Bashir reflects on his infatuation over the past few days, beating himself up over his carelessly smothering Sarina, nearly driving her back into catalepsy, as O'Brien tries to cheer him up with an invitation to dinner with him and Keiko, who is making tempura. Bashir declines, now preferring to be alone, and as O'Brien returns to work Bashir makes his way to the airlock where Sarina's transport is boarding.

At the airlock, Bashir and Sarina tearfully say goodbye to each other, Bashir pledging to Sarina that he will never forget her. Bashir watches from the Promenade as the USS Nash and Sarina depart the station into space.

Memorable quotes

"That's a stupid question!"

- Patrick



"Sarina? What are you looking at?"

(Speaking slowly) "Everything."

- Julian Bashir and Sarina,Space Nine Companion )

." ( ) The four actors playing the four savants all reacted differently to finding out they were going to sing; Hilary Shepard-Turner (Lauren) had been in an all-girl punk band in the 1980s and had no problems with it, Michael Keenan (Patrick) enjoyed shooting it, Tim Ransom (Jack) was found to be completely tone-deaf and ended up having to be dubbed, and Faith C. Salie discovered that she had an amazing voice and loved the experience. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)

Reception

Faith Salie commented: " The best thing about being on Star Trek was being able to sing an aria with the camera spinning around me a la The Sound of Music . " [2]

Star Trek The Sound of Music " Speaking in the