DS9 The Best of Garak: The Way of the Warrior

[@pbdye1607]

"I'm not pressing charges because I don't WANT them in jail - I want them free...and vulnerable."

[@thomasschulze6715]

I find it very interesting that Garak is smiling like a true psychopath when he and Odo were insulted by Drex! :D great acting! It really looks like Garak is already planning how to kill al of them :D

[@thomashartley8360]

Yep, let them take their guard down, then do the thing 😈

[@tilasole3252]

Hahaha! Insidious!

[@andrewnlarsen]

If you read the novel for this episode...Garak knew what he was doing.

[@OhNoTheFace]

"I don't take orders from shape shifters" Oh irony

[@Krypton853]

Or their Cardashian lap dogs.

[@garymcgaryson5039]

Not knowingly anyway

[@iferg15]

"Ah, but I got off several cutting remarks which no doubt did serious damage to their egos!" Haha!

[@johnilarde8440]

Irving Ferguson so, Garak dishonored them?

[@RequiemPoete]

So I wonder when their ship will blow up, or they all die from Klingon ebola.

[@Imerias2]

@@RequiemPoete Well, we do never see Drex again after the two-parter.

[@aaronTNGDS9]

Definitely serious ego-damage those cutting remarks can inflict.

[@BlueSatoshi]

He later does the same to Ezri Dax; he wasn't exaggerating about the remarks he was capable of.

[@wkmac2]

Andrew Robinson's Garak was brilliant. Robinson IMO never got the credit as an actor he justly deserved.

[@danesoto4992]

Garek's exile ended and got to go home even though its mostly destroyed

[@raggededge82]

In the trek community he is very well recognized.

[@innamedvedev8327]

@@raggededge82 Loved, and his character feared

[@VXGaming]

"You'll be surprised of the things you can learn when doing alterations" I now have a vision of Garak removing limbs of a klingon during an interrogation.

[@anthonyreed3682]

I hadn't thought of it in that context. Thanks

[@WalterOtterly]

Garak doesn't wield such a blunt instrument

[@aredub1847]

@@WalterOtterly i would say, he doesn't start with one.

[@tatianalyulkin410]

I think Beria himself would have been humbly standing by with a notebook and a pen, taking notes!

[@develynseether4426]

Because of Garak's past we assume the worst but he could have literally done a 24th Century Rosetta Stone Klingon while doing tailoring alterations.

[@omganotherun]

Now that I think about it, ganging up on an unarmed tailor seems very cowardly for Klingons.

[@RequiemPoete]

Don't worry. Garak's sense of honor allows him to settle the score without it being face to face. *snap* just like that! They won't see it coming.

[@jakovasour]

That guy was literally the "boss's kid" and he acted like it, when he met a real Klingon like Worf he got exposed in seconds.

[@no1reallycaresabout2]

Most Klingons dont live up to the code of honor they preach.

[@aaronTNGDS9]

LOL!!

[@alexbrown1930]

@RubiiX Garak might have actually been able to take them ALL on, but, well, that would have blown his cover as a "simple tailor" Consider how little damage was actually done to him..wanna bet he was moving to minimize the damage?

[@jockmcscottish7569]

The Klingons shout about honour all the time, wheres the honour in four guys holding someone down while another batters him. Kinda cowardly, in my book.

[@captin3149]

Earlier in the episode Worf remarks to Martok that Drex has no honor and is a coward and a liar.

[@jockmcscottish7569]

Drex would be the Klingon instigator , i assume?

[@captin3149]

ya, He's Martok's son IIRC

[@jmstowe]

If one enjoys being a bully then 4 guys holding somebody down while somebody batters him is a good arrangement.

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Not all of them are honorable. Some of them are cowardly, some of them are greedy. They did all kinds of episodes about the Klingon high command and about how all their talk about honor is just talk and how it's all political, which is supposed to be distasteful to a Klingon. I guess the moral of that story is, they're people and people are fucked up.

[@festealth]

Jokes on the Klingon.... Odo isn't wearing any uniform.

[@BassPlayer60134]

festealth I always assumed the com badge was real though, how else would it work?

[@lucybresgal1519]

he just sticks it right into his "skin"

[@BassPlayer60134]

Perei Waters yeah but whenever he shapeshifts we never see it floating among him.

[@e0o9kii]

+BassPlayer60134 Must have been custom made.

[@ryanalving3785]

BassPlayer60134 Maybe he can shapeshift into a functioning com badge

[@tek512]

No doubt their bird of prey experienced a series of "mysterious system failures" and suffered a warp core breach shortly after leaving the station. All hands were lost.

[@jackstewart2258]

And no leads as to how it happened

[@bermanmo6237]

​@@jackstewart2258Like a certain mysterious explosion on a Romulan shuttle with a high ranking Senator that was leaving the station that was blamed on the Dominion.

[@toddkurzbard]

Such a shame that such an unpredictable and tragic and undoubtedly completely unplanned accident should just happen to occur soon afterwards.

[@KyleRayner12]

I love that moment in the beginning. It's unstated, but it's clear that this cute trick of Odo's to fit in is also one of the Founders' many tools for passing as solid. Imagine Garak and "Bashir" meeting for lunch every week in the lead-in to "In Purgatory's Shadow," and this gets a lot darker.

[@_Francis_York_Morgan]

It's also a demonstration of how the "blood screenings" the Federation used were doomed to fail from the start

[@azurehelm]

I can imagine that a more skilled Changeling may even be able to actually consume external substances (food, drink, poison) and compartmentalize them internally, so they could actually "eat" and deposit the substance later. It does make you wonder how a Changeling metabolizes at all - perhaps they do some variety of filter-feeding, consuming microscopic organisms for nourishment and growth; or maybe they photosynthesize.

[@nickmonks9563]

"Oh you'd be surprised the things you can learn when you're doing alterations." Double entendre, there.

[@RequiemPoete]

I call BS during that scene. It's like the writers forget they're all using universal translators.

[@jeffburnham6611]

@@RequiemPoete they tend to do that with the Klingons, dont they?

[@ksingh66]

@@jeffburnham6611 maybe its colloquial slang the translators havent picked up yet?

[@cripppledplmbr]

@@ksingh66 it was established in enterprise (i know both time period it took in and the later release of enterprise can cause this to be arguable) that if you understand words or phrases of the language that the other person is saying that the universal translator doesn't translate the phrase. so garacks understanding can be explained away but not the Klingons switch.

[@Jay-ln1co]

Was half expecting the coffee cup to remain on the table as Odo left. Good eye for continuity.

[@jos.1839]

I love the look Garak gives the Klingon after he said "Cardassian lapdog"... Im sure he was thinking about ways he would choose to get rid of him... With his light smile on face

[@toddkurzbard]

Once Garak "dealt" with them (offscreen), Gre'Thor gained 4 new citizens.

[@verta4932]

RIP René. A very sad day for us all - 12/08/2019. 😢😢😢

[@masatotanaka999]

Those Klingons got off lucky Morn would have destroyed them.

[@InfernosReaper]

That's not even a joke either. The dude's a seasoned criminal who's come out on top in who knows how many fights.

[@masatotanaka999]

InfernosReaper also I think in one episode worf says he was an excellent sparring partner too

[@xavierprotocols]

Morn could have talked their heads off, he never shuts up.

[@pokemaster123ism]

Morns such a beast he could have seduced all their wives. Far more emotional damage than physical damage

[@tek512]

@@pokemaster123ism Morn and Garak would both hit them hard. Garak would probably rig an "unfortunate malfunction" that results in their deaths via warp core breach, while Morn bagged and tagged (but only after banging) their wives.

[@josephmaton4982]

Just wanted Odo’s uniform to suddenly change after that threat

[@danieljackson1272]

It would have been great if he had randomly changed it into a Klingon uniform.

[@igorwojtyna2158]

Notice that garak is getting information without even contacting his informers He is terifying

[@tatianalyulkin410]

Yes, he is. A talented investigator/interrogator has no need of whips, pliers or the waterboarding equipment.

[@moogleplay9131]

"They must have mistaken me for someone else...." Yeah, Garak the spy. I hear the tailor and the spy are identical.

[@rainstand2772]

Harassing Morn is foolish he’s a sparring partner with Worf and an excellent one at that

[@jo-suuuu]

Not to mention he pulled one of the greatest heists

[@riccardogemme]

​Worf literally says it

[@garymcgaryson5039]

He also never shuts up

[@jmwoods190]

Drex was lucky that Morn & Garak didn't feel like fighting on that day!

[@toddkurzbard]

Pissing off Morn is like a one-way express ticket to Gre'Thor.

[@TheMock5000]

Odo: joke's on you, I'm not wearing a uniform, this is my skin. Im really just naked.

[@naturelover9716]

Anyone gonna comment on Garak's "actually, I'm not sure constable Odo has a mother "

[@mmattson8947]

I like that line a lot. When it first aired, I could imagine it was the dirtiest "your momma" insult anyone every said. And when I read the actual translation, it was clean, but still terribly clever. (Does your mother let you talk to adult men?)

[@PPikes]

I love that angry Klingon and how he delivers his lines with so much trademark Klingon disgust 🙌😂

[@DMS-pq8]

Martok's son was never seen or talked about again

[@Howyaduing]

Dave S. nither was the Neagus son

[@DMS-pq8]

Howyaduing true

[@DeathToJihad]

Dave S., He must have hidden in shame after Worf whupped his ass.

[@johnilarde8440]

Aeolwn lolz.

[@InfernosReaper]

DeathToJihad Hell, Martok probably just killed him and opted to try again for another one later.

[@DarkLordDiablos]

Its clear from these scenes that Drex has no honour since a true Klingon like Worf would fight him man to man.

[@bobjennings6673]

Wanted Odo to turn into an oversized Klingon.

[@johnilarde8440]

Bob Jennings aka “What if Arnold Schwarzenegger is a Klingon” disguise..

[@sampetrie340]

Warf one on one against a non-Klingon would be more fair of a fight? “It's not my fault being the biggest and the strongest. I don't even exercise” "You mean you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword and we'll try to kill each other like civilized people, is that it?”

[@robertvangroll4602]

One on one, Garak might have beaten him.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Probably an entitled, spoiled, self-righteous, son of a fine military leader. Likely did not have to train to get into the Klingon military academy, partied all the time, and yet still rose the ranks because of nepotism.

[@Deadpool_64]

Five on one, how honorable.

[@CaptainSnackbar]

such intelligent writing and acting, something that we are deprived from these days :(

[@AarieaaronFTW]

"Actually I'm not sure constable Odo has a mother". Fuck that is brilliant

[@WILEYsUnrequestedRamblings]

Outstanding fucking writing. DS9 is the champagne of Trek.

[@adammacleod925]

I can honestly say that I think Garak is one of the best developed characters in Star Trek. I had a few drinks so it's bold to say the best, but in his time with the franchise his character is well plotted out, your emotional feelings about him are ambiguous, his actual acting with regards to delivery and expression are amazing, Andrew Robinson brings life to the character and even when done up in makeup and prostheses, he allows Garak to come through emotionally with his facial expressions. Not just emotionally but historically, as in the history of the character. I have loved every iteration of Star Trek that I have encountered. I love Discovery, and Michael is amazing as a character and as we see she may evolve past Garak but, until then, kudos.

[@DkSchadow]

Not bad for someone who was originally just trying to make the rent that month.

[@Donutgames00]

Adam MacLeod she is no where close to any golden age main characters.

[@InfernosReaper]

The problem with discovery is it suffers from a lot of the same issues of early TNG and DS9 plus all the issues of Voyager. The writers have their heads too far up their own asses so the series suffers a lot at times. There's potential though. They just need someone capable enough to bring it out. I don't think anyone on Discovery will ever rival Garek in terms of depth and complexity, especially with how he turns out in the end as the reluctant leader his people desperately need.

[@sarahkinsey5434]

Adam MacLeod Robinson was soo good as Garak! His words, voice inflection, and eyes all said different things. You didn't know what to believe! It's a shame he was typecast so much after Dirty Harry. He would have gone very far!

[@tonoornottono]

Robinson was incredible especially considering that he had severe claustrophobia and hated the feeling of being stuck under all that makeup.

[@invidofinp1828]

That actor was made for this character. I can't see anyone playing garak like him.

[@fffreddie]

Garak is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

Yes lol

[@DblOSmith]

Such a great character.

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

I don't know who Ensign Saunders is, but he bailed out Drex hard. Otherwise, Morn would've thrown hands.

[@doceideer7993]

I think Odo lied to spare having to swab all that pink Klingon blood off the promenade. Morn would have made it look like a crate of Pepto-Bismol exploded. It was all out of practicality really.

[@stetsonherrick8090]

@@doceideer7993 Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is also an advantage Morn has in play here no one here knew about. Isn't it true the Latinum he's storing in one of his stomachs adds to his total body weight? And in such a way that trying to push or knock him around is actually quite difficult?

[@Death2all546]

@@stetsonherrick8090 (I know it’s a year late, but) the majority of the weight of latinum comes from the fact it’s encased in gold. He gave Quark 100 bars worth of just the latinum (no gold) and it could fit in a martini glass.

[@kewltony]

Knowing Garak, all those Klingons are dead.

[@paulnewhouse5126]

but the damage i did will last them a lifetime! one of my fave lines from Garak!

[@andrewnlarsen]

Considering the false information he gives them and later the attack on DS9...it will last a lifetime.

[@Marguns21]

Sticks and stones will break my bones but words leave emotional wounds that never heals! XD garak sure is a snabby fella xD

[@rikosaikawa9024]

Worf straight up said he had no honor

[@nemo9xiphos]

Worf, a Klingon of honor, would not have approved a group beating like this

[@bobpage6597]

He doesn't, he chastises Martok about it later. It goes along the lines of this: "Tell me Worf, what have I done to earn your disrespect?" "The misdeeds your troops have committed speak for themselves. Attacking a Cardassian tailor. Detaining and searching ships in neutral space without warning or provocation. And you, executing one of your commanders because he refused to fire on a Federation ship."

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

@@bobpage6597 he chastises who he thought was Martok, but it was the changeling that impersonated him.

[@bobpage6597]

@@BrotherDerrick3X Yes, I know.

[@jt4369]

At least in modern times, “pressing charges” is merely a customary evidentiary thing. If the prosecutor wants to indict and has the necessary evidence to do so, they can do exactly that regardless if the victim wants to pursue the matter or not.

[@fantochedollmaker7030]

He should have had his own serie. Imagine the potential with his work in the secret police..

[@mrsbasia122]

2:19 "His eyes, his eyes"

[@HacksignKT]

ha

[@NormAppleton]

They must have mistaken me for someone else.

[@ExistierenderExzentriker666]

I love all of Garak's interactions with Klingons he seems to have a special liking for teasing them. Though I must admit the time he offered the two Klingon sisters silk lingerie is still my favorite :D What I find interesting though is that the "spoon" on Garak's forehead seems to be colored in a blue-tint here. I thought that was a feature/decoration exclusive to Cardassian women? Seems our plain simple Tailor is flamboyant even in Cardassian terms.

[@JcoolTheShipBuilder]

HungarianWitch He is a sassy gay man

[@dillonhillier3436]

My favourite is when he tells word he wants to join star fleet.

[@billlong9606]

Andrew Robinson stated that he wanted to make Garak sexually ambiguous but the writers weren't keen

[@NehnBellanaris]

@@billlong9606 It's more like the fans at the time weren't keen on it then the writers. They got a lot of fan mail complaining about it.

[@wynfrithnichtwo8423]

I am glad they did not make his character a homosexual. I think his character would be better off as bisexual. He is a spy. Sex may be utilized as a weapon and seduction is a well known tool used for information gathering, which is why Garak being bisexual would best fit his character.

[@connarcomstock161]

I swear to god I've heard our Bard say this unironically.

[@helenreidt3315]

Loved Garak..

[@amehak1922]

I love Dorek's expression when Garak reveals he understands Klingon.

[@evilkirk9360]

Yea I seen Garak fight before! If it was not for the other Klingons holding him down Drex would have gotten fucked up!

[@chrisevans6548]

Yeah. Garek fights well... for a tailor.

[@chemp231]

He knew he was getting his butt beat in a 5 v 1, he knew the best strike was the first one so he gave one that would hurt. Edit: he hit all 5 at once with the first punch he threw if you think of it.

[@ZeroCanalX]

@@chrisevans6548 Oh you'd have been surprised how quickly the simple repair can devolve into brawl... It is rather sad when some people can't accept certain aspects of the craft.

[@jos.1839]

I love the 2.19 s. the way garak looks and smiles at the klingon, hes already imagining a way to assasinate him 😁

[@keegobricks9734]

"It's like I'm actually watching it on Tv!"

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

RIP Rene Auberjonois aka Odo.

[@Gangerworld]

The bravest Klingon Warriors here. 4 or 5 of them versus 1.

[@Pinzpilot101]

I,m watching this and I remember as a soldier walking through a civilian town and I was wearing full battle order, bayonet and carrying a pistol...People looked at me in the same way as the people on the promenade were looking at the Klingons...this happened a lot particularly in Germany in the 70's....or at fast food outlets.

[@mandolinman2006]

Those Klingons had no honor.

[@sooreeroosse7256]

my 2 fav characters of DS9

[@glenjarnold]

The mouthy Klingon looks like a guy I used to work with, even the hair!

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Ahhh, upscaled HD recorded in standard quality, and I can't tell where the panning ends and the shaky hands begin xD Absolutely KINO. 👌 Mwah, chef's kiss. Love everything about this.

[@jetvulcan2020]

sticks and stone may break my bones but words can cause deep phycological scars that will never heal.

[@AccidentalNinja]

'Don't take than uniform off.' Isn't it a part of his body? It would've been funny if he just spontaneously shifted it into something else, though that might have been escalating the situation.

[@daniellestoner-dadswell2551]

I do love the tailor euphemisms for the Obsidian Order

[@MinaNightWolf]

That klingon looks like the same actor who played the Jem hadar in the episode The Abandoned

[@Yabuturtle]

I didn't even know you had to speak Klingon. I thought they all had universal translators xD

[@elanamauer]

Damn, I was almost like "um actually, Odo can't understand him because..." but I really got nothing. You, sir, just broke my brain.

[@RequiemPoete]

Yeah. Do people really think Odo and Garak were having a private conversation in English? It's possible Garak responded in Klingon.

[@RequiemPoete]

Most likely they switch to alien languages to hide the cussing.

[@MetalCooking666]

It’s funny when the universal translator works and when it doesn’t

[@charlesearle8414]

Garak is such an awesome character, he's almost like Newman from Seinfeld.

[@trier4952]

I actually likened him more to Varys from Game of Thrones.

[@j-sroy1166]

Drex: Lohd Zoss-lee chaw-KU sohk jaTAL? (Does your mother let you talk to men?)

[@j-sroy1166]

❤

[@kfures3469]

I love this episode

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Did we ever get an in-universe explanation for why Cardassians' spoons are sometimes blue and sometimes not?

[@WILEYsUnrequestedRamblings]

Unfortunately, no. I suspect genetic variations like hair & skin color are to hoomans.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

@@WILEYsUnrequestedRamblings No, it's got to be either make-up that they wear for reasons we don't know, or else something like a "time of the month" signaler, because I've seen Garak with and without. Other Cardassians too, I think. Or maybe some are naturally blue all the time and wear grey concealer to hide it, or others are grey all the time and wear blue make-up sometimes? So, I guess there could be a genetic component. I think these kinds of unexplained tidbits in fiction are cool, because reality is like that. Sometimes things happen and you never get an explanation for them.

[@Chrissummerill]

A couple of broken bones that get fully healed by Bashir a few hours later, or one of Garak’s, Ezri Dax style, put downs. I think I’d rather get smacked around by the Klingons. Far less brutal.

[@keegobricks9734]

I feel like Garak could probably have killed those Klingons if he wasn't concerned about making a mess.

[@sithsoldier98]

Man them Klingons packed out Garak!!!! They didn’t forget about that incident from earlier 😂

[@mancheezethegreat8617]

I love Garak.

[@rynonawider6363]

4:24 Seconded

[@xBloodXGusherx]

Seven cutting remarks. This mans analysis will haunt your dreams haha!

[@jdb2002]

So have we ever seen the changeling shapeshift or fight in another form?

[@toomanyaccounts]

not in the tv show.

[@jolly7041]

Josh B im sure Odo would've handled those Klingons..he fought a couple of jemhadar at one time and he could also shapeshift into something that'll knock them out im sure.

[@thecursor1]

He became a hawk once just to sort of fly around the station.

[@DEP717]

Odo knocked a couple people out once by morphing into a bunch of tentacles. I forget the title of the episode, though.

[@photonicus]

He practically became an out of control liquid monster in one episode.Nobody knows what they're REALLY dealing with when it comes to Odo.

[@thesilvershining]

Hmmm... Garak seems rather pleased with the idea of being Odo’s lapdog 😂

[@MrNintoku]

3:16 My next quip would be about the changing notion of Klingon honor. Since when did tag teaming one unarmed opponent become acceptable.

[@RK-252]

Probably about the same time Klingons started using cloaking devices.

[@jasonvoorhees8545]

They must have mistaken me for someone else lolololololol

[@oldyoder]

What are the odds that any of those Klingons are still alive?

[@michaelrobinson6040]

Garak to Klingons: I don't know if Odo has a mother?

[@knessing7681]

that staring off into the distance at the end of the video "They must've mistaken me for someone else" ... there's more to that story/statement.

[@whattowatchrightnow]

Garak was my favorite character, next to Spock and Kirk.

[@nathanielhellerstein5871]

Odo wasn't _wearing_ that uniform; it was _part_ of him.

[@Belisaur]

The cup was gone when he got up! Nice continuity

[@kettch777]

I can imagine the conversation between Martok and Drex when he returned...."How could you!? Antagonizing our Federation allies, dishonorable conduct, and it took 5 of you to beat up one Cardassian tailor? "Father, I was obeying your orders. I didn't know you had been replaced." "Then you are a bigger fool than I was for allowing myself to be taken! I am ashamed you are my son. Get out of my sight!"

[@tatianalyulkin410]

He could have had them for lunch. I guess he didn't want to blow his cover.

[@eepruls]

I've seen this episode numerous times and I just noticed now that Garek's forehead spoon is shaded blue while on the promenade and then unshaded when he wakes up in sickbay. Isn't blue for females? Did they make a makeup error?

[@WILEYsUnrequestedRamblings]

That is an excellent question Unfortunately, I have no information on the subject

[@enriquelongoria5444]

Lol.. The open palm punch at 3:19

[@Torontodude20000]

5 Klingons on 1 tailor. I wonder how many of them would have come if they were after Nog. 😂😜

[@LoudaroundLincoln]

Garak would be the least fun person to beat up. Just sarcasm and witty remarks instead of cries of pain. Bet it just takes all the fun right out of it.

[@ulipeterson6112]

5 klingons vs 1 cardassian. seems to be a very honorable fight.

[@Machinely]

how come the universal translators are randomly off sometimes?

[@RequiemPoete]

They aren't. You only heard Klingon because the writers wanted the Klingons to curse. Odo was wearing a translator and understood them, and Garak knew Klingon.

[@mrrob1454]

@@RequiemPoete But if they are speaking Klingon, the translator should have translated. Not the first time this has happened, even without cursing.

[@fsj197811]

5 against 1, VERY honorable.

[@willhaddock1347]

IMO Garak was the best character in all the star trek shows.

[@Tarakian1999]

Garak. Tinker tailor warrior spy. One, or all?

[@tilasole3252]

Odo should of changed his uniform on the spot, just to see is the Klingon had any balls with him.

[@anwarsentinel1752]

TOS aside, ds9 is the greatest star trek!

[@ulipeterson6112]

That klingon didnt fought with honor. Only a coward fights 5 vs 1.

[@keithklassen5320]

Anyone want to share The Dining Experience.

[@bermanmo6237]

I guess everyone including Klingons have a your mommy insult.

[@Marguns21]

Pretty sure Mort could have talked his way out of it by just rambling and going on and on xD

[@censorduck]

nah, Odo just saved those klingons from getting pulverised by the most powerful being that ever existed.

[@odysseusrex5908]

Attacking someone five to one hardly seems in keeping with Klingon ideas of honor.

[@christopherwall2121]

Scratch that; doesn't seem like Worf's idea of honor.

[@AtomicExtremophile]

The Klingons have no honour, ganging up on one unarmed individual!