Anonymous asked:
Hey there! Do you know whether or not the actors shipped Garak x Bashir? I heard that apparently in an interview they were talking about how it could have became canon ( and i've been scrambling to find the source ever since )
Well, Andy Robinson sure did:
Amazon.co.uk: Some fans have speculated about Garak’s private life.
Robinson: Yes, and his sexuality. I started out playing Garak as someone who doesn’t have a defined sexuality. He’s not gay, he’s not straight, it’s a non-issue for him. Basically his sexuality is inclusive. But—it’s Star Trek and there were a couple of things working against that. One is that Americans really are very nervous about sexual ambiguity. Also, this is a family show, they have to keep it on the “straight and narrow”, so then I backed off from it. Originally, in that very first episode, I loved the man’s absolute fearlessness about presenting himself to an attractive human being. The fact that the attractive human being is a man (Bashir) doesn’t make any difference to him, but that was a little too sophisticated I think. For the most part, the writers supported the character beautifully, but in that area they just made a choice they didn’t want to go there, and if they don’t want to go there I can’t, because the writing doesn’t support it.
(from this post)
Plus many many other things he’s said/done which I have posted about but can’t find right now, darn it all–
And as for Siddig, he may not have intended it, but he certainly went along with it, and he grins/giggles when Andy brings it up… If he doesn’t actively ship it, he appears to be willing to entertain the concept!
Everybody, I know there’s more stuff. Can you add on, please?
chequerootlurks
